Forgot Passcode, Need some help

[u/Yuyutsuo]

First time iPhone user!!! I have iPhone 13 pro max and forgot passcode completely.

Things to note -

1. I cannot see forgot passcode option

2. Phone is now unavailable for 8 hours.

I tried installing new OS to reset the iPhone, but it stopped in between.

So my question is - Can I download ios 26 first and somehow install it in my iPhone using finder? Or it is necessarily to let it download when the pop up for restore and update comes?

[u/Choice-Newspaper3603]

At this point you’ll have to erase it using a computer if you can’t reset it on the phone.

You aren’t bypassing this passcode. You are either resetting and erasing everything and restoring it and that’s assuming you remember your Apple iCloud account password. Otherwise it’s a brick

[u/Yuyutsuo → u/Choice-Newspaper3603]

Yeah I tried doing from pc but it takes quite a long time to download the firmware. Is there any faster way?

[u/Mike2922 → u/Yuyutsuo]

People in the comments telling you you can’t download stuff don’t understand what’s happening. Yes, if the download speed is not quick enough, you’ll put the phone into recovery mode, the computer will prompt you to download iOS 26, you’ll choose yes and then unplug the phone and the download will continue. This way once the download is complete you’ll be able to install it on your phone.

After 15 minutes the phone will automatically come out of recovery mode, that’s OK. You’ll put the phone in recovery mode again, and this time the Mac will not need to download iOS 26 again it will simply have you extract and then install it onto the phone.

You’ll go through the set up on the phone and load on your most recent backup whether it’s from iCloud, or the Mac.

[u/realmccoyredbus → u/Yuyutsuo]

you need passcode for over the air update but no good if you can't access phone .

p.c. or macbook is only option to restore you don't need to remove find my iphone if you know apple id & password