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Locked out of phone

My nephew put a passcode on my iPhone 7 and I can not figure out a way to get back in without deleting all my data? My iPhone hasn’t backed up since the 25th of this month. Is there a way to do so even when I am locked out of the device?

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 27, 2020 1:06 PM

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Posted on Aug 27, 2020 1:08 PM

You will need to reset the passcode and the iPhone and then restore your iPhone from the last backup that you have. Below is how to do that.

You can reset your passcode by following the instructions in this article by Apple ➔ How to reset your passcode on a disabled iPhone. You will need a computer for this task and all your data on your iPhone will be wiped clean in the process.

 If you have a backup created then you can ➔ Restore Your iPhone from that backup file. If you do not have a backup file created then you will lose all your data on the iPhone.

 If Photos, Messages and Contacts are synced to iCloud then you will be able to retrieve them after setting up iCloud on your iPhone after you reset the passcode and sign into iCloud.


Axel F.

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Aug 27, 2020 1:08 PM in response to TnKAdventures

You will need to reset the passcode and the iPhone and then restore your iPhone from the last backup that you have. Below is how to do that.

You can reset your passcode by following the instructions in this article by Apple ➔ How to reset your passcode on a disabled iPhone. You will need a computer for this task and all your data on your iPhone will be wiped clean in the process.

 If you have a backup created then you can ➔ Restore Your iPhone from that backup file. If you do not have a backup file created then you will lose all your data on the iPhone.

 If Photos, Messages and Contacts are synced to iCloud then you will be able to retrieve them after setting up iCloud on your iPhone after you reset the passcode and sign into iCloud.


Axel F.

Locked out of phone

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