How to Unlock A Disabled iPhone with/without iTunes?

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How to Unlock A Disabled iPhone with/without
iTunes?

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  a-disabled-iphone-with-without-itunes.html

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• Have you ever picked up your iPhone to discover
  the message iPhone is disabled and to try
  again in 1 minute or to try again 5, 15, 60
  minutes? If your iPhone has been disabled, it is
  completely locked down. The only way youll be
  able to use it again is by restoring it using
  iTunes or iCloud. If you have a backup, youll be
  able to recover your data, but this process will
  delete everything that is stored on the iPhone.
  Except for the following four ways, there is no
  other way to unlock a disabled iPhone.
• Method 1. Using iTunes
• Method 2. Using iCloud Find My iPhone
• Method 3. via Recovery Mode
• Method 4. via DFU Mode

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Method 1. Using iTunes

• If your iPhone is disabled, the only way to
  unlock it is to completely erase and reset it. If
  you have a backup, youll be able to restore it,
  otherwise youll lose all of your data. There is
  no way to unlock a disabled iPhone unless you use
  the correct passcode or you erase it. And the
  following guidance will show you how to unlock a
  disabled iPhone with iTunes.
• Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer with
  via a USB cable that your iPhone has trusted.
• Step 2. Launch iTunes. If youve synced your
  iPhone with iTunes, then no enter password is
  required.
• Step 3. iTunes will automatically sync your
  iPhone and create a backup file. If it doesnt,
  you should sync your iTunes and create a backup
  file manually by clicking Back up Now in the
  Summary window.
• Step 4. In the Summary window, you can see the
  option Restore iPhone. Click it to reset your
  iPhone. Once the reset process is complete,
  youll be taken through the iPods initial setup
  process.

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• Step 5. Select Restore from iTunes backup
  during the setup process. This will load the
  backup that you created so that all of your data
  is restored.

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Method 2. Using iCloud Find My iPhone

• You can also unlock your disabled iPhone using
  the Find My iPhone website, as long as your
  iPhone was registered with your Apple ID and Find
  My iPod was enabled in the iCloud menu. This will
  only work if the iPhone is currently connected to
  a wireless network.
• Step 1. Go to icloud.com and log in with your
  Apple ID and password on your computer.
• Step 2. Click Find My iPhone. Then click All
  Devices at the top of your browser window.
• Step 3. Select your iPhone from all the devices
  listed. Click Erase iPhone to erase your iPhone
  along with its passcode.
• Step 4. Once the reset is finished, youll be
  prompted to setup your iPhone as if it were new.
  Youll be given the option to load a backup if
  youve made one in the past. Use the Setup
  Assistant on your device to restore the most
  recent backup of your device.

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Method 3. via Recovery Mode

• If you cant restore your iPhone using the iTunes
  method above because youre prompted for a
  passcode, or youve never used your iPhone with
  iTunes before, youll need to put your iPhone
  into Recovery Mode. This will allow you to
  restore it without needing the passcode.
• Step 1. Disconnect all cables from your iPhone
  and turn it off.
• Step 2. Press and hold the Home button and
  connect your device to iTunes. If your iPhone
  does not turn on, please turn it on manually.
• Step 3. Continue holding the Home button until
  you see the Connect to iTunes screen. iTunes will
  remind you that it has detected your iPhone in
  recovery mode.

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• Step 4. Click OK. The Summary tab in iTunes
  appears. Click Restore iPhone and restore your
  iPhone.
• Step 5. Once the restore process is complete,
  youll be prompted to setup your iPod as if it
  were new. If you have an existing backup, youll
  be able to load it.
• Recovery Mode will erase all your data and
  passcode from your iPhone, resetting it to
  factory defaults. Thus, youll have brand new
  iPhone without any personal data after you unlock
  a disabled iPhone with Recovery Mode. Therefore,
  please consider carefully whether you need to use
  this method to fix the issue.

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Method 4. via DFU Mode

• DFU mode is similar to Recovery Mode, and many
  users have reported this working when Recovery
  Mode doesnt. Like Recovery Mode, you wont be
  able to create a backup before your iPod is
  restored.
• Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer with
  an USB cable and run iTunes.
• Step 2. Turn your iPhone off by pressing the
  Power button on the top of your iPhone.
• Step 3. Press the Power and Home buttons at the
  same time for exactly 10 seconds.
• Step 4. After that, release the Power button and
  keep pressing the Home button for another 10
  seconds.
• Step 5. When you see a pop-up message from iTunes
  as follows, you can let your finger pressing on
  the Home button go.

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• Step 6. Click Restore to begin the restore
  process. Your iPod will begin restoring, which
  may take a little while to complete. Once the
  restore is complete, you can setup your iPod as
  new. If you have an existing backup, youll be
  able to load it, otherwise all of your existing
  data will be lost.
• With the method above, you are able to unlock a
  disabled iPhone by restoring iPhone. Please note
  that you need to backup and resore iPhone data
  from iTunes or iCloud after you finish the
  operation. Or you will lose all your important
  data. If you have no previous backup before
  restoring iPhone, you may need the third-party
  iPhone data recovery software to help you get
  deleted files back.

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