Where to unlock iPhone 4. How to unlock iPhone if you forgot your password

The story of the FBI's unsuccessful attempts to hack the Texas shooter's iPhone has spread all over the world. On the one hand, this shows the reliability of iOS as an operating system, and on the other, it serves as a warning to inattentive users. In this material we will tell you how to unlock iPhone 4S and other older models. We will not compete with the FBI in hacking practices. It is assumed that you perform all operations with your own smartphone.

Locking a phone can mean several actions. The simplest one, which the user encounters every day, involves protection from unauthorized access. The screen can only be unlocked by entering a numeric password. Without it, you can only make an emergency call to the rescue services. The call is free and can be made even with a negative balance.

This was done in case something happens to the owner of the smartphone. The person who finds it will be able to call for help even when the display is locked. You don't need to know the password for this. Additionally, to help doctors, the user can enter the necessary data into the electronic medical record in advance.

In addition to blood type, you can indicate chronic diseases and note intolerance to certain drugs. For emergency communication with relatives, a contact phone number is indicated.

Thus, using the capabilities of the general lock screen, the iPhone owner can protect himself in case of unforeseen circumstances. To eliminate the possibility of guessing a password at random, there is a function to erase data after ten unsuccessful typing attempts. This option is activated by the user independently in the security settings.

If you manage to forget a given combination of numbers, but remember your Apple ID account information, you can reset your smartphone this way and then restore it from an iCloud backup.

iTunes

Synchronizing your iPhone with your computer is one of the purposes of iTunes. macOS has it built into the operating system, but Windows users can install it separately. Unlocking a normally working smartphone for which the user has forgotten the password is performed in one step. To do this, you need to connect to your PC using a USB cable. When the program recognizes the phone, select “Browse” in the navigation menu.

At the top of the main window, in the general information about the smartphone field, a marked item will appear. By clicking the “Restore” button, we start downloading the latest version of the OS - in this case it is iOS 11.2. The time it takes to receive it from Apple servers depends on the speed of the connection used. There is no user intervention required during the recovery phase, so you can leave your iPhone connected to your PC and do other things. After the flashing is completed, the data stored in memory remains unchanged, only the access code is reset.

Recovery Mode

If for some reason you cannot restore your iPhone using the method described above and remove the forgotten lock, you will have to sacrifice its contents. With regular synchronization with iCloud configured, the maximum you will lose is the data of the last 24 hours. In this case, you need to connect your smartphone and then put it into recovery mode. This is done in exactly the same way as a forced reboot.

For iPhone 4S (model A1387), press the power and home buttons simultaneously. The iTunes and cable logos will appear on the screen to indicate a successful connection. If you release the power button and hold only “Home” at the moment when the display goes dark, the iPhone will enter DFU mode. In both cases, iTunes will be able to find the device, download the necessary firmware and start its installation.

A lost device can be locked remotely using the Find My iPhone feature. It also allows you to erase data if necessary. You can use this option from any other Apple device or through a web browser. In the action menu, select the marked item and erase the data, returning the smartphone to its original factory state. After this, you can restore the data using iTunes if the backup is stored on your computer, or via iCloud if it is in the cloud.

You can perform this operation for devices linked to the same Apple ID or connected by family sharing.

Foreign mobile operators can sell iPhones with a contract. By purchasing such a device, you automatically become a subscriber for a period of one or two years. During this period, you pay the operator the cost of the device and services with a slight discount. This is a unique type of purchase in installments without obtaining a loan. The problem is that until the contract with the operator expires, you cannot use another SIM card on it, since its activation fails.

This is the most unpleasant type of blocking, which you cannot disable on your own. This is usually encountered when purchasing second-hand “gray” devices. Help in solving this problem is provided by specialized offices, which will need the IMEI of your smartphone from you. You can find it in the settings in the “General” group. In addition, to save time, it is advisable to know the foreign operator. The procedure for so-called “unlocking” a smartphone takes up to 20 days, and the cost varies from one to 10–12 thousand rubles.

Finally

The main condition for successful unlocking is knowledge of the Apple ID data. When buying secondhand, you should definitely make sure that the smartphone is unlinked from the previous owner’s account and reset to factory settings.

Video instructions

You can see how the described unlocking methods work in the overview video below.

