Get into Locked or Disabled iPad If you Forgot the Passcode

With the lock screen password, Touch ID or Face ID, you can easily unlock your iPad and use it. Do you know how to get into iPad if you can’t remember the passcode, or the iPad is disabled?

Screen lock can help you better protect your privacy and various personal data saved on iPad. However, if you repeatedly enter the wrong passcode, your iPad will be disabled for longer intervals until you can try again. It will be disabled after too many unsuccessful attempts. This post will mainly talk about how to get into iPad when you forgot the screen lock passcode, or iPad is already disabled.

1. Get into Disabled iPad

As mentioned above, if you enter wrong passcode too many times, your iPad will be disabled. In that case, you may see a prompt saying that, iPad is disabled connect to iTunes on the screen. You are not allowed to try again until you connect it to iTunes on your computer.

If you are in the same situation and want to unlock a disabled iPad, you can follow the steps below to get into iPad through iTunes.

Step 1To get into a disabled iPad, you should guide this iOS device into recovery mode first.

If you are using an iPad that has a Home button, you can press and hold the Top button until the power off slider appears. Then turn off your iPad. Connect iPad to computer while pressing the Home button. Release it when you see the recovery mode screen.

If your iPad has a Face ID, you can press and hold the Top button and one volume button to power off it. Then connect your iPad to computer while holding the Top button until you see the recovery mode screen.

Step 2Launch the latest version of iTunes on your computer and it will soon recognize your iPad. Then it will detect that your iPad is under the recovery mode and give you option to Restore or Update. Click on the Restore button.

Step 3Now you get the prompting message that Are you sure you want to restore the iPad. Click the Restore and Update button to move on. After that, iTunes will start to download the iPad Software Update for the restoring. You can follow the instructions to restore this disabled iPad and remove the forgotten passcode.

2. Get into iPad with Find My

When you forget the screen lock passcode and can’t get into iPad, you can choose to erase all data, settings and passcode from this iOS device. Find My app offers a simple way to quickly remove everything on your iPad.

Step 1On your web browser like Safari, IE, or Chrome, go to iCloud’s official site and sign in with your Apple ID and password. Click on the Find iPhone icon.

If you also can’t remember the password for your Apple account, you can directly move to the next part.

Step 2It will start locating specific position of each iOS device. Click All Devices to display all your related iOS devices. Then choose your disabled iPad.

Step 3When you enter the iPad window, click on the Erase iPad to remove all data including passcode from this iOS device.

When the whole erasing process is finished, your disabled iPad will be factory reset to an unlocked condition.

3. Professional Way to Get into Disabled or Locked iPad

FoneLab iOS Unlocker is a powerful passcode removing tool which allows you to erase any forgotten lock screen passcode, Face ID, Touch ID, Apple ID passcode, Screen Time password and more on your iPad and iPhone.

Step 1Double click on the download button above and follow instructions to free install and open the iOS Unlocker on your computer.

Step 2When you enter this iOS Unlocker, select the Wipe Passcode feature to unlock your disabled iPad. Then connect your iPad to computer with a USB cable.

Step 3Click Start button. When your iPad is recognized by iOS Unlocker, some basic information will be displayed there. Confirm they are correct and then click Start button to download a firmware package get into this disabled iPad.

Step 3Click Unlock button in the Downloading successfully interface. Now iOS Unlocker will start to remove the forgotten passcode on iPad.

Step 4When you enter the Unlock confirmation, you should enter 0000 and then click Unlock button to confirm the unlocking operation.

4. FAQs of How to Get into iPad

Conclusion

If your iPad is disabled or locked, you can rely on these 3 methods above to regain access to your iOS device. After the restoring or passcode removal, you can rely a suitable iCloud or iTunes backup to get your data back.