iPhone lock code forgotten - what to do?

To remove the lock code of your iPhone, you need to put the phone through a Computer with iTunes and then a restore Backup to get your data back.

• Caution: you Should also have a Backup on your Computer, you will lose your personal data on iPhone here! In this case, reset your iPhone if the lock code is forgotten, you can refer to "iPhone set up – how to" read up.
• Alternatively, you can use the iPhone in DFU mode and using iTunes to reset. You have enabled find My iPhone will not work unfortunately. How you can solve the Problem then you will learn in the next paragraph.

The function is activated "find My iPhone" and you have forgotten the lock code, you must erase your iPhone completely. Then it can be recovered from a Backup.

1. Open the website of iCloud.com and login with your Apple ID.
2. Here, click on the category "My iPhone" and select "All devices" your iPhone.
3. Then click right on the Option to "delete iPhone" and confirm the statement with your password.
4. You agree to then the Option "remove From Account".
5. The iPhone is connected to the Internet, it is deleted completely. To restore you need to connect it via your PC with iTunes.

• If the code lock of the iPhone, so don't remove it, you can reset the phone to factory settings. In the process, all your data will be deleted inevitably - the method should be the "last resort". How this works, explain that we are also in the article "iPhone set up – how it works", and in the following Video.

In the event that you forget your number code to Unlock the iPhone, you should ensure that regular Backups of the Smartphones are created. Otherwise, data loss is almost inevitable. Under "iCloud" in settings on the iPhone, you can also enable automatic backup, which stores your data in the Background in the iCloud. So your data are protected in any case, even if you forget the lock code. Should you individual help to iPhone iOS need then contact the experts at CHIP Forum