Millions of iPhone owners urged to learn three hacks to save them from “lockout” nightmare

FORGOTTING your iPhone passcode is an absolute nightmare that most of us try to avoid.

But for some reason it still gets the best of us.

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However, it does not render your iPhone useless.

There are a few ways you might be able to get back in and keep it all.

And the very worst scenario is that you perform a full reset.

Here are three options worth considering.

PassFab

Accordingly Apple InsiderPassFab iPhone Unlock is a good way to bypass iPhone lock.

It can bypass your device’s passcode to give you access again.

And all without losing your data.

You need to install the software from PassFab website on PC or Mac and then connect your iPhone to it for the service to work.

We haven’t tried it ourselves, so always make sure you do your own research and look for reviews.

Use iCloud

iCloud’s Find My feature can be used to regain access to your locked iPhone.

But there is one major caveat: you will lose all data stored on it.

When you’re sure you want to proceed, go to iCloud.com and sign in to your Apple ID (assuming you haven’t forgotten that too).

Select your iPhone followed by Erase iPhone.

recovery mode

Another way to access your locked iPhone is through recovery mode – but again, everything will be erased.

Just plug it into your PC or Mac computer.

Before doing this, turn off the iPhone and plug it in.

Now press and hold the power button.

Locate the iPhone listed in Finder (if on a Mac) or iTunes.

An option to restore should appear.

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