i forgot my passcode, please what can i do... i have tried so many times and i am now scared of trying again after it was locked for 8 hrs...hope it won't harm to try once again before flashing as it is not backed up.
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Original Title: Forgot passcode
iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 18
While the above post from Smilin-Brian gives you the information you need to restore your phone if you have forgotten your iPhone passcode, when you suggest you have not backed up your phone and you don't want to lose your data, that is NOT possible. The time to backup is before something goes wrong, not after it goes wrong. To get back in your phone, will require erasing it. Anything you may have synced with iCloud will be able to sync back to your phone. But the rest of your data will be wiped and there is no way around that.
While the above post from Smilin-Brian gives you the information you need to restore your phone if you have forgotten your iPhone passcode, when you suggest you have not backed up your phone and you don't want to lose your data, that is NOT possible. The time to backup is before something goes wrong, not after it goes wrong. To get back in your phone, will require erasing it. Anything you may have synced with iCloud will be able to sync back to your phone. But the rest of your data will be wiped and there is no way around that.
Click ▶︎ If you forgot your iPhone passcode, use your Mac or PC to reset it for step-by-step instructions.
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