How to erase iphone x with broken screen and passcode

Q:"How to unlock iPhone with broken screen? Last night, my son was playing games on my iPhone 11 and it fell down to the floor accidentally. Sadly the screen was broken. My iPhone seemed to be alive but I couldn't enter the passcode to unlock the screen. How to unlock an iPhone with a broken screen? Thanks a lot." - Sara from Apple Discussion Forum

It must be annoying when your iPhone screen is cracked. What is more frustrated is that you cannot even enter your screen passcode in order to access it. Don't be so despondent now! There must be a way to help you access iPhone with broken screen. In this article, we'll introduce 4 possible solutions to help you unlock an iPhone passcode when the screen is broken. Let's check out how to unlock iPhone with broken screen now.

• Part 1. Video Tutorial: Unlock iPhone with Broken Screen
• Part 2. How to Unlock iPhone with Broken Screen and No Siri [Hot]
• Part 3. 3 Common Ways to Unlock iPhone with Broken Screen
• Part 4. Comparison among 4 Ways to Unlock Broken Screen iPhone
• Part 5. FAQs about Removing Passcode from iPhone with Broken Screen

Part 1. Video Tutorial: How to Unlock iPhone When Screen Is Broken

When your iPhone screen broken can't unlock, you don't need to feel depressed. You can find several ways to fix this problem, including using an iPhone unlock tool, iTunes, iCloud, or Siri. Before using those solutions to resolve it, you can watch our video where you can follow it step by step.

Part 2. How to Unlock iPhone with Broken iPhone without Siri

To access iPhone with broken screen, you can simply use a professional iPhone unlock tool to do this job. Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker can easily unlock iPhone without passcode when the screen is broken and unresponsive. It uses a pretty easy method to bypass the screen lock and helps you get into your broken screen iPhone withint a few minutes. Plus, it won't ask any prompt during the process of unlocking the iPhone.

No matter your screen passcode is a 4-digit or 6-digit numeric one, or a more complicated Touch ID or Face ID, Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker can remove the screen lock in a few clicks. Besides, this program is fully compatible with almost all iOS devices and systems, ranging from the oldest iPhone 4s to the newest iPhone 13 and iOS 15.

Key Features of Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker:

• Unlock iPhone without passcode on a broken screen
• Remove screen lock easily and instantly
• Crack different kinds of screen passwords
• Support all iOS devices including iPhone and iPad

Now let's move to the detailed instruction on how to unlock iPhone if screen is broken by using Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker.

• Step 1 Connect Broken Screen iPhone to Computer

  

  At first, you can download and install Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker on your PC or Mac. Then use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to the computer. Open Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker and it will detect your device, then click the "Start" button to begin.

• Step 2 Put iPhone into DFU or Recovery Mode

  

  Follow the instruction on the interface to boot your broken iPhone to the DFU or recovery mode manually. If it failed, you can freely use Joyoshare UltFix to help your iPhone enter the recovery mode in one click. Then click the "Next" button to proceed.

• Step 3 Download and Verify Firmware Package

  

  Once your iPhone is in recovery mode or DFU mode, you can check the device information and correct it if there is anything wrong. Afterward, click on the "Download" button to download and verify the firmware package.

• Step 4 Start to Unlock iPhone Broken Screen

  

  Wait until the download is completed, and then you can click the "Unlock" button to start unzipping the firmware package and unlocking your iPhone. Once it's done, you can get access to your iPhone again.

  Note: Using Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker to unlock broken screen iPhone will wipe all the data and settings on your device, and the iOS will be updated to the latest version. You can now recover your data by restoring an iTunes or iCloud backup.

  See also: How to Recover Data from iPhone after Factory Reset

Part 3. 3 Common Ways to Bypass iPhone Passcode with Broken Screen

With the assitance of Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker, you can quickly unlock iPhone with broken screen. But if you want to get into a broken iPhone without using a third-party tool, you can try accessing your iPhone via iTunes, iCloud, or Siri.

