By Hally | Last Updated
The security lockout screen is the last thing you want on your iPhone. It makes it impossible to access your device and your iPhone essentially becomes useless. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about this anymore. In this article, I'll share with you 4 proven ways to bypass iPhone security lockout screen. Keep reading and you'll find out what works best for you.
iOS 15.2 brings a new feature called Security Lockout to protect your device from unauthorized use. Once you enter the wrong passcode severally, you will receive a notification that says "iPhone unavailable" or "Security Lockout". In this case, all you need to do is enter your Apple ID and passcode on the locked device to reset or delete it.
After you have entered the wrong passcode a few times or more, the iPhone security lockout mode appears on the screen. In most cases, "iPhone Unavailable" is the first thing that appears after several failed attempts to unlock iPhone. Later, the "Security Lockout" screen will appear.
iPhones with iOS 15.2 or later have a feature that allows you to bypass the iPhone unavailable or security lockout screen without using any additional tools. The only drawback to this method is that you will lose all data on your device in the process.
Step 1: Try entering the wrong password repeatedly until the iPhone Unavailable or Security Lockout (try again in X minutes) along with Erase iPhone option appears.
Step 2: Tap on the "Erase iPhone" option. You will be told that once the reset is triggered, all content and settings will be deleted. To confirm this, tap the Erase iPhone option again.
Step 3: Enter your Apple ID password to sign out of your Apple ID, click Erase iPhone to permanently delete all content and settings from your iPhone. Once the process is complete, reset your iPhone and restore your data via iCloud, iTunes, or other backup methods.
In iOS 17, when the iPhone enters security lockout mode, the button that appears on the screen is no longer "Erase iPhone", but "Forgot Passcode", but the process of erasing the iPhone on the lock screen is the same.
As we mentioned earlier, in iOS 17 there is a "Forgot Passcode" button on the iPhone unavailable lock screen. This button will come in handy if you change your iPhone passcode and quickly forget it, as it allows you to use your previous passcode to reset your iPhone passcode without having to erase it.
Note: Resetting the unlock passcode using a previous passcode on the lock screen is only valid for three days, meaning that if you change your passcode and then forget it after 72 hours, this option is disabled.
Step 1: Tap on the "Forgot Passcode" button on the iPhone unavailable screen.
Step 2: You will be prompted to use the previous passcode to unlock the device, click the "Enter Previous Passcode" button to continue.
Step 3: Enter the old passcode to verify the identity and then you can reset a new unlock code for the device. Now all the troubles of forgetting the iPhone passcode are solved.
If your iPhone is security lockout, you can use iCloud to reset your device. This method requires to enable Find My iPhone and enters Apple ID and passcode. To unlock your iPhone with iCloud, you'll need to follow these steps.
Step 1: Go to iCloud and sign in with your Apple ID and passcode.
Step 2: After logging in to iCloud, click on the "Find iPhone" option.
Step 3: From the top bar, select your device under "All Devices". On the screen below, select "Erase iPhone". This process will take some time to complete. And your iPhone will be reset. You need to set it up again like a new iPhone.
iTunes is a great tool for device management, and it can help to remove the iPhone security lockout message from your iPhone.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone to PC with a USB cable, then put your iPhone into recovery mode.
Step 2: Once your iPhone is in recovery mode, this will trigger a pop-up window with the option to update or restore your device. Click "Restore" to bypass the security lockout on your iPhone. This will delete all the data on your device and perform a factory reset so you can start with a new passcode. You can also use this feature to update your iPhone's firmware.
iPhone Passcode Genius is a powerful iPhone passcode unlocker to unlock iPhone quickly. It can unlock locked screen instantly if you forgot passcode and bypass iPhone security lockout screen to regain full control of your devices. It can also work smoothly on Windows computer to unlock iPhone.
Note: Before you use this software, you should make sure that the latest version of iTunes is installed on your computer.
Step 1: On the main screen of the software, select Unlock Lock Screen.
Step 2: Simply hit Start button to continue.
Step 3: Connect your iPhone to PC with USB cable and click Next button to load the device info. If your iPhone can not be recognized, you should put it into DFU/Recovery mode with the on-screen instructions manually to make it detected by the program.
Step 4: The software will automatically identify your iPhone model and show you the latest available version of firmware. Click Select button to choose the location to save the package and then click Download button to download a firmware package. If the download fails, you can click the Copy button to download it on your browser. Then click the Select button at the bottom to import it. If you have already downloaded a firmware package on your computer, just click Select to add it.
Step 5: It takes time to download and verify the firmware.
Step 6: Click Unlock to start bypassing security lockout. And you should pay attention to the following notices:
1. It will delete all data on your iPhone after the screen passcode is removed.
2. Yours iOS version will be updated to the latest one.
3. Make sure that your iPhone is connected to the PC during this process.
Step 7: Wait patiently for a few minutes and the security lockout will be removed from your iPhone. Click Done to end the unlock screen process.
