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Resetting locked iPhone without computer

iOS 15.2, released this week, added a new feature to Apple smartphones. After several unsuccessful attempts to enter the password, the device screen is locked by the security system and the option “Erase iPhone” appears.

When choosing this option, you will need to verify by entering your Apple account username and password. After that, you can completely erase all data from iPhone. Resetting the data will allow you to restore access to your smartphone if you forgot the password to unlock the system, but you know your Apple ID username and password.

Thanks to this innovation, the process of resetting a locked iPhone has become much easier. Previously, the user needed to put the device into DFU mode (this is done differently for different models) and then launch the Finder on Mac or iTunes on Windows, where the option to erase data is available. These reset options remained, but one more (“Erase iPhone”) was added to them – without using a computer.

Successful data wipe without a computer requires iPhone to be connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or cellular. If there is no Internet connection, it is impossible to authenticate the user and consequently confirm the reboot.

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