How to Unlock iPhone XR Without Passcode
Applies to: iPhone XR, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12 generations
To protect your privacy, there is a passcode on almost all iPhones you use. Indeed, a passcode could prevent others from accessing your iPhone files thus could keep your data safe. However, it is also a disaster once you forgot your iPhone passcode, since no one, including you, can get into the locked iPhone.
Luckily, there are tools and services for you to unlock your iPhone, be it iPhone XR, iPhone 11, or iPhone 12, without a passcode. If you forgot your iPhone passcode or your iPhone is disabled after a row of wrong password attempts, you can follow the ways below to bypass your iPhone XR/11/12 passcode easily.
Notes: You should know that all of the ways to unlock an iPhone without a passcode will cause data loss. Since they remove your iPhone passcode by erasing all data and settings on the device. If you have a backup, you can restore your iPhone data from it. If not, you will lose everything. Thus, try these tips only when there is no chance for you to recall the passcode.
How to Unlock iPhone XR/11/12 Without Passcode with an iPhone Unlocker
No matter which type of passcode you are using on your iPhone, including 4-digit code, 6-digit code, Touch ID, and Face ID, you will be unable to unlock your iPhone XR/11/12 without the passcode using the iPhone unlock software - Qiling MobiUnlock. It enables you to bypass the iPhone passcode, reset the iPad without a passcode, fix a disabled iPhone, and more. Other OS-related issues like iPhone flashing the Apple logo or Apple stuck on the Apple logo can also be solved using Qiling MobiUnlock.
Although iTunes could achieve the same goal, using a third-party iPhone unlocking tool is more efficient. Don't hesitate to give it a try.
To unlock your iPhone XR/11/12 without a passcode:
Step 1. Open Qiling MobiUnlock on your computer, select "Unlock Screen Passcode."
Step 2. Connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the computer, and then click "Start" to proceed.
Step 3. Check your device model and click "Next" to download the latest version of firmware for your device. If the firmware has been downloaded already, select the package instead.
Step 4. When the verification has completed, click "Unlock Now". In the warning window, enter the information required and click "Unlock" again to unlock your iPhone, iPad, or iPod without passcode.
Step 5. Wait for the tool to reset your device. Afterward, you can set up and use your device again.
How to Bypass iPhone XR/11/12 Passcode via iTunes
If you don't want to use a third-party tool and don't mind manually entering recovery mode, you can use iTunes to unlock your iPhone without the passcode. With iTunes, you can restore your iPhone with the latest version of iTunes so that you can erase everything, including the lock screen passcode, from the iOS device.
To bypass iPhone passcode with iTunes:
Step 1. Disconnect your iPhone and the computer.
Step 2. Turn off your iPhone XR, iPhone 11, or iPhone 12.
Step 3. Hold the Side button and connect the iPhone to your computer. Release the button until you see the recovery mode screen.
Step 4. In iTunes, choose "Restore" > "Restore and Update" and wait for the process to finish.
Step 5. Set up your iPhone again.
How to Factory Reset iPhone XR/11/12 Without Passcode
Do you want to unlock your iPhone XR, iPhone 11, or iPhone 12 without a passcode wirelessly? An indirect solution to remove the passcode on your iPhone is to use iCloud, on the condition that you have enabled Find My iPhone on your device. Via iCloud, you can erase the device on another device on which you could sign into iCloud.com. By doing so, you can reset the iPhone and remove its passcode.
Step 1. Go to visit iCloud.com and sign in with the Apple ID used on the locked iPhone.
Step 2. Choose "Find iPhone" > "All Devices" and then you will see a list of your Apple devices.
Step 3. Click to select your iPhone XR/11/12 and choose "Erase iPhone."
The Bottom Line
These ways are the general solutions to unlock any iPhone without a passcode. In addition to iPhone XR, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12, you can also apply one of these solutions to unlock other iPhone models, like iPhone X or earlier.
It's worth stressing that all these methods to remove the passcode on the iPhone by erasing all data and settings. If you don't have a backup available, you will lose everything. While if it's impossible for you to recall the passcode or the iPhone says "iPhone is disabled connect to iTunes," your only solution to make the iPhone usable again is to erase the device.
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