How to unlock a disable iPhone 6s Plus using macOS finder
Unlock Disabled iPhone 6s Plus Using iCloud Website
unlock your disabled iPhone 6s Plus is using the iCloud website to gain access back. This is a fairly easy way and doesn’t require going through complex hoops.
Find My is available both online via the iCloud website and on iOS devices and on Macs. In case the only Apple product you own is the currently disabled iPhone 6s Plus, you can use Find My on the iCloud website from any other computer you may have to unlock your disabled iPhone 6s Plus.
Step 1: Visit https://icloud.com and log in into the same iCloud account/ Apple ID as the disabled iPhone 6s Plus.
Step 2: Go to Find My, select your iPhone 6s Plus.
- Step 3: Click Erase iPhone and confirm.
This will start the wipe process on your iPhone remotely and your iPhone will be reset to factory settings. You can now proceed to setup your iPhone once again.
Unlock Disabled iPhone 6s Plus Using Find My iPhone App
There are times you have another iOS device in the family or just lying around, you can use that device to unlock your disabled iPhone 6s Plus. This method is particularly useful if you’re traveling with family or alone, and only have family members with their own iOS devices or, say, your iPad with you. As always, note that all these methods will wipe your data from your iPhone.
- Step 1: Open the Find My app on your other iOS device or Mac.
- Step 2: Select your disabled iPhone 6s Plus from the devices from the left pane, click/ tap your disabled iPhone 6s Plus and click/ tap Erase This Device
The disabled iPhone will be wiped and reset to factory settings. You can then set it up again.
Unlock Disabled iPhone 6s Plus Using iTunes or macOS Finder
Of course, there is an official way that Apple provides for users to restore device firmware using iTunes or macOS Finder. For this, iPhone 6s Plus is put under Recovery Mode manually and Finder or iTunes is used to reinstall software on it directly from Apple. This process is fine for people who are conversant in tech, since this process can throw up a lot of errors that are just numbers, and people can get confused as to what they mean, resulting in frustration.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone 6s Plus to a Windows/ macOS device and launch iTunes. If you are on a Mac that runs macOS Catalina or higher, open Finder since you would not have access to iTunes anymore.
Step 2: Pick your iPhone 6s Plus and do the following:
- (2.1) Press the volume up button and let it go.
- (2.2) Press the volume down button and let it go.
- (2.3) Press the Side Button (power button, on the right side of your iPhone 6s Plus) and keep it pressed till Finder or iTunes detects the phone in Recovery Mode.
- Step 3: Choose Restore to download and reinstall the latest iOS on your iPhone 6s Plus and unlock your iPhone 6s Plus.
When the iPhone 6s Plus reboots, it will be reset to factory settings, and you can set it up again as you did when brand new.
Unlock Disabled iPhone 6s Plus Without A Computer
here are millions in the world who do not use the traditional computer so to speak. They have entered the post-PC era as they say, and their needs are met without a regular desktop or a laptop. They live wirelessly. They travel the world. Are you one of them? How would you unlock disabled iPhone 6s Plus with no desktop/ laptop computer around? You have a few options.
You can use your other iOS device with Find My iPhone app to unlock your disabled iPhone 6s Plus or you can use the iCloud website from your other device and Find iPhone app to unlock your disabled iPhone 6s Plus.
The second option is to get a loaner device from someone you know. A loaner device is a device you borrow from someone to use for a purpose and return it when you are done with it. In this case, you can ask for a computer from someone you know and use it to unlock your disabled iPhone 6s Plus and return the device back. That way, you can use iTunes or macOS Finder if you’re more favorable to using that method.
When using a computer, the simplest, easiest, most flexible, and robust method to unlock disabled iPhone 6s Plus is using third-party tools such as Dr.Fone – Screen Unlock (iOS). However, Dr.Fone is not just for troubleshooting and unlocking your disabled devices. Dr.Fone is like that multi-utility knife that can do a variety of things.
Using Dr.Fone you can not only unlock your iPhone 6s Plus with ease, you can also use it periodically as a backup and restore tool that gives power in your hands. How does it do that? When you launched Dr.Fone , you had several modules to choose from and you chose Screen Unlock to unlock your disabled device. Instead of that, you can choose the Phone Backup module to backup and restore data from and to your device. Why would you use a third-party tool to backup and restore?
