Top 3 Methods to Fix Disabled iPhone Efficiently

Most iPhone users choose the way of setting passwords to protect their devices from any unauthorized access. However, if you forgot iPhone passcode for unexpected reasons, then password protection can sometimes be a cause of trouble. To be specific, if you have tried entering your device with the wrong passwords for six times continuously, your iPhone will be disabled for one minute instantly. Each time you try to unlock it incorrectly, the duration will increase and eventually your iPhone will finally become disabled. Fortunately, it doesn't look so bad. This article will cover 3 ways on how to fix it if your iPhone become disabled.

1. Fix Disabled iPhone with iOS System Recovery

When you find your iPhone is disabled and stuck in the screen of “try again in X minutes”, there’s an ideal solution for your reference, which is to rely on an efficient iOS repair tool called TunesKit iOS System Recovery for Windows/Mac. With this program, you are able to quickly fix any common iOS issue even without seeking for help from Apple technical specialists.

No matter whether your iPhone stuck in recovery mode, or gets a black screen problem, this professional tool will get you out of the trouble and recover your device back to normal easily. As one of the most excellent iOS repair sofware, TunesKit iOS System Recovery is equipped with 2 different modes, Standard Mode and Advanced Mode for you to fix most common or more sophisticated iOS errors in just a few minutes.

All you need to do is downloading the program and follow the step-by-step guide below to get the most applicable iPhone disabled fixed.

Step 1Connect iPhone to the computer

Launch TunesKit program first and use a USB cord to plug your iPhone to the computer. Then click the Start button and select the Advanced Mode from the next window. Tap on the Next button to continue. Choose the device you've connected and put it into DFU mode following the prompts from the interface. Hit Next button when done.

Step 2Download firmware package

The program will download the latest firmware package in this step, just confirm all the device info is right, and correct it otherwise. After that, tap on the Download button and TunesKit will start downloading and verifying the firmware package.

Step 3Fix disabled iPhone

As soon as the software completes the downloading, press the Repair button to let it fix the iPhone disabled problem for you. Don't pull out the device during the process in case any unexpected errors occur.

2. Fix Disabled iPhone with iTunes

It is undoubtedly frustrating finding your iPhone disabled; nevertheless, it is actually simple to fix the problem with iTunes. But you will have to face the result that brings when you intend to restore your device with iTunes, that is, the data loss issue since all the current settings and contents on your iPhone will be replaced with the backup file you select. If you are well prepared to take this solution, just read on to get full steps on how to do it.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes.

Step 2. Click on your device icon from the upper left side of the interface.

Step 3. Enter DFU mode and tap on the Restore option when iTunes asked.

Step 4. Remember not to set up your iPhone right away at this point. Close iTunes and plug out the USB cable of your device, then connect it with your computer again and launch iTunes. Tap on your device and press Restore Backup in the Summary tab, finally click on Restore to confirm.

3. Use iCloud to Remotely Erase Disabled iPhone

The last iPhone disabled fix without iTunes you may try is to take advantage of iCloud to erase your iPhone remotely. Of course, the basis of this approach is that you have turned the Find My iPhone Feature on before your device gets disabled. It is easy to accomplish following the steps given below.

Step 1. Head over to the official site (icloud.com/#find) and log into your iCloud account as required.

Step 2. You need to click on All Devices option at the top. Then choose the device you would like to erase.

Step 3. Tap on the Erase iPhone button to remove all the data including the password of your iPhone.

Conclusion

The above is all the contents on how to fix disabled iPhone. It's worth noting that TunesKit iOS System Recovery works perfectly with almost all iOS devices and systems. As a matter of fact, you may probably try the Touch ID or Face ID feature if your iPhone provides either one feature, or just set a new password which is not that difficult to remember to avoid getting a disabled iPhone.

Brian Davis has covered tech and entertainment for over 10 years. He loves technology in all its forms.