The phone will automatically disable itself if we enter password or passcode incorrectly several times in a row to guard against unauthorized access. Because smartphones have taken over our world in so many ways, it may seem as though everything is ending.
METHOD 1:Unlock your disabled iPhone using iTunes
There is an official way that Apple provides for users to restore device firmware using iTunes or macOS Finder. For this, the iPhone is put under Recovery Mode manually and Finder or iTunes is used to reinstall software on it directly from Apple. This process is fine for people who are conversant in tech, since this process can throw up a lot of errors that are just numbers, and people can get confused as to what they mean, resulting in frustration.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to a Windows/ macOS device and launch iTunes. If you are on a Mac that runs macOS Catalina or higher, open Finder since you would not have access to iTunes anymore.
Step 2: Pick your iPhone and do the following:
(2.1) Press the volume up button and let it go.
(2.2) Press the volume down button and let it go.
(2.3) Press the Side Button (power button, on the right side of your iPhone) and keep it pressed till Finder or iTunes detects the phone in Recovery Mode.
Step 3: Choose Restore to download and reinstall the latest iOS on your iPhone and unlock your iPhone . When the iPhone reboots, it will be reset to factory settings, and you can set it up again as you did when brand new.
METHOD 2: Unlock your disabled iPhone using the iCloud.
Another method you may go with to unlock your disabled iPhone is using the iCloud website to gain access back. This is a fairly easy way and doesn't require going through complex hoops.
Find My is available both online via the iCloud website and on iOS devices and on Macs. In case the only Apple product you own is the currently disabled iPhone , you can use Find My on the iCloud website from any other computer you may have to unlock your disabled iPhone.
Step 1: Visit iCloud and log in into the same iCloud account/ Apple ID as the disabled iPhone .
Step 2: Go to Find My, select your iPhone.
Step 3: Click Erase iPhone and confirm.
This will start the wipe process on your iPhone remotely and your iPhone will be reset to factory settings. You can now proceed to set up your iPhone once again.