As you may be aware, using iTunes or macOS Finder allows you to backup and restore data onto your iPhone easily, but, the one glaring omission here is that it does not allow you to choose what you want to backup and what you want to restore. This is a much-coveted feature that is glaringly absent from the Apple world so far, and with Dr.Fone ‘s iOS Phone Backup feature you can have that choice in your hands, just like you do with Android. Dr.Fone allows you to choose what you want to backup, so, you can back up just your photos, just your text messages, just your files, or any combination thereof, for the matter. And, when it comes to restore, you can restore selectively as well. So, suppose you backed up your entire data using Dr.Fone , now you can restore just the text messages if you so want.
Unlock Disabled iPhone 6s Plus Without iTunes/ iCloud
We know and understand that the word troubleshooting can remind you of long telephone calls with support or making appointments and driving down to specialists and spending obscene amounts of money to get solutions. You do not want that. How about a way you could unlock your iPhone 6s Plus in a simple, 1-click way instead?
Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (iOS) is a tool that can help you unlock your iPhone 6s Plus without iTunes or iCloud. It is a simple and easy-to-use tool that can help you unlock your iPhone 6s Plus in a few minutes. It is a safe and reliable tool that can help you unlock your iPhone 6s Plus without any data loss. It is compatible with all iOS devices and all versions of iOS. It is a simple and easy-to-use tool that can help you unlock your iPhone 6s Plus in a few minutes. It is a safe and reliable tool that can help you unlock your iPhone 6s Plus without any data loss. It is compatible with all iOS devices and all versions of iOS.
Step 1: Launch Dr.Fone and click the module titled
"Screen Unlock"
Step 2: Choose the
"iOS"
option, then select"Unlock iOS Screen"
on the subsequent screen to continue unlocking your iPhone 6s Plus.
- Step 3: Follow the provided instructions to start the disabled iPhone 6s Plus in
Recovery Mode
to unlock it. If for any reason the phone does not boot in Recovery Mode, there are instructions provided at the bottom to enter what is calledDFU mode
.
- Step 4: Dr.Fone will read and display your phone model and the software installed on it. If the model displayed is incorrect, use the dropdown to pick the correct detail. Click
"Start"
to download the specific firmware file for your particular iPhone 6s Plus model.
- Step 5: After the download completes, please click
Unlock Now
to start unlocking the disabled iPhone 6s Plus.
Your iPhone 6s Plus will be unlocked in a short span of time. Please note that all data would have been wiped out from the device. When you set the device up again, if you set it to use iCloud, data such as Contacts, iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive data, etc. will be downloaded onto your device again. The apps you had on your iPhone 6s Plus prior to it getting disabled can be downloaded again from the App Store. If you did not use iCloud but backed up the data manually, you will have to manually restore that data onto the device again.
Prevent iPhone From Getting Disabled Again
After all this to get access back, you might think let’s go passcode-less and prevent the hassle. Don’t do that - that’s worse and unsafe. Instead, here are tips you can use to make sure you don’t accidentally disable your iPhone 6s Plus again.
- Tip 1: About Passcodes
1.1 Set a passcode that is easier to remember for you but difficult to think of for thieves and others.
1.2 Never use birthdates, years, vehicle numbers or any such numbers that may be easily tried by others.
1.3 Never use repeating numbers.
1.4 Do not use your ATM PIN as your phone passcode either. Think of some digits or combination that makes sense to you and only you. And then use it.
- Tip 2: Use Face ID
Along with Passcode comes the option of Face ID on your iPhone 6s Plus, so use that. That will minimize instances for you to enter your passcode, and may make you forget it again, though. So, make sure that the passcode you set does make sense to you and you can remember it always without effort.
Not all of us have the memory of elephants. With Touch ID and Face ID on our iPhones minimizing the use of passcodes, we may forget them. Another factor in forgetting passcodes is being too smart for our own good and trying to set up such a secure passcode that even we are not able to remember it. If we enter incorrect passcode too many times, the iPhone disables itself and we need to restore it to factory settings to unlock it again. There are several ways to do that, depending on the time you are willing to spend on the job and your proficiency level, along with the resources that you have with you right now. For example, if a method requires use of another iOS device and you do not have it, that method is not useful to you right now, pick another. Lastly, when the device is reset, instead of going passcode-less to make sure that you do not forget the passcode again, it is best to set up a passcode that you can somehow remember.
## What is Face ID?Face ID is a facial recognition system designed and developed by Apple Inc. for the iPhone and iPad Pro. The system allows biometric authentication for unlocking a device, making payments, and accessing sensitive data, as well as providing detailed facial mapping for augmented reality applications.