Most likely, you came to this page in the hope of finding the answer to the question of how to unlock your iPhone. And it’s good... that you came to us. After all, the Internet is full of articles that not only mislead people, but at the same time try to impose someone’s dubious services...

What exactly do you mean by unlocking? After all, the word “ unlock” can be applied to the iPhone in different contexts.

This could be a forgotten numeric password, or a block for a specific communication provider, or a block through iCloud (Find iPhone service, also known as Locator).

The listed types of blocking have nothing to do with each other, so in each case the actions should be correspondingly different. Today I will tell you how to unlock your iPhone in all of the above situations.

Why iPhone might be locked

Let's say once again that an iPhone can be considered locked for various reasons. The word itself blocked” can mean different iPhone states.

But I’m just sure that many users, finding themselves alone with a problematic device, try to find a solution on the Internet by request “ how to unlock iPhone”…

It’s a pity that at the very top of Google and Yandex there are currently sites that do not fully cover this topic... I hope this article will correct everything.

So, I have identified three cases in which you may need to unlock your iPhone:

Forgotten numeric password to unlock iPhone
iCloud Activation Lock activated (requests Apple ID)

Decide which problem is closer to yours and move on to solving your problem.

Forgotten numeric password for iPhone

A numeric password (4 or 6 digits) is set on the iPhone to protect your data. If the password has been forgotten or is initially unknown, then it is impossible to gain access to the information on the iPhone.

Remember the recent legal showdown between the FBI and Apple during the investigation into the San Bernardino massacre? Then Apple refused to provide the FBI with the means to unlock the terrorist's iPhone. Well, if the FBI can't get to the data hidden behind the password, then neither can you.

It follows that It will no longer be possible to extract data from a password-protected iPhone. Unless you made a backup copy in advance.

Despite this, You can still unlock your iPhone. To do this, you will have to erase all data from the device.(including a numeric password). Again, there are several options. How to do this in the instructions below.

There are at least three ways that will lead to a complete wipe of the iPhone:

First– using iTunes (provided that this iPhone was previously synchronized with your computer).
Second– through the Find iPhone service on icloud.com (provided that you have access to the account that is registered in this iPhone).
Third– through recovery mode (no conditions). This is the last method we will use to delete all information on the iPhone.

STEP 1 - Connect your iPhone using a cable to your computer and launch iTunes.

STEP 2 - Hard reboot your iPhone by holding down the HOME + POWER buttons at the same time. Do not release the buttons until the iTunes logo with a picture of a cable appears on the iPhone screen.

This will indicate that recovery mode has been successfully activated on the iPhone.

If you have iPhone X or older model, read how to enter your phone into recovery mode.

STEP 3 - You will be prompted to restore/update your device on your computer screen. Select “ Restore” (Restore).

STEP 4 - iTunes will begin downloading the latest version of iOS for your iPhone. On average, an iOS distribution takes up about 1.5 GB.

If your Internet connection is slow, the download process may take a long time. If the wait time exceeds 15 minutes, the iPhone will exit recovery mode and you will have to repeat steps 2 and 3.

Once the restore process is complete, your iPhone will return to its out-of-the-box state and you will need to set it up again. If you still have a backup copy, there shouldn't be any problems at all.

You must also remember that after restoring the phone, you will be asked for the login and password for the Apple ID account to which this iPhone was linked. Read more about this in part three below.

Lock iPhone by mobile operator

Now let's consider the situation when the iPhone is locked to a specific mobile operator. Usually such phones come to our market through gray schemes from America or European countries.

In civilized countries, the majority of the population has long been using mobile communication services on a contract basis. Those. By paying a monthly amount, the client receives a certain tariff package. When concluding a contract, the client is usually offered a mobile phone to choose from.

This can be a free handset or for a nominal fee. Moreover, such phones are provided locked to a specific operator.

Thus, people end up with conditionally cheap/free iPhones locked to AT&T or Verizon, which then end up on our market.

The problem is that such iPhones can only be unlocked by calling the mobile operator's support service.

No letters to the operator’s e-mail address will go through, so don’t try. If you nevertheless decide to call the operator and request to unlock your iPhone, you will definitely be asked for the personal account of the executed contract and whether you are the owner of this account.

