Erase IPhone?

I forgot my passcode and it’s giving me 2 options. Emergency and delete iPhone.

iPad Air, iPadOS 15

Posted on Nov 15, 2023 3:07 PM

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Posted on Nov 15, 2023 8:21 PM

Re: "Erase iPhone ? I forgot my passcode and it’s giving me 2 options. Emergency and delete iPhone."

Seems you have may have entered the wrong iPhone passcode too many times ...

Wondering if you have a recent back-up of your iPhone data:

How to: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


If you are using iOS 15.2 or later on the iPhone:

you can follow the steps in the "Related Article" above your question to use your Apple ID and password to erase and reset your device without a computer

Else:

See: If you forgot your iPhone passcode - Apple Support : for how to put your iPhone into recovery mode

so you can erase it and set it up again using a computer.

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Nov 15, 2023 8:21 PM in response to Alondrasalgadoo

Re: "Erase iPhone ? I forgot my passcode and it’s giving me 2 options. Emergency and delete iPhone."

Seems you have may have entered the wrong iPhone passcode too many times ...

Wondering if you have a recent back-up of your iPhone data:

How to: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


If you are using iOS 15.2 or later on the iPhone:

you can follow the steps in the "Related Article" above your question to use your Apple ID and password to erase and reset your device without a computer

Else:

See: If you forgot your iPhone passcode - Apple Support : for how to put your iPhone into recovery mode

so you can erase it and set it up again using a computer.

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