If the new iPhone 15/14/13 is your first-ever iPhone, or if you have neither upgraded your iPhone from the 6/7/8 series nor have kept abreast with the happenings in the Apple world, you might wonder what this newfangled thing called Face ID is.
Face ID is an authentication system that came with iPhone X for the first time, and then the iPhone 13, the iPhone 14, and now the iPhone 15. Like Touch ID that uses your fingerprints, Face ID uses your face metrics to authenticate you for everything, the way Touch ID does.
Face ID is not a new and advanced version of Touch ID, but a completely different authentication system that utilizes a different component what Apple calls a TrueDepth camera to scan your face metrics. Face ID is not available on phones with Touch ID (iPhone SE 2022 today) and Touch ID is not available on iPhones that come with Face ID as their authentication mechanism.
Face ID is not just for unlocking your iPhone, but it is also used for authenticating you for Apple Pay, App Store purchases, and other third-party apps that support Face ID. It is also used for autofilling passwords and usernames in Safari and other apps.
Unlock iPhone 6s Plus without Passcode or Face ID
A problem commonly faced by all iPhone users is that they forget the password, and then they are stuck because they cannot use their phone anymore. This might seem impossible because iPhone users cannot use the phone without a passcode, but let us show you a magical application that makes this impossible.
Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock, the well-known application among most iPhone users, can resolve the problem quickly. This is a very secure platform for iPhone users because it promises to safeguard user’s personal information. The application is easy to use, that even a new person can use it without facing any trouble. Let us highlight its features.
- It runs on all major iOS versions.
- It can unlock the phone. It doesn’t matter if it’s second-hand or if you forgot the password.
- Easy to handle and use, no technical skills are required.
- It can even unlock a disabled phone without using its passcode.
This might be possible that not all iPhone users know about Dr.Fone – Screen Unlock, so, for such users, let us take you through the steps that are required to unlock iPhone 6s Plus using Dr.Fone – Screen Unlock without a passcode.
- Step 1: Download and Install the Application
First of all, the user is supposed to download Dr.Fone – Screen Unlock from its official website and install it on your Windows or Mac system. Once it is installed, the application is all set and ready to use; launch it in the time of need and unlock your iPhone 6s Plus without a passcode.
After the application is launched, the Welcome Screen will appear with different options. The user is requested to select the option of ‘Screen Unlock.’
- Step 2: Connect Phone with System
In the second step, the user should connect their phone to the system and let Dr.Fone ‘s application automatically detect it. Whenever you are ready to initiate the process, click on the button ‘Unlock iOS Screen.’
- Step 3: DFU Mode Activation
Once the application has detected your iPhone 6s Plus, you now need to activate the DFU mode. Step by step illustration on how to activate DFU mode is shared on-screen.
- Step 4: Download Firmware Update
A new window will appear now on which the application will ask for some information regarding your iOS device. Provide the application with asked information and click on the ‘Download’ button to get the firmware update for your iPhone 6s Plus.
The user is requested to wait for some time, as the firmware update is being downloaded for your phone. Once that is done, now click on the ‘Unlock Now’ button to complete the process.
- Step 5: Confirmation Code
The application will now ask for the confirmation code. Just provide the on-screen confirmation code and let the process complete itself. As soon as that is done, the application will notify you through the interface. The process can also be repeated by clicking on the ‘Try Again’ button.
How to Unlock Apple ID on iPhone 6s Plus
It is unfortunate you are facing a locked Apple ID. Apple tries its best to make users aware of safety protocols they need to follow to minimize and mitigate such unfortunate occurrences, such as using two-factor authentication, trusted devices, trusted phone numbers, passwords, passcodes, etc. that serve as deterrents to prevent unauthorized access to devices and accounts. Yet, when the unfortunate happens, what to do?
Here are the steps to unlock your Apple ID:
Unlock Apple ID Via Two-Factor Authentication
Apple implemented two-factor authentication a long time ago to prevent unauthorized access to Apple ID accounts. If you have it enabled, you would be able to use two-factor authentication to unlock your Apple ID again.
- Step 1: Go to https://iforgot.apple.com .
Step 2: Key in your Apple ID and proceed.
Step 3: Confirm your mobile number associated with the Apple ID.
If you have another device associated with the Apple ID and it is a trusted device, you can now receive instructions to proceed with a two-factor code on that device.
