Forgot iPad Passcode? How to Unlock Disabled iPad 2023
by Jenefey Aaron Updated on 2023-05-09 / Update for iPad
It happens that you enter the wrong passcodes too many times and get the iPad disabled. After your iPad is locked, what do you do? Normally when you get locked out of your iPad, you have to erase your disabled iPad and remove the forgotten passcode. Here you will know how to unlock disabled iPad with 4 ways.
- Method 1: How to Unlock Disabled iPad without iTunes
- Method 2: How to Unlock Disabled iPad with iTunes
- Method 3. How to Unlock Disabled iPad with iCloud
- Method 4. How to Unlock Disabled iPad without Computer
Note that before iPadOS 15.2, the lock screen shows iPad is disabled try again in 15 minutes or iPad is disabled connect to iTunes, while it says iPad Unavailable or Security Lockout after being updated to iPadOS 15.2 and later. The following ways cover both of them.
Method 1: How to Unlock Disabled iPad without iTunes
iPad is disabled how to unlock? You can consider to reset disabled iPad with Tenorshare 4uKey. This professional iPhone unlocking tool is designed to help remove passcode from all iPhones, iPads, and iPods, and can easily unlock a disabled iPad without iTunes. To get started, free download Tenorshare 4uKey on your computer.
Run 4uKey program. Connect your locked iPad to the computer by using a suitable cable. Click Start to begin.
If the program detect your iPad, click Next to go on.
Click on the Download button to download the firmware package matching for your iPad.
After downloading, click "Start Remove" to unlock disabled iPad without passcode. The whole process will be done in several minutes.
Method 2: How to Unlock Disabled iPad with iTunes
The usual way is to connect the disabled iPad to iTunes and restore it to default settings. This works if you have synced your iPad to iTunes on computer before. If not, then put your iPad into recovery mode at first. The following is how to unlock disabled iPad with iTunes.
- Open iTunes on your computer, and connect your disabled iPad to it.
Then you need to put the iPad into recovery mode.
*For iPad with Home button: press and hold iPad home button and power button at the same time.
* For iPad without Home button: press the volume up button, then the down button. Then press and hold iPad power buttonKeep holding the buttons until you see the recovery mode screen.
iTunes will detect the device and pop up a messages that asks you to restore the iPad. You can restore your iPad now.
Method 3. How to Unlock Disabled iPad with iCloud
If you previously turned on "Find My iPad" feature on your iPad, then you can easily unlock disabled iPad with iCloud. Here's how to erase iPad passcode using iCloud:
Open a browser on your computer and log into iCloud website. Go to the Find iPhone section.
- Click on All Devices at the top and choose your iPad from the list.
Click Erase iPad and follow the on-screen instructions to enter your Apple ID password to erase.
Method 4. How to Unlock Disabled iPad without Computer
Using iCloud website above needs another device. Can you unlock disabled iPad without computer or another device? Yes, if your iPad has been updated to iPadOS 15.2 and later. Instead of asking you to connect to iTunes, it provides the direct Erase iPad option.
- After too many passcode attempts, you will see iPad Unavailable/Security Lockout screen.
Keep entering until you see the Erase iPad option. Tap on it and then tap it again on next screen.
- Enter your Apple ID password and you iPad will be erased and unlocked.
Summary
And that is all for how to unlock disabled iPad today. Here we recommend using Tenorshare 4uKey to unlock your disabled or unavailable iPhone/iPad without passcode. Hey, once you get into it again, you can set a new passcode to unlock your iPad. Maybe write it down on a piece of paper this time.