If your answer to both questions is no, they will not be able to help you. The thing is that you can only unlock the iPhone after the contract has expired (usually 2 years). How to unlock iPhone in such a situation?

On the Internet you can find sites that provide iPhone unlocking services from various American cellular network operators.

I myself have never used such services, so I will not advise you anything. I just know that somehow they manage to do it... albeit not with all the devices. There is another (more popular) solution that will help bypass operator blocking and allow you to use your iPhone with any SIM card. This solution is called TurboSIM

, and is an adapter (a thin board the size of a nano SIM), which you must put in the SIM tray of your phone along with the SIM card itself.

At the moment, you can purchase TurboSIM from three main manufacturers: Jevey, R-Sim and Heicard. You will find detailed information on setting up TurboSIM on this website.

Another common type of lock that could happen to your iPhone is iCloud Activation Lock. The most common reason that leads to this type of blocking is entering someone else's Apple ID data into Settings - iCloud your iPhone.

If you knew how many comments people leave under my articles complaining that some strangers (scammers) fraudulently blocked their phones by activating Lost Mode.

Well, what can you do, as my father says - “ Everyone is the architect of their own happiness" You shouldn’t trust every person you meet on the Internet...

On the other hand, the iPhone could become blocked after updating/restoring the iOS firmware. This usually happens when the iPhone was not properly unlinked from the previous owner's Apple ID account.

There can be more than several types of manifestations of iCloud Activation Lock, so it’s impossible to fit them all into one article. In any case, there are not many ways to unlock an iPhone.

Basically, all methods boil down to communicating with Apple support, but there are other steps that you can do yourself to unlock your iPhone.

What to do if your smartphone asks you to wait a couple of days before entering your password.

What happens when blocked

iPhone quite zealously protects the owner’s data. Simply enable the password. The smartphone immediately becomes useless in the wrong hands, unless taken apart for parts.

The lock screen cannot be easily bypassed; it is well protected, including from password guessing. After five incorrect attempts, the iPhone will allow you to move on to the sixth only after a minute. By the seventh in 5 minutes. By the eighth - in 15.

Even if the owner received his phone back, he simply will not be able to enter the password. Example. One day my iPhone was in my nephew's hands. The blocked “brick” has returned.

There are three ways to help revive your iPhone:

Via iTunes
*if Find My iPhone is disabled

We connect the iPhone to iTunes and make a backup copy if there is none.

Click "Restore iPhone"

After restoring the firmware, we roll up a backup copy. Then the iPhone itself will ask you to enter a new password.

Via iCloud

Go to iCloud.com and enter your Apple ID.

Choose "Find iPhone" - All devices- the device we need.

Click "Erase iPhone", after which the smartphone connected to Wi-Fi will go through the recovery procedure.

Install a backup via the cloud (or via a computer) and enter a new password.

Through recovery mode

We connect the smartphone to iTunes and enter it into recovery mode. To do this, you need to hold down the lock button and the Home button until the iTunes logo appears.

A window will pop up on your computer in which you need to click on the button "Restore".

After the restoration is complete, roll up the backup copy and set a new password.

Extra headache. True, if you need a smartphone urgently, there is nowhere to go. Of course, when it's only locked for 15 minutes, it's easier to wait. Recover longer.

It makes sense to try one of the methods listed above only if the block is standing for several hours.

P.S. For those who “found” a smartphone on the street: if you don’t know the Apple ID, don’t even try to reset the password from someone else’s handset, nothing will work anyway.

Activation Lock is a feature built into the iPhone (iOs 7 and up) that protects personal data from unauthorized access and prevents the device from being resold. Turns on if you enter the account password incorrectly. Next, we will tell you how to remove iPhone activation lock if you have forgotten your Apple ID.

Apple ID recovery

Activation Lock is enabled if the iPhone is linked to an Apple ID and the user has entered the account information incorrectly. If you have forgotten your account login or password, try to recover it. To do this, follow these steps:

If you don't remember the ID, you can view it through the iCloud, iTunes Store or App Store settings. But only if you are successfully logged in on another device.
You can also view the ID using materials previously purchased from iTunes. To do this, select the file through the media library and go to the “Edit” - “Information” menu. Here go to the file tab and find the line “Buyer”.
Recover your Apple ID using the official website. To do this, you will need to indicate your full name and expected email address.
If you have forgotten your password, reset it. The procedure differs depending on the selected authentication method. The recovered password will be sent to the email address specified during registration.

