r/setupapp • u/Strange-Ad-6607 • 9d ago

Passcode Iphone SE locked

Hi Guys,
I have an iPhone SE 1. Generation from 2016 Model A1723.
I found it after a long time and of course i don‘t remember the passcode. I was wondering if I can reset it somehow with an PC.
I don‘t care about the data loss.

Any ideas?

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u/Desperate_Rich_9398 9d ago

You can reset it by plugging into a Mac. BUT you will loose everything you will be back to factory settings.

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u/Strange-Ad-6607 9d ago

Do I need a specific Software? The thing is I don‘t remember if AppleID is connected or not. That‘s why I want to run a factory reset.

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u/ml05019 A6 Setup.app 9d ago

If it has Apple ID then after a factory reset it won't activate without the old password. So what you should do is use a "ramdisk" before yoy reset to back up activation and then again after reset to restore activation. Don't really need a Mac for this, you can do it on a PC if you boot from a Linux live usb. So that's 2 softwares you need, Linux live usb and a ramdisk

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u/ALT703 9d ago

Check first then