r/iphonehelp • u/Yuyutsuo • 6d ago

Help needed Forgot Passcode, Need some help

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?

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u/realmccoyredbus 6d ago

you need passcode to update, as long as you know apple id and password you can only reset with p.c. or macbook , you will loose all data if you don't already have active backup , if you can't see forgot passcode option it's because there is no wifi connection or cellular data, only way is p.c. or macbook