3 Methods to Undisable an iPhone without iTunes

Every iPhone user keeps their iPhone protected with a passcode for preventing unauthorized users from accessing their iPhones. Only if you know the correct passcode will you be able to get access to your own device. But what happens when you yourself forget your passcode. You may try to guess the passcode and hits several wrong tries in a row. Then a message saying your iPhone is disabled is displayed on the screen.

Sometimes this message is for a short time, for example, 1 or a few minutes. But when you enter the wrong passcode consecutively 10 times, the iPhone will be displayed and won’t unlock until you restore it with iTunes. In this case, a message saying “iPhone is displayed. Connect to iTunes” will be displayed on your device screen. This message can get very annoying.

Actually, as long as you backed your disabled iPhone with iTunes, then restore your iPhone with iTunes, all your iPhone data and settings will be erased including the passcode. After that, you can restore the data from the backup you just make. Then this problem will be solved. But, some users may have no computer around, and some users also think backing up and restoring with iTunes is very complex, thus more and more users are looking for methods about how to undisable an iPhone without iTunes.

Method 1: How to Undisable an iPhone Without iTunes by iCloud

iPhone can get disabled due to entering the wrong password continuously, or due to a broken screen. iTunes is a great way to recover your iPhone device in few steps but, engaging with this, you will lose all your data. iTunes requires you to factory reset your iOS device in order to unlock the device. Then, here comes the question that “How to unlock iPhone 4/5/6/7/8/X without iTunes or computer” then, read the below method.

Unlock an iPhone by using iCloud Find My iPhone

iCloud is the great service of Apple Inc. Engaging with iCloud service, you can backup your iPhone device and perform various operations. If you want to unlock your iPhone using iCloud, then it is also possible. And here are detailed steps:

Step 1. Visit the official website of iCloud.com.

Step 2. Enter iCloud login credentials including iCloud ID and password and click on “Log in”.

Step 3. Now, you have to choose “Find My iPhone” from the given options.

Step 4. Click on the “All Devices” at the top of the browser window.

Step 5. Choose the device that you would like to erase.

Step 6. Hit on the “Erase [Device]” to remove all passwords or Passcode and unlock the disabled iOS device without using iTunes and computer.

Method 2: Undisable an iPhone Without iTunes by Erasing iPhone in an Easy Way

Actually, you know that you can remove the forgotten iPhone password by erasing your iPhone. Besides using iCloud and iTunes, there is also an easy way to erase an iPhone without passcode & iTunes & iCloud, as well as without Apple ID. For details, you can read the Method 2 of Part 2 in this guide.

After erasing your iPhone, you can restore your iPhone data from the backup you’ve made. You can use iTunes, or you can use an iTunes alternative – PhoneRescue to selectively and quickly recover what you want from iTunes backup to your iPhone directly.

Method 3: Undisable an iPhone with AnyFix Easily and Efficiently

iPhone is disabled issue is really annoying. The third method is worth trying to fix it! AnyFix – iOS System Recovery is a reliable system repair tool, which can fix more than 130 iOS/iPadOS/tvOS system problems in a few simple steps. Better yet, it can fix 200+ iTunes errors, upgrade and downgrade iOS/iPadOS, reset iOS devices, etc. Firstly, let’s see how to undisable an iPhone with AnyFix in an easy and efficient way.

Step 1. Download AnyFix on your Windows or Mac computer.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone and click the System Repair feature.

Step 3. Check the corresponding category and select 50+ iPhone Problems > Start Now.

Step 4. Then, 3 repair modes are displayed. You can choose any suitable mode to continue. Standard Repair is the most popular mode, which covers almost all common iOS system issues.

Step 5. AnyFix will automatically obtain the appropriate firmware for your iPhone. After downloading, you can fix the disabled iPhone with 1 click.

Step 6. Undisable an iPhone successfully with AnyFix.

The Bottom Line

iPhone being disabled due to entering the wrong password doesn’t seem a worrisome problem until you are faced with a situation where you risk losing all your data. By learning how to undisable an iPhone without iTunes, you will be able to unlock your disabled iPhone and then restore it with ease.