#Find my iphone passcode reset how to#

Let’s further understand this issue to avoid it in the future, and going further we’ll show you how to get around the disabled message. Waiting a minute isn’t too bad, but waiting many minutes to an hour is inconvenient, as is connecting to iTunes to enable the iPhone again. 10 incorrect passcode entries – iPhone is disabled, connect to iTunes (or the iPhone wipes itself of all data if self-destruct mode is turned on).9 incorrect entries in a row – iPhone is disabled, try again in 60 minutes.8 incorrect entries in a row – iPhone is disabled, try again in 15 minutes.7 incorrect entries in a row – iPhone is disabled, try again in 5 minutes.5 incorrect passcode entries in a row – iPhone is disabled, try again in 1 minute.You may find it interesting to know how many incorrect passcode entries are required to disable the iPhone for a particular amount of time and to get the accompanying message, that information is as follows: In the future, just enter the proper passcode in the first place and you’ll avoid this message and the lock out period.

The obvious solution in this case is to wait for the minute (or several) to pass and then enter the correct passcode to unlock the iPhone and get around the disabled message. After the iPhone passcode has been incorrectly entered five times in a row, the iPhone will automatically disable itself for 1 minute, giving the “iPhone is disabled” error message on screen. A locked iPhone requires a passcode or Touch ID to enter and access the device as a security precaution.