How to Unlock iPhone 12/ 12 Pro without Passcode

Nowadays, our mobile phones are very fancy. They usually have a large screen and very few buttons. For iPhone 12/12 Pro/12 Pro Max/12 Mini, they don’t even have a home button. You can easily unlock your phone with your Face ID.

Although the design of a full screen and Face ID is convenient, it also introduces a problem: when your screen and Face ID malfunction, it becomes hard to unlock your iPhone. However, is it impossible to unlock your device if this ever happens to you?

The answer is no! You can still unlock your iPhone 12 series phones with iTunes by restoring your phone or with iCloud by erasing it. Please read the sections below to learn about how!

Unlock iPhone 12/ 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max / 12 Mini by iTunes

If you have a backup for your iPhone with iTunes, you can restore it with the backup. This restoring process will unlock your iPhone and, if lucky enough, it could possibly fix the problem with your Face ID as well.

Here’s how to unlock iPhone 12 by iTunes:

1. Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable.
2. Launch iTunes and locate your phone in iTunes by clicking the phone icon in the upper-left corner.
3. Click “Restore Backup”.
   

   Restore Your iPhone via iTunes to Unlock It

4. When a new window pops up, select the backup with which you wish to restore your iPhone. Enter your password and then click “Restore.”
   

   Select the Backup to Restore

After the above steps, you need to wait for the restoring process to complete, and then your iPhone should be unlocked. However, please note that if you don’t have a backup or if the backup in your iTunes is not a recent one, you may lose all or part of your data and settings in this process. Therefore, you should be careful to check the backup version before proceeding with the above steps.

Further Reading: How to Unlock iPhone Backup with/without Password >

Unlock iPhone 12/ 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max / 12 Mini by iCloud

iTunes comes with an Apple device and is very easy to use on it. However, if you are not using an Apple device and have not downloaded iTunes yet, you may consider another option – iCloud. You can use iCloud to erase all the content on your iPhone and, in this process, unlock it. The advantage of iCloud is that it can be accessed through a web browser without any download.

However, to use this method, the “Find My iPhone” feature needs to be turned on beforehand. Here’s how to check whether “Find My iPhone” is on for your device:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap your name and then Find My.

Then, on the “Find My” page, you will be able to see the status of the “Find My iPhone” feature. If it says “On,” then you can check the steps below to unlock your 12/12 Pro/12 Pro Max/12 mini by iCloud:

1. Go to iCloud.com and log in with your Apple ID and password.
2. Click “Find iPhone.”
3. Click “All Devices” to view a list of your devices related to this Apple ID. Then click on your iPhone.
4. When your iPhone shows up on the page, click “Erase iPhone.”

Now, all the content on your iPhone will be erased. This process may take a while, but after it’s done, your iPhone should be unlocked as well. Then, you can reset your device and enjoy your phone again.

However, with this method, all the data and settings on your phone will be removed. If you don’t have a backup of your phone, you won’t be able to recover them anymore. Even if you have an up-to-date backup, it takes time to reload them to your phone again. So please keep these in mind and consider carefully before proceeding with erasing all content on your iPhone.

Unlock iPhone 12 without Passcode Using a Third-Party App

The above methods do help you unlock your iPhone’s passcode, but they are not the easiest and simplest ways to do the task. What to do if you do not have a backup in iTunes or you don’t want to erase your iPhone 12 on iCloud?

If you prefer an easy way and do not mind using third-party apps to remove the passcode from your iPhone 12, then, AnyUnlock – iPhone Password Unlocker is fantastic apps we recommended that you can use to get rid of the passcode from your iOS-based device. AnyUnlock allows you to remove the passcode without actually having to enter it in just a few easy clicks.

The following are the steps on how to use this app to remove the passcode from your iPhone 12.

Step 1. Download and install the app on your computer. It is available for both Windows as well as Mac machines.

Step 2. Launch the app when it is fully installed on your computer. On the main screen, click on the option that says Unlock Screen Passcode.

Step 3. Click Start Now and hit the Download button to download the firmware for your iPhone model.

Step 4. When the firmware is downloaded, click on the Unlock Now button to start unlocking your iPhone. You should be able to see the live progress on your screen.

Step 6. The following message will appear when the passcode is removed from your iPhone.

You can now start setting up your iPhone as a new device.

The Bottom Line

Have you unlocked your iPhone 12/12 Pro/12 Pro Max/12 Mini yet? In the above methods, AnyUnlock can help you unlock your iPhone passcode easier, so why not download it and have a try? Comment below if you have any questions.