Forgotten iPhone Passcode, No Computer

Do you have Find my iPhone set up on the phone? If so, then you can log into iCloud.com and sign in and then go to the find my iphone icon and you will see your device and then you have the option to wipe the phone. Unfortunatly you will lose everything but will at least have a phone to use.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946 See section: iTunes and encrypted backups.

Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.

If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore, choose set up as a new device.

It appears that many people have experienced different outcomes. However, per this article, if you restore from a backup that has an encrypted passcode, then that passcode is a part of the backup and will reappear after the restore is complete. The only way to work around this is to restore as a new device.

Sorry but if you restore from a back up and you had a passcode on that phone during the back up process your settings, including the iphone passcode could restore to the phone. It doesnt always happen but around 60% of the time it does. For a safety measure it's best to restore to factory settings for a passcode issue... restore from iCloud would bypass this.

Actually, if you create a back up while there is a passcode on the phone, the passcode will be a part of that back up. If you create a back up while there isn't a passcode on the phone, then no, there wouldn't be a passcode associated with the back up.

We tested this a little over a week ago. I volunteered to force my own device into restore and sumbmitted a real-time blog about the experience. If you select "Restore Backup" the passcode lock will remain in tact.

Which is why I said "Restore iPhone", not Restore Backup. This doesn't mean the passcode is in the backup; it means that the passcode on the phone is not erased when restoring a backup. There's a good reason the passcode is not in the backup; if it were that would be a securlty hole, because anyone who had a copy of the backup could get into the phone.

wjosten wrote:

Just what we need another useless & completely wrong post, filled with info that is not correct & is in fact completely wrong.

Fact: iPhone passcode is not & NEVER has been part of the iPhone backup.

I challenge you to do it. I accepted the challenge and my initial assertions (similar to yours) were proven incorrect.

Or if you can get to a computer, try to get to a windows computer, you may be able to at least save your pictures. If you manage to get to a computer follow this discussion https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5180100?answerId=22548474022#22548474022

This should help you al least save your pictures.

Listen, Yes he is being rude, but he is right I found an Apple article that tells you that if you have sycned with the computer before, which I assume he has if he has a backup, that you can do a back up and restore and you it will not have the passcode on it, go look at it.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212?viewlocale=en_US

Libby101a wrote:

If you restore from a back up it will put the settings back on... and also the passcode...

Sorry, that is not correct. iPhone passcode is not & never has been part of the iPhone backup. And, the OP's question has already been answered.

Just what we need another useless & completely wrong post, filled with info that is not correct & is in fact completely wrong.

Fact: iPhone passcode is not & NEVER has been part of the iPhone backup.

wjosten, maybe you're right, probably you're wrong. And even though you are apparently god and the rest of us are mere mortals, it'd be great if you could pull your head out of your nether regions and smell something other than your own arrogance. You might actually enjoy it.

This article should clear things up, this is from Apple.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212?viewlocale=en_US

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212?viewlocale=en_US

It works mate

Sorry, you're gonna need a computer to restore the phone. There is no way around this fact.