By Michael | Last Updated
"How can I activate an iPhone 5S which is linked to an Apple ID? I forgot my apple id and password to activate my iphone. Is there anyone who can help me? Thanks a lot."
If you turn on the feature of Find My iPhone on your iPhone, Activation Lock will be turned on automatically, which will protect your device from being reactivated and accessed by anyone else without your permission, especially when your device gets lost or stolen. But what if you forgot Apple ID and password for Activation Lock? Here you will learn 2 easy ways to troubleshoot this question.
Your Apple ID can be used to sign in all iOS devices to enjoy all Apple services. If you reset/restore the iPhone and find the iPhone is linked to an Apple ID, but you forgot the Apple ID and password, how can you activate the iPhone? You can use the activation lock bypass software—iSunshare iBypass Genius to remove the activation lock without the forgotten Apple ID account. After the activation lock is removed, you can use your iPhone with another Apple ID account. Or you can try to reset the Apple ID account password online.
iSunshare iBypass Genius can help to remove the linked Apple ID account on your iOS devices without entering the password. You can finish this operation within clicks.
Step 1: On your Windows computer, download and install iSunshare iBypass Genius.
Step 2: Ensure that your iPhone is properly connected to the computer. Then, run the tool and select Bypass ID.
Step 3: Click agreement and read its items. Then hit Start to remove the activation lock from your iPhone.
Note: After removing your iPhone's activation lock, you might be unable to use phone call, Cellular or iCloud on your device.
Step 4: In minutes, you are asked to make the iPhone into DFU mode with the onscreen instructions.
After the iPhone is in DFU mode, the jailbreaking process starts instantly.
Step 5: When the jailbreaking process ends, you need to boot the iPhone into DFU mode again.
Step 6: After that, the software will run the bypass process automatically. And during this process, please keep iBypass Genius running and your iPhone connected.
Step 7: Once the lock removal is successfully completed, you can see "Successfully bypassed!" in the interface and you can directly use your iPhone now.
If the linked Apple ID account belongs to you, but you forgot the Apple ID password, you can reset Apple ID password online and then use the new password to activate the iPhone. Apple has offered many methods for users to reset the Apple ID account password. You can check the step-by-step guide here: How to Reset Apple ID Password If You Forgot It.