- Step 4: Use that code to unlock your Apple ID using two-factor authentication.
Unlock Apple ID Via a third party tool
Dr.Fone is a name that will be instantly familiar to anyone who has ever had any issue with their mobile devices and would be able to vouch for the quality and efficacy of this software at fixing issues quickly and efficiently.
Dr.Fone is a collection of carefully crafted modules that helps you when most needed. Ranging from helping you wipe your devices securely with Data Eraser to maintain your privacy when you sell your device or give it to service and helping you erase not just junk on your device but also user data such as SMS (whether single or batch) to free up some space on your iPhone 6s Plus, to Phone Transfer that helps you to easily transfer data you’re your old phone to your new iPhone 13 including restoring from iCloud Backups, Dr.Fone is a venerable utility from Wondershare that does it all and lives up to its name. Naturally, this tool was designed to help you unlock your Apple ID as well.
- Step 3: Click Unlock Apple ID to start the process.
- Step 4: Connect your device to the computer and wait for Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (iOS) to detect it. You must know the passcode of your device.
You will be asked on your iPhone 6s Plus to Trust the computer, and then you will need to enter the passcode.
- Step 5: Unlocking Apple ID via Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (iOS) will erase the contents of the device. You need to confirm this by typing
six zeroes (000 000)
in the popup.
- Step 6: Follow the on-screen instructions to reset all your settings on the iPhone and then reboot to start the unlocking process.
Dr.Fone - Screen Unlock (iOS) will notify you when the process is complete.
Activation Lock Primer
Apple products are costly, and they are prized. When a 5-year-old Android device might be left alone without anyone stealing it, you cannot risk that with an iPhone 6S, even today. Apple has built an Activation Lock in its devices to deter theft and so far, as we know, it has largely succeeded. If your iPhone 6s Plus 13 gets stolen, no one else can use it with their Apple ID unless they key in the credentials it was using previously (your credentials) and, even then, Apple has bolstered iCloud Find My Activation Lock to be more restrictive. You may have to key in a lot of information ranging from your device password (if you are also using the same Apple ID on a Mac) to your iOS device passcode too, obviously, your Apple ID password. It is a system that works in favor of Apple users.
Yet, in some cases, users want to get around the Activation Lock for genuine reasons, say, when you buy a used Apple device from someone. They may have forgotten to remove that device from their Apple account and Activation Lock would not let you use it. Or, you are an IT administrator, and you manage devices given out to employees. Some employees did not remove their accounts from their devices, and now those iPhones are riddled with Activation Lock. You can remove it using this step-by-step guide.
How to use Face ID on iPhone 6s Plus to make purchases in App Store, Book Store, and iTunes Store
- Step1: Check if Face ID is enabled for purchases in these stores by going to Settings > Face ID & Passcode and ensuring that iTunes and App Store are toggled On.
- Step2: On any of these stores, when you tap on the option to buy some content, a payment confirmation popup will be displayed along with instructions to authenticate yourself using Face ID.
The instructions are simple: press the side button twice to authenticate yourself using your Face ID and make the purchase.
When done, a satisfying ting and a checkmark will confirm the action.
Reasons for Locked Apple ID
There can be a few reasons why your Apple ID is locked. You forgot the password and now it is locked since you entered the wrong password too many times. A scarier prospect, albeit a real one, is that some malicious actor attempted to login into your Apple ID account but failed. Had they succeeded, you would have gotten a message that ‘your Apple ID is being used on another device’ now.
Apple does a lot to ensure that your Apple ID remains safe. You trust Apple with a lot of your data, including financial data by way of your credit cards associated with Apple ID to make purchases on the App Store and iTunes Store. Therefore, some of the time, Apple preempts issues by proactively locking up your Apple ID or even disabling it. It goes without saying that sometimes it is something so simple as a software error that is believed to have locked up Apple IDs for many users around the world a while ago. It is also entirely possible that it was some malicious actor probing the servers for accounts.
All of these will result in a locked Apple ID that users will have to reset their password to in order to gain access back.
- Title: How to unlock a disable iPhone 6s Plus using macOS finder
- Author: Vivienne
- Created at : 2024-07-17 03:11:50
- Updated at : 2024-07-26 17:47:04
- Link: https://review-topics.techidaily.com/how-to-unlock-a-disable-iphone-6s-plus-using-macos-finder-by-drfone-ios-unlock-ios-unlock/
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