3.1 Restore Broken Screen iPhone via iTunes

By using iTunes, you can bypass iPhone screen lock and restore your device as long as you have ever synced it to a computer and trust this computer. If you have once synced your device to the trusted computer computer via iTunes, you're probably going to try unlocking iPhone XR or any other iPhone series with iTunes.

Step 1. Launch the latest version of iTunes and connect your broken screen iPhone to the synced computer.

Step 2. After iTunes recognized your iPhone, click the device icon and then go to the Summary > Restore iPhone.

Step 3. Click the Restire button again and reset your device to the factory settings. When the process finishes, all your data will be erased and your iPhone can work normally.

For Mac users, you can use the Finder to remove passcode from iPhone with broken screen by following the steps above.

3.2 Remotely Erase iPhone with Broken Screen via iCloud

Once you have enabled the Find My iPhone feature on iCloud, you can also try unlocking iPhone with cracked screen through iCloud. The following are quick steps.

Step 1. Open a browse on your computer or iPad and go to www.icloud.com then log into iCloud with your Apple ID and password.

Step 2. Click the Find iPhone button and select your iPhone under the list of All Devices.

Step 3. Choose the Erase iPhone option to erase all content and screen passcode remotely.

3.3 Get into Broken Screen iPhone via Siri

When your iPhone screen is broken and unresponsive, you can also use VoiceOver to get access to it. It can unlock iPhone with broken screen without losing data. Yet, it will not always work for all iPhone users, according to the report from many customers. Now give it a try what if you're the lucky one.

Step 1. Press and hold the Home button to activate Siri.

Step 2. Ask Siri to Turn on VoiceOver, and then press the Home key to go to the main unlock screen.

Step 3. Swipe left or right until "Slide to Unlock" option is selected, and then double-tap. Now the password page appears.

Step 4. Swipe left or right to highlight the correct keys on the keyboard and double hit to "Enter" each one.

Step 5. Swipe to highlight enter or done and double hit to submit the password.

Part 4. Comparison among 4 Ways to Access iPhone with Broken Screen

Now, with the aforementioned methods, you can unlock your iPhone when the screen is broken. But maybe you don't know which way is the most useful one. Here we will make a comparison among the four ways which is more suitable for you.

Part 5. FAQs about Unlocking iPhone with Broken Screen

After showing how to unlock broken iPhone screen, we are going to talk about those frequently asked questions from the users when trying resolving this problem.

Q1. How to backup iPhone when screen is broken?

A: Once you connected your iPhone to a computer and chose to trust it, you can use this computer to back up your iPhone in the Finder or with iTunes.

Q2. How to erase iPhone with broken screen?

A: There are two options for you to wipe data from iPhone with broken screen. You can use iCloud to erase your iPhone or try to restore the device by using iTunes.

Q3. How do I enter a passcode on a broken iPhone screen?

A: To enter the passcode when your iPhone's screen is broken, try to use Siri. You can activate Siri and then say Turn on VoiceOver to do this.

Q4. Can I unlock my iPhone without iTunes and Siri?

A: Sure! If you enable the Find My feature on iCloud, you can go to erase your iPhone passcode using iCloud. Or you can directly use an iPhone unlock tool like Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker to resolve this problem.

Q5. How to trust computer on iPhone with broken screen?

A: In this case, you can only use Siri to turn VoiceOver on. Then you'll have the chance to allow your iPhone to trust your computer.

Part 6. Conclusion & Suggestion

The above are all possible solutions to unlock iPhone when the screen is broken or unresponsive due to system issues. The first three methods will erase all your data while the last one will not, but it is somewhat complicated and not 100% workable. We suggest you try Joyoshare iPasscode Unlocker to unlock iPhone with broken screen because it's easy to operate and have a high success rate. However, if your iPhone screen broken can't unlock issue is caused by some hardware malfunction or the Siri trick doesn't function currently, you'd better take it to the offline Apple Store or professional repair store. Don't repair it by yourself, or you may damage it.

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