How to Unlock a Disabled or Locked iPod Touch 7/6/5/4 Generation

If you set a lock screen password, others cannot use your iPod touch without your permission. Every time you want to use iPod, you will be required to enter the iPod password. However, you will be locked out of your iPod touch due to the password forgotten. Is it possible to unlock an iPod touch when you forgot the Apple password? Of course, the answer is Yes.

During this time, you had better unlock and reset a locked iPod touch immediately instead of entering the wrong passcode over and over. Otherwise, the iPod is disabled try again in x minutes or iPod is disabled connect to iTunes message pops up. But don’t worry about that. You can get into a locked iPod touch with 4 iPod unlocking tools here.

1. Best Way to Unlock an iPod Touch

If you want to get the highest success rate, it is suggested to bypass the iPod touch screen password with FoneLab iOS Unlocker. It is a powerful and easy-to-use iPod unlocker tool for beginners without a technical background. By following the on-screen instruction, you can remove the password on the iPod touch with a few clicks. In a word, you can unlock an iPod touch that is disabled or locked under most scenarios.

1. Remove 4-digit password, 6-digit password, Touch ID, or Face ID from your iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone.
2. Get into a second-hand or disabled iPod with a broken/unresponsive screen.
3. Bypass Apple ID password and Screen Time restrictions password.
4. Unlock a locked iPod touch 7/6/5/4 of the latest iOS 14 version.

Step 1Free download, install, and launch FoneLab iOS Unlocker. To unlock an iPod touch without knowing the passcode, choose Wipe Passcode on the main interface. Plug your iPod touch into the computer with a lightning USB cable.

Step 2Check your iPod touch device information before unlocking. You can manually correct the wrong item. Later, click Start to download the firmware package.

Step 3Click Unlock to wipe the password from your locked iPod touch 7. By the way, you can unlock an iPod touch after it has been disabled through this method as well.

2. Unlock an iPod Touch via iTunes or Finder

If you have backed up iPod touch with iTunes before, you can use iTunes to hack the iPod touch password. Make sure you use a trusted computer. Otherwise, you will be required to enter the password to unlock your iPod touch first. If there is no trusted computer around you, you can move on to other iPod touch unlocking solutions.

Below is how to factory reset iPod touch without password or restore iPod from backup file.

Step 1Use a lightning USB cable to connect the iPod touch to your computer.

Step 2Open iTunes and select your iPod touch icon on the top. From the File drop-down list, choose Devices followed by Back Up.

Step 3After making a local backup, click Restore iPod to unlock an iPad touch with iTunes by restore.

Step 4Set up your iPod touch with a backup file step by step. You can choose Restore from iTunes Backup to restore the iPod and remove the screen passcode.

If you are using Catalina and later on macOS, you should run Finder instead.

Step 1Connect iPod to Mac via USB cable, then open Finder.

Step 2Choose your device, click General > Restore Backup. If you prefer to restore iPhone to factory settings, you should choose General > Restore iPod here.

Step 3You will be asked to select one of the backup files, click Restore again.

3. Unlock an iPod Touch with Recovery Mode

When iTunes prompts for a passcode, you can put your iPod touch into Recovery Mode. Through this method, you can restore the iPod touch without entering a passcode. As a result, you can unlock a disabled or locked iPod touch when you forgot the passcode.

Step 1Power Off iPod touch. Disconnect your iPod touch from the computer or other devices.

Step 2Enter into the Recovery Mode.

Unlock an iPod touch 7th generation: Hold and press the Top button. When the power off slider appears, drag the slider to turn off iPod Touch 7th. Connect iPod touch 7th to your computer while pressing the Volume Down button continually. Don’t release it until the recovery mode screen appears.

Unlock an iPod touch 6th generation: Hold and press the Top button to get the power off slider. Drag the slider and turn off your iPod touch 6th. Hold the Home button and connect your iPod touch to the computer. Keep holding the Home button until you see the iPod touch recovery mode screen.

Step 3Locate your iPod Touch on Finder or iTunes. Click Restore and follow its instruction. Complete the iPod touch setup process with your iTunes or iCloud backup.

4. Unlock an iPod Touch Using iCloud

If you have enabled the Find My [device] feature on your iPod touch before, you can erase the iPod touch password remotely. As a result, all your iPod touch files and settings will be deleted completely.

Step 1Visit the iCloud website on your phone or computer.

Step 2Sign in to your iCloud account with the Apple ID and password.

Step 3Select Find [your device]. From the All Devices list, choose your iPod touch.

Step 4Choose Erase iPod to erase iPod touch without a password.

5. FAQs of Unlocking an iPod Touch

That’s all to unlock an iPod touch with FoneLab iOS Unlocker, iTunes, Recovery Mode and iCloud Find My iPhone. You can get into any locked iPod touch generation without entering the passcode. Some iPod touch passcode removals may cause data loss. If there is no recent backup file, you can free download FoneLab iOS Unlocker to get a better choice. Here you can unlock a disabled iPod touch without iTunes.