Restore iPhone 6s to factory settings due to being locked out.

my grandson just gotten a 6s and forgot the passscode and it is locked. We connected it to my account before this happened. How do we reset the phone to factory settings?


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iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 2:12 PM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2022 2:14 PM

If your device has iOS 15.2 or later installed, check out this link→How to reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when you forgot your passcode - Apple Support. Otherwise:

See this Apple support link→If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support

Or watch this companion video ⬇️


After restoring the phone using one of the methods above you can restore your most recent backup.

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Jul 21, 2022 2:14 PM in response to Lisa4509

If your device has iOS 15.2 or later installed, check out this link→How to reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when you forgot your passcode - Apple Support. Otherwise:

See this Apple support link→If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support

Or watch this companion video ⬇️


After restoring the phone using one of the methods above you can restore your most recent backup.

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Restore iPhone 6s to factory settings due to being locked out.

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