HELP! Bypass passcode on iPhone ;(

[Cappuccino]

Basically, my friend has forgotten her passcode. I've tried YouTubeing it and theres way to bypass it, there are loads, but I cant seem to do it. I tried the dial 911 thing, but its not working or am I doing it wrong? I'm at the UK, so do I dial 999 instead of 911? Also, she dosent know what version she has, but I'm assuming she has 6.1 +

Can someone help me out, she has no clue about phones and stuff so I'm trying to save her ass! :awe:

She dont mind wiping everything in her iphone btw.

 

[JAG87]

You can't bypass it. There was a bug that lets you get to the phone app, but that's not bypassing it, you can't go to the home screen.

Turn the phone off. Plug the phone into a computer with iTunes installed, then pres both the power and the home button together (you'll see the Apple logo). Once the Apple logo disappears, release the power button and keep holding the home button. That will put the phone in recovery mode, and you can restore it in iTunes.

 

[Cappuccino]

You can't bypass it. There was a bug that lets you get to the phone app, but that's not bypassing it, you can't go to the home screen.

Turn the phone off. Plug the phone into a computer with iTunes installed, then pres both the power and the home button together (you'll see the Apple logo). Once the Apple logo disappears, release the power button and keep holding the home button. That will put the phone in recovery mode, and you can restore it in iTunes.

omething went wrong it says wont back up because the passwords locked.
help

 

[TheStu]

Is there an Apple store nearby? You can take it to them, they'll help you out.

Make sure to make an appointment first.

 

[Cappuccino]

Is there an Apple store nearby? You can take it to them, they'll help you out.

Make sure to make an appointment first.

Yes 1 hour and 20 minutes drive so no

 

[bearxor]

She dont mind wiping everything in her iphone btw.

So then why not just hook it up to iTunes and click 'Restore'.

 

[Cappuccino]

So then why not just hook it up to iTunes and click 'Restore'.

we have it says it cannot be restored because it has a passcode wtf
we really need help here
she will personally donate to someone whoever can fix it she said (paypal) ;(

edit - im gonna screenshot the error message when it gets to 1minute remaining.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

You have to place it into recovery mode. Turn it off. Hold down the home button and THEN plug it into a computer with iTunes already running. iTunes will ask if you want to restore the iPhone.

This will wipe ALL the data on the device.

http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm

 

[Cappuccino]

You have to place it into recovery mode. Turn it off. Hold down the home button and THEN plug it into a computer with iTunes already running. iTunes will ask if you want to restore the iPhone.

This will wipe ALL the data on the device.

http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm

ive tried this. as i stated above i will screenshot the error i get when i reach 1 minute remaining. 7 minutes right now.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I've had that happen. If it takes too long downloading the iOS update, the iphone will time out of recovery mode. Wait for the download to finish and then try again.

 

[Tyranicus]

I helped a friend with this on her iPhone 4 a couple years ago. Recovery mode didn't work. I had to put it in DFU mode to restore it.

 

[MotionMan]

I helped a friend with this on her iPhone 4 a couple years ago. Recovery mode didn't work. I had to put it in DFU mode to restore it.

This.

DFU Mode FTW.

MotionMan

 

[JAG87]

I helped a friend with this on her iPhone 4 a couple years ago. Recovery mode didn't work. I had to put it in to restore it.

That's what my instructions on post 2 are for. But OP didn't follow them obviously.

 

[Cappuccino]

Fixed! Thanks for all the help! really appreciated! x