iPhone is used by every other person today. iPhone comes with great security. Your data is secured as long as you have kept a strong password for your iPhone. But what when you have forgotten your password, and you are gazing at it helplessly? It becomes irksome when you can’t use your phone properly.
When such a problem arises, the best way is to reset your phone with a PC. But, every iPhone holder may not have a Mac or Pc with them. So now the next question is how you will reset a locked iPhone without a computer? Don’t worry about it, as this issue can be solved in a multitude of ways.
Below are some modus that we can use to reset iPhone without a computer. So, have a read.
Methods to reset a locked iPhone without a computer:
Using Find My iPhone:
One easy and very simple way to reset your phone is through the Find My iPhone feature. For this, you have to keep the Find My iPhone feature enabled. Now enter your Apple Id and password. Then select your iPhone and click on the option “erase iPhone”. Once you confirm this, they will ask to create a new password, and you can use your phone again. While using this solution, you might lose your data if you don’t have data backup on iCloud.
Reset iPhone through iCloud:
If you use this method, you should know that all your data will be deleted as you reset your phone. So, if you have a backup of your data, we suggest using this technique. Also, you will need some other iPhone or tablet, which should be connected with wifi or the Internet. Open www.iCloud.com in a browser, then enter your Apple ID and password and press on confirm. This will reset your phone by erasing all data. Set a new password and start using your phone.
Hard reset feature:
When no other option is left, try this method to reset your phone as you are running out of your computer. Do nothing other than pressing and holding the Volume button and home button simultaneously. For different phones, there are different volume buttons used. Like,
- iPhone 6 and earlier: Press and hold both the side and top buttons
- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: Press and hold the volume down button and side button together
- iPhone 8, X, and latest Phone: First press and hold the volume up button, then volume down button and side button, all three together at the same time.
By pressing all these buttons, the system will give you a warning sign, indicating that your data recovery mode will turn on and all your data present in your phone will be deleted. When you press confirm button, you will reset your phone to the factory setting, and after the process is completed, you have to reset your phone again.
Also, when you have entered the wrong password several times and don’t remember any of the above solutions, do nothing and enter the wrong password several times until your screen shows you the Security lock-out warning. You’ll find ‘erase iPhone’ at the bottom of your screen. Press that button and then press confirm.
Next, enter your Apple ID password when you are asked, and this will reset your device and disconnect the activation lock. Further select Erase iPhone button, and this will again eternally remove all your data, apps, and other information.
After a few minutes, your iPhone will start and land you on the setup screen, and your phone will all be set to be used as fresh as you would have removed from the box.
Obviously, because of security reasons, there is no other way to delete your entire data from your phone to reset it after losing your password. iPhone definitely comes with good security, but one should always remember passwords and take timely backup to save the data for such a scenario.
Conclusion:
As we can see, above mentioned techniques are quite simple to reset your iPhone if there is no laptop with you. You can also approach the Apple store and they would be glad to help you.
Experiencing difficulties with your Device, check out our “How To” page on how to resolve some of these issues.
