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Nforrant3
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Phone stuck in recovery mode

I am in a bind I locked myself out of my apple phone by passcode and attempting to reset it I flipped into a factory reset mode where it’s asking for my applied password. I don’t remember that and can’t reset it via phone because it’s trying g to do a factory reset. Any help would be appreciated. Currently I’m on another phone another cell phone number another Apple ID but I need my original phone!

Posted on Oct 12, 2026 2:22 PM

3 replies

Nforrant3 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 12, 2026 6:35 PM in response to Nforrant3

Thanks I did that already but it gets stuck on needing either my phone to call or my password which I have neither as my phone erroneously factory reset but locked out due to password for the find my. I’ll wait I guess to hear from my request to reset but it’s a pita

Nforrant3 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 12, 2026 2:33 PM in response to Nforrant3

I also have a few other apple items which are also in find my but they also are not connected currently to the cloud to try to reset from them

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256375045