How to Unlock a Found or Stolen iPhone without knowing the Password

Are you aware that many iPhone users go for factory resetting instead of searching for ways to unlock iPhone without passcode? You may ask “What’s the need for this trick?” but the fact is that it will be very helpful to you someday. For more clarity on the need to learn how to unlock iPhone without a passcode, we’ve made a list of scenes where you need to bypass lock screen without a passcode. This blog will teach you a simple and fastest way to unlock a stolen or found iPhone X/8/7/6s/6(Plus) without knowing the password.

What Circumstances need to Unlock iPhone Screen?

• Forgot the password after setting it long before
• Got a second-hand iPhone/iPad with locked screen
• The password was set by your kids or others
• The screen is locked due to entering wrong password for many times
• Can’t enter the password due to a broken screen
  
  

Method 1: Using Brute Force to Bypass the iPhone Lock Screen

Many people use 4-digit pins that they're familiar with: birthdays, anniversaries, addresses, the last 4 of their social security numbers, and even the last 4 digits of their own phone number. iPhone users unlock their cell phones dozens of times a day, making a simple and memorable passcode beneficial.

Add to that oily finger smudges on the screen and there's a pretty good chance you'll get passed the lock screen security. 

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You have 6 tries to access the phone before you'll see the "disabled" warning, and then a few more before the phone is completely wiped, so that gives plenty of chances for a good brute-forcer to gain access.

Even if you see the disabled screen, you still can hack into it. Scroll down to the Completely Resetting the iPhone with iTunes section for more info.

Protecting Yourself from Brute-Forcers

Much like any PIN (e.g., debit cards), you just need to make the number hard to guess if you want to protect yourself. These tips should go a long way towards that:

• Don't choose any of the ten passcodes listed above.
• Don't use any important dates or any other numbers that can be linked back to you.
• Steer away from passcodes that make shapes, like "1397" or "7139" (a square).
• Instead of an easy 4-digit number, use the newer default 6-digit PIN.
• Even better, use an alphanumeric code. Go to Settings -> Touch ID & Passcode, select "Change Passcode," then enter your current PIN. Then choose "Passcode Options" and set an alphanumeric passcode.
  
  

Method 2: Using Siri to Bypass the Lock Screen

You can use Siri to bypass any code on the iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, or 5S (if Touch ID is disabled), but only to a certain extent, and only if the user has allowed Siri access when the phone is locked.

Protecting Yourself from Siri's Flaws

You can protect yourself from this by deactivating Siri while the phone is locked. Do this by going to Settings -> Touch ID & Passcode and disabling the "Siri" option in the Allow Access When Locked section.

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Method 3: Completely Resetting the iPhone with iTunes

Resetting your iPhone can bypass the passcode, but will delete everything on the phone. This can come in handy if you forget your passcode and have everything backed up on your iTunes. So, if you get a message like this when connecting the device to iTunes...

You'll need to restore your iPhone back to factory settings:

• Turn off your iPhone.
• Press and hold the Home button, and while holding the Home button in, hurry up and connect your iPhone to your computer
  using the USB cord.
• Continuing holding the Home button until the "Connect to iTunes" screen pops up.
• iTunes will give you the recovery mode alert.
• Click "OK" and restore the device.
  
  

This will take off the passcode, but will delete everything on the phone. After that, just make sure to log in with your Apple ID and password, then everything that's been backed up will be restored automatically.

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Protecting Yourself from iTunes Restorers

It's tough to protect yourself from a hard reset, especially if your phone is stolen. What you can do is to make sure that Find My iPhone is turned on. That way you cannot only track where the iPhone is, but also remotely delete all the information on it. On the bright side, your data is safe regardless, because if a thief uses this method, they won't be able to log back in with your Apple ID unless they know the email address and password. This means that none of your personal files, such as contacts, messages, and photos, will be available to them.

Method 4: Using Redsn0w & Gecko

You can unlock an older iPhone using redsn0w, which also jailbreaks the device without deleting anything. It bypasses the code and doesn't delete any of the information stored on the iPhone. This could potentially also work with the evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 7 devices, as well.

You can also use a program called Gecko iPhone Kit (for iOS 5). This will actually give you the code and doesn't jailbreak or delete anything from the iPhone.

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Protecting Yourself from redsn0w & Gecko

The fix for this one is simple: Update your damn phone! If you're still running iOS 6, it's time to move on. Updates are great for adding functionality to your phone, but the most important factor is security. Mobile is a relatively new industry, so mobile operating systems still have plenty of security holes that can be exploited. But Apple has a great track record when it comes to patching security holes quickly, so make a habit of tapping that "Update" button as soon as it pops up.

As it stands, these are the only methods we know of for bypassing the lock screen on an iPhone. Thank You.