How to Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone with/without Password

The screen lock is a helpful feature to protect your iPhone from unauthorized access. However, there are times that you want to turn off the lock screen on your iPhone for easier access. This can be done easily if you know the right password. But what if you forgot iPhone screen passcode?

Don't worry. In this article, we are going to show you with various solutions to turn off lock screen on your iPhone with or without password. Keep reading!

How to Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone with Password

Turn Off Lock Screen with the Right Password

It is very easy to turn off lock screen on your iPhone with the right password. You can simply get rid of the lock screen by disabling the screen passcode. Here's how to do that:

• Open the Settings on your iPhone and the select "Touch ID & Passcode".
• Enter your lock screen password, then scroll down to locate the "Turn Passcode Off" and click on it.
• In the popup that appears, you will be requested to confirm that you want to turn off your password. Tap "Turn Off" to turn off the iPhone lock screen.
• Simply input the original password and you will not be required to enter it to access the device.

Keep in mind that turning off the screen password will also deactivate the Touch ID and Face ID. It enables you to access your iPhone quickly, but will expose your privacy information. Besides, you won't be able to use Apple Pay on your iPhone without a passcode lock.

Turn Off Lock Screen by Changing Auto-Lock Time

Another way you can follow to turn off the lock screen on iPhone is to change the auto-lock settings. Here's how you can increase the auto-lock time on iPhone:

• For iPhone 7 and newer: Go to Settings and tap on "Display & Brightness". Then tap on "Auto-Lock" and choose the "Never" option.
• For iPhone 6 and older: Go to Settings and tap on "General". Select the "Auto-lock" option and set it on "Never".

Please note that you can't choose "Never" from the Auto-lock option when your iPhone runs low on battery. In such case, the device will automatically setback the Auto-lock time to 30 seconds.

How to Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone without Password

Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone via FoneGeek

If unfortunately you forgot iPhone screen passcode, the easiest way to turn off lock screen on the iPhone is to use a third-party tool like FoneGeek iPhone Passcode Unlocker. This program is designed to help you unlock a locked iPhone or iPad under different circumstances. It is also very easy to use, allowing you to turn off the lock screen on iPhone without password in a few simple steps.

Following are some of the features that make it the best solution for you:

• Support to unlock screen passwords of iPhone/iPad easily and quickly.
• Remove all types of security locks including 4-digit/6-digit passcode, Touch ID and Face ID.
• Help to remove Apple ID/iCloud account on an iPhone/iPad without password.
• Allows users to easily fix disabled or locked iOS devices without using iCloud or iTunes.
• Compatible with all iOS devices and all iOS versions, including iOS 16 and iPhone 14/13.
• Highly recommended by D-addicts, GetDroidTips, Twitgoo, iLounge, Knowtechie and many other media sites.

To turn off the lock screen on iPhone without password, follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Download FoneGeek iPhone Passcode Unlocker and install it on your computer. Run the program and in the main interface, click on "Unlock Screen Passcode".

Step 2: Connect the screen locked iPhone to the computer with USB cable and wait for the software to automatically detect the device, then click "Next" to continue.

If your iPhone can't be recognized, don't worry, you can follow the instructions on the program to put the device into Recovery Mode or DFU mode to have it detected.

Step 3: In the next window, you'll be asked to download the corresponding firmware package for your iPhone, select a save path and click "Download".

Step 4: As soon as the firmware is downloaded to your computer, you can click "Start Unlock" to begin removing the iPhone passcode then turn off the lock screen.

Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone via iCloud

If you have logged in your iCloud account on the iPhone and enabled Find My iPhone, you can easily turn off lock screen by erasing the devcie with iCloud. However, you will in the risk of losing all data on your iPhone by using this method. Backup the device and follow these steps:

• In case you can still access your iPhone with Touch ID or Face ID, launch the Find My iPhone app, choose the device and then click on "Erase This Device".

• In case you can't get into your iPhone, you can sign into iCloud.com from any web browser and click "Find My iPhone", select the device and then tap on "Erase iPhone".

Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone via iTunes

You may also be able to turn off lock screen on your iPhone using iTunes. But this will only work if you had synced your device with iTunes before. Follow these simple steps to disable iPhone lock screen using iTunes;

• Connect your iPhone to the computer using USB cable. Open iTunes if it doesn't open automatically. If you use Mac running on macOS Catalina 10.15, launch Finder.
• Click on the device tab on iTunes/Finder once the device is detected. Click on "Restore iPhone" and the program will begin to reset the iPhone and remove the screen lock.

Once the process is complete, the screen lock will be removed from the iPhone.

Turn Off Lock Screen on iPhone via Recovery Mode

If iTunes fails to detect your iPhone or a regular iTunes doesn't work, you can try to put the device into recovery mode to restore it with iTunes and remove the screen lock. Follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer using USB cable and then open iTunes.
Step 2: Now follow this procedure to put the device in recovery mode.

• For iPhone 6s or earlier - turn off the device and connect it to the computer while holding the Home button and the Power buttons at the same time until the recovery mode screen appears.
• For iPhone 7 and 7 Plus - turn off the iPhone while connecting it to the computer, hold the Power button and the Volume Down button until the recovery mode screen appears.
• For iPhone 8 and earlier - turn off the device, quickly press and release the Volume Up button, then quickly press and release the Volume Down button, finally press the Power button until you see the recovery mode screen.

Step 3: When iTunes asks, click on "Restore" and iTunes will restore the device to its factory settings, thereby removing the lock screen.

Conclusion

With the solutions above, you are able to turn screen lock off whether you have the password or not. Share your thoughts on this topic or any other iOS issue with us in the comments section below and we'll do our best to help you find a solution.