my iPhone 8 is disabled for three hours I do not have a way to hook up to a laptop how can I factory reset without it

my iPhone 8 is disabled for three hours I do not have a way to hook up to a laptop how can I factory reset without it

iPhone 8

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 06:07 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2023 06:48 PM

If you continue to enter the wrong passcode, soon you will see a message of Unavailable or Security Lockout on the phone.


At that point, you can reset / erase the phone without using a computer as long as the iPhone is running iOS 15.2 or higher......(it probably is unless you have not updated your phone for a long time.)


Details here:


If you see an iPhone or iPad unavailable message or Security Lockout screen - Apple Support


Once the phone has been reset, you can restore from a current backup.




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Jan 3, 2023 06:48 PM in response to NicoBellic007

If you continue to enter the wrong passcode, soon you will see a message of Unavailable or Security Lockout on the phone.


At that point, you can reset / erase the phone without using a computer as long as the iPhone is running iOS 15.2 or higher......(it probably is unless you have not updated your phone for a long time.)


Details here:


If you see an iPhone or iPad unavailable message or Security Lockout screen - Apple Support


Once the phone has been reset, you can restore from a current backup.




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