What if, for some reason, you forgot your iPhone passcode or typed the wrong one repeatedly and haven’t enabled Face ID? Or you have a relative who passed away and wants to access that person’s iPhone. Luckily for you, we will share with you all the methods on how to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID.
There are six ways to unlock your iPhone without a passcode and Face ID, and we are going to cover all of them. And they are:
- Use Voice Control Command
- Restore your iPhone using Find My
- Restore your iPhone from your Mac or PC
- Use the Erase iPhone option
- Use Siri
- Use the third-party passcode unlocker tool
Here’s how to Unlock iPhone without Passcode or Face ID using Voice Control Command
This method is perfect for you if you don’t remember your iPhone passcode or didn’t set up your Face ID for some reason. The process of creating a custom voice command is very straightforward.
However, before you proceed further and find out how to make a custom voice control command, you’d need to remember one thing first. If your iPhone has been locked, this method won’t work. That can happen if you have entered a wrong passcode too many times.
Here we will explore the step-by-step process of how to unlock your iPhone with a voice control command. First, you should know that this method will not work after you have locked out your iPhone. You are preemptively setting up a voice control command, so if you are locked out of your iPhone or forgot the passcode, then you could use this feature.
Here are the steps on how to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID by using a voice control command:
- Head over to your iPhone’s Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control.
- Next, tap on the Customize Commands option.
- After that, select the Create New Command option.
- Then under Phrase, type a unique speakable phrase.
- Next, choose Action > Run Command Gesture to set a physical gesture to your command phrase.
- Now touch your iPhone screen and draw a symbol. (Don’t forget this symbol.) Then tap on Save.
- Make sure that your Face ID is disabled on your iPhone. Head over to Settings > Face ID & Passcode and turn off “iPhone Unlock.”
- Now lock your iPhone’s screen and unlock it using your voice command control.
Here’s how to unlock your iPhone without Face ID or Passcode using the Find My app
Find My is an Apple app that lets you track your device’s current location and also track your other Apple devices, such as Apple Watch, etc. Furthermore, you can share your location with your friends or family.
Try this approach to unlock your iPhone if you’ve forgotten your passcode, are locked out or haven’t enabled Face ID. With the Find My feature, you can erase all your iPhone data and restore a backup from iCloud. However, make sure that you have enabled iPhone data backup on your iCloud. There are two ways you can do this. Either you use another iPhone or iPad or visit the https://www.icloud.com site from a computer.
Steps on how to unlock your iPhone without a passcode or Face ID using the Find My app:
By using another iPhone/iPad:
- Install and launch the Find My app on a separate iPhone or iPad device.
- There use your Apple ID and password to log in.
- Next, under the Devices tab, you’ll see all the devices linked to your account on a map.
- Now locate your locked iPhone device from the map and tap on it.
- After that, tap on Erase This Device from the actions menu that appears. (All data from your locked iPhone is completely deleted)
- Now start your locked iPhone, and set it up (Because all data is erased).
- Next, select Restore from iCloud Backup option and then enter your Apple ID and password to restore your iCloud backup data.
By using the https://www.icloud.com site on a computer:
- Visit the iCloud site from your computer and sign in with your locked iPhone’s Apple ID credentials.
- Next, click on Find My iPhone to show the current location of your locked iPhone.
- Now click on your iPhone’s icon on the map indicated by a green dot.
- A small window with few actions will appear on your screen. Click on the Erase iPhone action.
- After that, follow all the simple on-screen instructions, which will completely erase all data from your iPhone.
- Next, when you start up your iPhone, you’ll be asked to set it up again. After that, you can restore any backup data from your iCloud.
Let’s find out how to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID by restoring backup from PC or Mac
Another option to get into your locked iPhone without a passcode or Face ID is by restoring a backup using the Finder (for Mac) or iTunes (for Windows PC). This method requires connecting your iPhone to a Mac or a Windows computer. And then restore a backup. It will erase your iPhone’s existing data and allow you to set it up again. So, you can now set new passcode or Face ID. The only thing you need to remember for this method is your Apple ID and its password.
Steps on how to get into iPhone without passcode or Face ID by restoring backup from Mac or PC:
- First, switch off your iPhone before you try to connect it to your computer.
