iOS 18 Supported - How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone with Android Phone

Updated by Brian Davis on Aug 21, 2024 4:00 PM • Category: Unlock iOS
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how to unlock disabled iphone with android phone

"Can I unlock my disabled iPhone using an Android phone?" This is a hot question that most iPhone users may ask. And fortunately, the answer is YES. When the disabled iPhone is your only iOS device, you are still having other solutions to unlock your iPhone including using an Android phone. If your iPhone is now disabled but you have an Android phone, this post will help you. In this post, you will learn some effective solutions on how to unlock a disabled iPhone with Android phone. Read it on.

Part 1. How to Unlock Disabled iPhone with Android Phone

To use an Android phone to unlock a disabled iPhone, the Find My iPhone feature should be enabled on the disabled phone. iPhone users can go to the iCloud website to erase an iPhone remotely, and you should know the Apple ID and passcode that is associated to the disabled iPhone. Besides, your disabled iPhone should be connected to a stable Wi-Fi connection. Now, you can follow the below steps to learn how to unlock a disabled iPhone with Android phone by using the Find My iPhone feature. Before doing so, you can make a backup first if you don't want to lose any data or important files from your iPhone.

Step 1. Unlock your Android phone and launch a browser. Then, enter the icloud.com and go to the iCloud website. Then, log into the Apple ID that is associated to the disabled iPhone.
Step 2. Here, you will see a series of Apple services on the main interface of iCloud. Select the Find My feature.
Step 3. When you access the Find My feature, you will see an All Devices option. Click on it and you will see a device list from the dropdown menu. Select the disabled iPhone.
Step 4. After click on the device, you will see some options for you to choose. Just hit on the Erase iPhone option. Then, hit on the Erase option again to ensure that you are going to erase everything on your iPhone. All the content will be erased from your iPhone, including the disabled screen.

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Part 2. How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone Without Knowing Apple ID

Solution 1. Unlock Disabled iPhone via Recovery Mode

If you don't know the correct Apple ID and passcode to use the Find My iPhone feature to unlock your iPhone with an Android phone, you can try to connect your iPhone to the computer and use iTunes to restore your iPhone. If you have synced your iPhone with iTunes before, you can restore it via iTunes directly. If not, you should put your iPhone into Recovery mode first and then restore it via iTunes. Before putting your iPhone into Recovery mode, please keep your iPhone connected to the computer while iTunes is running.

To put your iPhone into Recovery mode:

For iPhone 8 or later: Press and release the volume up button quickly. Press and release the volume down button quickly. Then, press and keep holding the side button until you can see the Recovery mode screen.

put iphone 8 or later modes into recovery mode

For iPhone 7/7 Plus: Press and keep holding the volume down and side button until you can see the Recovery mode screen.

put iphone 7 into recovery mode

For iPhone 6 or earlier: Press and keep holding the home and side buttons until the Recovery mode screen appears on your iPhone.

put iphone 6 or earlier into recovery mode

When your put your iPhone into Recovery mode successfully, you will see a pop-up window on iTunes asking you to Update or Restore your iPhone. Click on the Restore option to unlock your disabled iPhone.

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Solution 2. Use TunesKit iPhone Unlocker to Unlock Disabled iPhone

TunesKit iPhone Unlocker can be one of the best iPhone unlocking tools. It allows users to remove the passcode from iPhone. With the professional iPhone features, users can use TunesKit iPhone Unlocker to factory reset their iPhone, erase their iPhone, restore iPhone without passcode, etc. You can download and use TunesKit iPhone Unlocker on both Windows and Mac. And it is now fully compatible with the latest iOS 15.4.

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  • Supports the latest iOS version including iOS 18
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Here is how to remove passcode from iPhone without knowing passcode using TunesKit iPhone Unlocker.

Step 1Connect iPhone to computer

Please download and install TunesKit iPhone Unlock on your computer first. Then, connect your iPhone to the computer via a lightning cable. When you see your iPhone appears on the TunesKit iPhone Unlocker window, click on select the Unlock iOS Screen feature and hit the Start button.

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Step 2Put iPhone into Recovery mode

Put your iPhone into Recovery mode. There will be an onscreen instructions to tell you how to make it. Click on the Next button when your iPhone is in Recovery mode successfully.

put iphone into recovery mode

Step 3Download firmware package

Ensure that there is nothing wrong with the information that TunesKit iPhone Unlocker has shown you in this window. You can correct it manually if you find anything wrong. Click on the Download button to download the firmware package.

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Step 4Unlock disabled iPhone

TunesKit iPhone Unlocker will start to remove the passcode on your iPhone after downloading. You can set up your iPhone again when TunesKit iPhone Unlocker finishes the removing process.

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Conclusion

After reading this post, I hope that you can learn how to unlock a disabled iPhone with an Android phone or without knowing the passcode. Whenever you encounter iPhone unlocking problems, you can take the assistance of TunesKit iPhone Unlocker or leave us a comment below.

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