iPhone 7 Disabled? Learn How to Fix It Here!

"My iPhone 7 is disabled. How should I undisabled an iPhone 7?"

If you have the same question to ask, it's highly likely that you have tried to unlock your iPhone with the wrong passcodes more than five times.

When you unlock an iPhone with the wrong passcode over five times in a row, you will trigger a self-protection measure on the iPhone that says "iPhone is disabled, try again in XX minutes" or "iPhone is disabled connect to iTunes."

What to Do When iPhone 7 Is Disabled

That depends on the notification you see. If your iPhone 7 gives you chance to try again later, you can still get into your iPhone properly without data loss, as long as you can recall the correct passcode. While if your iPhone tells you to connect your disabled iPhone to iTunes, you can only solve the problem by resetting the disabled iPhone.

How to Undisabled iPhone 7

If it's impossible for you to recall the passcode of the iPhone 7 and you want to use the device, you have to erase the device, including the lock screen passcode, to make it usable again.

To reset a disabled iPhone 7, you can either use iTunes or a third-party iPhone unlocking tool to get things done.

Notes: If you forgot your iPhone 7 passcode and it is disabled, it's inevitable that you will lose all data on the device if you try to unlock the disabled iPhone 7 without a password.

Method 1. Fix 'iPhone 7 Is Disabled' Using iTunes

Using iTunes is the official way to fix a disabled iPhone. By connecting your iPhone to iTunes, you can restore the iPhone 7 with new firmware. By doing so, you can remove the lock screen passcode you set before. If you prefer to use iTunes, you can go to Apple's official guide to learn how to undisable the iPhone 7 with it.

If you are not willing to put your iPhone into the recovery mode manually in iTunes, follow the alternative way shown below to fix the disabled iPhone 7 instead.

Method 2. Reset Disabled iPhone 7 with EaseUS MobiUnlock

Using iTunes is neither the only nor easiest way to unlock a disabled iPhone 7. An iPhone unlocker like EaseUS MobiUnlock works well to unlock iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch without the passcode. Thus, you will be able to reset your disabled iPhone 7 easily. It helps to remove the 4-digit code, 6-digit code, Touch ID, and Face ID used on iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone X, and the latest iPhone.

Thus, it could help to:

• Unlock a disabled iPhone
• Reset iPad without passcode
• Bypass iPhone passcode

Therefore, if you want to restore your disabled iPhone, EaseUS MobiUnlock can fulfill your needs perfectly.

To reset the disabled iPhone 7:

Step 1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your PC with a USB cable and launch EaseUS MobiUnlock. From the home page of EaseUS MobiUnlock select "Unlock Screen Passcode."

Step 2. Once your device is detected, click "Start" to proceed. 

Step 3. Click "Next" to download the firmware for your device. If you have firmware available on your computer, click "Select" at the bottom of the window to select the package manually.

Step 4. After you download or select the firmware, click "Unlock Now" and then you will see a waring window. Enter the information required in the box and click "Unlock" again to unlock your disabled iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

Step 5. Wait patiently for the tool to erase and unlock your device. When it has done, set up your iPhone, iPad, iPod and create a new password.

The Bottom Line

Whether you are locked out of your iPhone 7, iPhone 8, or other generations of iPhone, you can apply the same solutions to reset the disabled iPhone.

Resetting the device will erase all data and settings on the iOS device. That means if you don't have a backup available, you will lose everything. Although disappointing, erasing the device is the only solution out when you want to get into a locked iPhone without a password.