- Next, putting your iPhone into the Recovery Mode when connecting it with your Mac or PC is important. You need to perform this act very carefully to be able to do it correctly.
- Connect the cable on your iPhone’s charging port, and when you are ready to enter the other side into your computer, make sure you are holding the correct button on your iPhone for the Recovery Mode.
- For users of iPhone 8 or newer model, press and hold the right-side button when connecting it with your computer.
- And for users of older iPhone mode, press and hold the Home button when connecting to your computer.
- After that, launch the Finder (Mac) or iTunes (Windows) application. And then select your iPhone device from the list of available devices.
- Next, click Restore Backup and select which backup data is restored on your iPhone.
- Once the restoring process is complete (It may take a while), disconnect your iPhone from your computer and switch it on.
- Now you need to set up your iPhone again. During this setup process, you’ll be asked to set a new passcode and Face ID on your iPhone.
Here’s how to unlock iPhone without Face ID and Passcode using the Erase iPhone option
Similar to the previous methods, this also lets you do a complete factory reset of your iPhone if you don’t know the passcode or the Face ID doesn’t work. A requirement for this method would be for you to be already logged in with your Apple ID.
Steps to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID from your iPhone:
- Enter a wrong iPhone passcode couple of times until you get the iPhone Unavailable message.
- Then in the bottom-right corner, you’ll see the Erase iPhone option. Tap on it.
- After that, select Erase iPhone option again and enter your Apple ID password to sign out and start the Apple Factory reset.
- Next, you can sign in again with your Apple ID credentials, restore a backup from iCloud, and set a new passcode or Face ID.
Let’s find out how to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID using Siri
You can also use Siri to unlock your iPhone without any passcode; this method doesn’t require restoring any backup or a computer. So, you’ll have no risk of losing your data.
However, this method is more of a workaround or a trick to unlock your iPhone. And more importantly, this trick will work on iPhone devices that have a Home button and running on iOS 8.0 to iOS 13.0. So, not all iPhone users can use this method.
Steps to unlock your iPhone without passcode or Face ID using Siri:
- First, activate Siri on your iPhone by long pressing the Home button.
- Next, speak about the time by saying “What time is it now?” to Siri on your iPhone. Siri will then display the current time.
- Then tap on the Clock symbol when it appears.
- Next, you’ll see the World Clock menu with several smaller icons. Hit the Plus + symbol located in the right corner.
- Then on the search window that appears, type any characters in the search box and hit the Choose All icon to select all options.
- You will then be given a variety of options; simply choose Share to continue.
- Next, select the Messages app. A message screen will appear. Enter any character in the To: field and then hit the Return key.
- After a few moments, press the Home button again, and your iPhone will be unlocked.
Here’s how to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID using a third-party phone unlocker application
Another alternative to the above methods is using third-party iPhone unlocker apps. There are several such apps available that you can use. For this, you’d normally need to install the password unlocker software on your Mac or PC. Then you’d need to plug your iPhone into your computer with a USB cable. And after a few steps, your iPhone passcode will be removed.
Some examples of your iPhone password unlocker software are:
- AnyUnlock – iPhone Password Unlocker
- Fix My iPhone
Can you unlock an iPhone with the Calculator?
You’ll notice several viral videos on TikTok and Instagram where it is claimed that you can unlock your iPhone without the passcode using the Calculator.
For this, you’d need to swipe down from the top-right to open your iPhone’s Control Center while covering the front camera. Then switch off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Data and turn on the Airplane mode. Next, open the Calculator and type a decimal number. And then turn your iPhone sideways to open the Calculator’s scientific mode and tap IN and RAND. After that, swipe up on your iPhone, and it is unlocked.
However, all of it is a hoax. You see, when you were covering the camera of your iPhone, your device had already snapped your face. And the rest of the things that you do, like disabling various features and using the Calculator, is a distraction. Your iPhone will be unlocked from the Face ID snapped by your iPhone and not using the Calculator. So, don’t get fall for such a viral hoax.
Concluding Remarks
Here we have covered everything there is about how to unlock iPhone without passcode or Face ID. We have mentioned five different methods and if we have missed any, then you could let us know.
Furthermore, if you have enjoyed this article, then we also check out our other blog on how to disconnect iPhone from Mac.