[2020] How to Reset iPhone 6 When Locked without Password

How to reset iPhone 6 when locked without password when one of the following situations happens?

• If you continuously enter the wrong passcode on your iPhone 6 for six times, a message will pop up - iPhone is disabled. In this case, you are locked out of your iPhone 6.
• You may want to delete all the personal data on your iPhone 6 before you sell it. And there is also the chance that you don’t remember the passcode after long time not to use iPhone.
• You bought a second hand iPhone 6 online, but with screen password on it.
• Your iPhone 6 can’t recognize the password because part of the screen is broken.

So how to reset iPhone 6 when locked? Next, we will teach you how to easily reset your disabled or password locked iPhone 6/6s/6 plus even though you don’t know the password.

 

4 Ways to Reset iPhone 6 When Locked

1. Restore Locked iPhone 6 Using iTunes (When FMI Disabled)

Time needed: about 30 mins

If you have recently synchronized your iPhone with iTunes, and Find My iPhone is disabled on iPhone, you'll be able to restore your locked iPhone 6 by using iTunes.

Otherwise, you can use the next iPhone removal tool with no requirements or iCloud to reset iPhone 6 when it’s locked.

Below are steps to hard reset locked iPhone 6 with iTunes.

Step 1: First of all, you connect your iPhone to PC or Mac that you normally synchronize with and open iTunes.

Step 2: If iTunes asks you to enter the passcode, use another computer that you have previously synchronized with, or use recovery mode.

Step 3: iTunes will sync your iPhone 6 and make a backup. If it doesn’t, click on the device tab on iTunes and hit Sync button at the bottom right corner.

Step 4: When the process of syncing finished, click “Restore iPhone”.

Step 5: Click “Restore” to confirm. The password will be removed when the restore process finishes.

2. Permanently Reset iPhone 6 When Locked (without Password)

If you are wondering how to reset iPhone 6 when locked or how to factory reset iPhone 6 without password, then try iMyFone LockWiper unlocking software. It can actually permanently reset your iPhone 6 no matter when its locked or disabled without password needed at all. It will only take minutes then this annoying issue will be solved without any hassle. Just try the free trail and let it do all the jobs for you.

With LockWiper, You can:

• Quickly Unlock iPhone Lock Screen: It removes lock screen from iPhone/iPad/iPod touch without passcode when it's locked, disabled or screen-broken.
• All types of screen lock are supported, like 4/6-digit passcode, Face ID, Touch ID, custom numeric code, etc.
• Completely Remove Apple ID/ iCloud Account from iPhone: iPhone is linked to an Apple ID and you don't have the password?
• No worries, LockWiper removes Apple ID and iCloud account without password.
• You can switch to a new iCloud account after removal and enjoy all the features.

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Steps on how to reset iPhone 6 without password when your iPhone is disabled or locked. (iOS 13 supported)

Time needed: about 5 mins

Step 1: Open iMyFone LockWiper software on your PC and choose the unlock mode of "Unlock Screen Passcode". (Choose "Unlock Apple ID" when your iPhone 6 is locked to Apple ID/iCloud.)

Step 2: Connect your iPhone 6 to your PC by a USB cable, and click "Next". Your iPhone will be detected. Click “Download”, then LockWiper will download and verify the firmware for your device.

Step 3: When it's done, click "Start to Extract" to unzip the downloaded file.

Step 4: Then, click "Start Unlock". Enter "000000" into the box and click "Unlock" to get started.

When it finishes, your iPhone won't be linked to any password. Everything will be removed from your device.

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3. Factory Reset Locked iPhone 6 with iCloud (When FMI Enabled)

Time needed: about 35 mins

If Find My iPhone is enabled on your locked/disabled iPhone 6, and you remember your Apple ID and the password, you can factory reset locked iPhone 6 by using iCloud.

Otherwise, you can use LockWiper removal tool with no requirements to bypass password in only 5 mins.

Here you can learn how to reset locked iPhone 6 without passcode step by step.

Step 1: visit icloud.com/find on your other devices (computer or other iDevice).

Step 2: Sign in with your Apple ID details.

Step 3: All Devices at the top bar. And select your locked iPhone 6.

Step 4: Click “Erase iPhone”, tap “Erase” to confirm.

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4. Hard Reset Locked iPhone 6 via Recovery Mode (Apple ID Password Needed)

Time needed: about 45 mins

If you remember Apple ID and the password, you can reset iPhone via Recovery Mode when it gets locked.

Otherwise, you can use LockWiper removal tool with no requirements, iCloud or iTunes to reset iPhone 6 when it’s locked.

Here are detail steps to factory reset your locked iPhone 6 with Recovery Mode.

Step 1: First, connect your iPhone 6 to a computer, and open iTunes. Enter Apple ID and password before it can be used with iTunes.

Step 2: When your locked iPhone 6 gets connected, FORCE RESTART it by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button and Home buttons at the same time, until you see the the recovery mode screen.

Step 3: Choose “Restore” when it asks you to Restore or Update.

Step 4: Tap “Restore and Update” to confirm your choice. Just make sure that your iPhone is connected to PC during the whole process.

Step 5: Wait for it to finish and Click “OK”, the passcode on your iPhone 6 will be removed.

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Comparison: Which Way Should I Use to Reset iPhone 6 When Locked?

After discussion, we have made a comparison table to make it much clear for you to choose the right way.

Solutions	LockWiper	iCloud	iTunes	Recovery Mode
"Find My iPhone" disabled		X
"Find My iPhone" enabled			X
No Apple ID & password		X		X
Success rate	98%+	Depends	Depends	Depends
Operation difficulty	Easy	Medium	Difficult	Difficult
Time needed	About 5 mins	About 35 mins	About 30 mins	About 45 mins

According to the information listed above, we can find that no matter the Find My iPhone features has been turn on or not, or you don't have the Apple ID and password, iMyFone LockWiper can help you reset your iPhone when locked. And it can help you remove the screen lock from iPhone 6 directly without password.

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Tips: Know More FAQs about Locked iPhone Reset Here

You may hear about words like Factory reset, hard reset, soft reset, etc. But do you know what’s the differences between those reset? What would happen to your iPhone for each reset method? Should you hard reset your iPhone 6 or factory reset your iPhone 6 when locked? Before you use any of them, you may want to know more about them. Let’s find out together here.

1. Factory reset/hard reset means the same thing, which will both help you to reset your iPhone to the original settings and erase all the data when your iPhone is locked. Usually, factory reset will take much longer time to finish, like iTunes, iCloud and Recovery Mode. But LockWiper takes only several minutes to factory reset iPhone without password.

2. Soft reset is just to turn it off and restart your iPhone. Obviously, this won't cause any data loss. It is used to fix some minor problems on iPhone. Therefore, soft reset will not work if your iPhone is locked or disabled.