Sticky: About iPhone password recovery

I forgot my iphone password recently and had no luck finding a solution. "Iphone disabled" was all that I could get on my screen after too many passcode attempts. Because I was using my iphone on T-Mobile with a software unlock, I never plugged it into iTunes for fear of the device being upgraded and locking back onto AT&T again. Since I never plugged into itunes I had no back up file. That meant that all of my contacts, photos and videos were only stored on the phone. This included the phone number of a very cute girl that I had met recently.

I know that neglecting to make a backup was a dumb thing to do. What if I had lost my phone or it had been stolen? Then I would be in an even worse situation since there wouldn't be anything to work with. Fortunately I was able to get everything back and I want to try and help anyone else out there who has ended up in a situation like mine.

Here you will find solutions in case you forgot the password on your iphone. In many cases you will be able to get past the code without losing the data that is stored on your iphone or ipod. Yes, these methods work equally as well with the ipod touch! This will take a while for me to complete as there are a few things that need explaining as well as some software that you will need to download. I will provide all of the necessary links and hopefully we can get you up and running again soon even if you already see the dreaded "iphone disabled" message. Don't give up and restore your device just yet. You may very well be able to get past that screen and retrieve your password.

In the event that my methods are unsuccessful you can always do a fresh restore but this will delete all of the data from your phone and unless you have a backup file you will be starting all over again. Even if you have synced with itunes recently there is a lot of data that does not get stored in the backup file. Retrieving your iphone password is the best way to prevent the loss of data so please don't give up yet. Even a slim chance is worth it if you ask most people.