How to unlock my phone if password is forgotten and not backed up without losing my data

How to unlock my phone as I forgot my password and my phone is not backed up on any device or on iCloud and not willing to restore my phone as I do not want to lose the data on it

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 7, 2022 03:48 PM

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Posted on Nov 7, 2022 03:51 PM

Your only option is to follow How to remove your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch passcode without a computer - Apple Support which does mean you'll lose anything not synced for backed up before. There is no way to backup or sync after the fact.

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