Once you recover your Apple ID account information, try bypassing iPhone Activation Lock. To do this, specify a new ID and password. After this you will have access to the device.

Unblocking via iTunes

If you previously used iTunes to synchronize data and the required Apple ID remains in the program, then you can remove the block using the following steps:

Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable (use only original cables).
Turn on iTunes and wait until the device appears in the active list. There is no need to lock the screen.
A system notification will appear on the smartphone screen saying that the iPhone is in recovery mode.
Confirm the action and agree to full restoration.

After this, the user data will be automatically destroyed and the latest version of iOS will be downloaded to the phone. If you previously used the backup function, the information can be transferred back.

iPhone unlocking is only available to the owner. If Activation Lock was enabled through Lost Mode (using the Find iPhone service), it will not be possible to restore it.

Checking Activation Lock Status

The status of an iPhone or any other iOS device can be found using the official Apple website. If you want to check your iPhone by IMEI for activation lock, then follow these steps:

Sign in to iCloud and go to the Activation Lock page.
Enter the serial number or IMEI of the device you want to check.
Additionally, enter the code from the picture to confirm the action.

After this, the tab will automatically update, and the activation lock status (enabled, disabled) will appear on the page. It is recommended to use the service before purchasing an iPhone in person.

Contacting support

If you cannot remove Activation Lock and restore your Apple ID, you can remove it by contacting official Apple support.

Contact a company specialist through the form on the website (but best by phone) and prove the fact that you are trying to restore a device that belongs to you.

To do this, provide all the necessary documents, including a photo of the box with the serial number, iPhone data and other information (don't forget the purchase receipt). If everything is in order and the smartphone is really yours, then the staff will remove iCloud Lock or help you regain access to your Apple ID.

Bypass blocking

If you are using someone else’s device, “Activation Lock” may appear if the previous owner did not remove the iPhone from the list of linked ones. To reset the lock, ask him to do the following:

Log in to the official iCloud website and enter your Apple ID details (identifier, password).
Go to the “Find iPhone” tab and select “Show all linked devices” (at the top of the page).
A list of available iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices (which are linked to your account) will open.
Select the iPhone you want to unlink from the iCloud service and click “Remove from account.”

When the previous owner completes the described steps, the smartphone must be turned off and turned on again. After that, activate it as new. To do this, create your own Apple ID or use an existing one.

iPhone and other apples

If you have forgotten your iPhone password and don’t know what to do with it, use the suggested method, so how to unlock an iPhone without iTunes is impossible. The problem of how to unlock the iPhone 4 screen was solved differently.

The procedure for unlocking an iPhone without a password, although simple, takes a long time. To ensure that you can inactively navigate recovery without iPhone password, please note the following. Some inexperienced users say that you can change the password on iPhone if it is locked using Find My iPhone app.

How to unlock iPhone yourself? Follow the instructions strictly

There are several simple ways to solve the problem. If your device's data is stored on a computer or you don't really need to save it, you can hack the password as follows. We connect the locked smartphone to the computer via a USB port and enter it into DFU mode. To activate this mode, hold down the power button and home button for ten seconds. After this, the iPhone will reboot and enter DFU mode, and the company logo will appear on the screen.

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Just like a regular phone, you can also lock your iPhone. More often open An iPhone that was imported from abroad, such as the US or Europe, and supports one of the local carriers. There are ways, both non-standard, such as using specially developed programs, and completely legal ones. The iPhone 4 has a security gap.

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After this, the SIM should be inserted into the phone. It can be simple (consisting of 4 digits) or complex. In this case, a blank line appears on the iPhone display. If the password is entered incorrectly 10 times, the information stored in the device may be affected.

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Open iTunes on your computer and find the "devices" tab. Select your smartphone from the list provided and click “restore”. In some cases, you may see a “check software availability” message.

After this, the password, like all data, will be deleted from the gadget. If you are among those who do not remember the passcode from iPhone, then by learning how to unlock iPhone without passcode, you can easily cope with this task. If you are following instructions that claim that you can unlock iPhone passcode without iTunes, then don't waste time trying them as they will be of no use. If you forget your password and AppleID, this option will not work for you.

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