How to get into iPhone 13 when it's unavailable - 5 ways
If you enter your iPhone 13 passcode incorrectly too many times, try these solutions to get into your unavailable iPhone 13 by resetting your phone and access data.
Ella Garcia Updated on Apr 11, 2025 5:57 PM
Apple always prioritizes security by offering Face ID, password and even security lockout system before you can get into an iPhone 13 or any other device. This article focuses on how to unlock iPhone 13 when it's unavailable after entering the wrong passcode too many times.
Apple has made it easy enough to deal with incorrect passcode attempts on the Lock Screen by resetting the device and its passcode, ensuring to help you get into unavailable iPhone 13 again. Whether you have a computer or not, or remember the Apple Account that you sign into your iPhone with, you should find a practical approach to open your iPhone 13 unavailable screen and arrive at Home screen.
Resetting the passcode is your only way to unlock if your iPhone 13 is unavailable. This returns iPhone to factory settings.
iPhone Unlocker could be an excellent option to unlock the unavailable iPhone 13 even it's repeatedly entered with the wrong password and gets permanently locked out.
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Tip: If the screen of your iPhone is cracked with random passcodes being typed on its own followed by an iPhone Unavailable alert, read How to unlock an iPhone with broken screen
Why you can't get into an unavailable iPhone 13
iPhone Unavailable appears on iPhone 13 when you enter the lock screen passcode wrong five times. It's a security feature that locks your iPhone for varied times until ten failed passcode attempts have been made.
With the incorrect iPhone passcode being entered over and over again, you'll end up failing to get into your iPhone 13, and might see the message "iPhone Unavailable. Try again in 1 minute.", which can be increase to 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour. After ten attempts, the timer for the lockout duration isn't visible any more — your iPhone is locked for good and needs to be restored for opening access.
Whether because you completely forgot your device passcode, or because you input the wrong passcode entries more than five times rendering your phone inaccessible, let's go through the steps to unlock the unavailable screen for iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max with ease.
Wait for the timer and unlock unavailable iPhone 13 devices
While iPhone 13 unavailable is a passcode lockout due to repeatedly unsuccessful passcode attempts entered on the login screen, it doesn't mean that you cannot access the iOS device without resetting your iPhone 13.
If you see a "try again in X minute(s)" message, just wait for the timer to expire and then enter the rightful passcode to get into iPhone 13 Home Screen without losing data. The key point to this is that you know the passcode set up on the iPhone.
If you continue to input the wrong passcodes up to ten times resulting in no timer, a factory reset is the only way to restore access to the unavailable iPhone 13. Keep reading.
Reset unavailable iPhone 13 with Apple ID
When your iPhone 13 is in an unavailable state that you can't unlock - as long as it's connected to Wi-Fi or cellular network or running iOS 15.2 or later, you should find the Erase iPhone option at the bottom of the screen. It could be called Forgot Passcode since iOS 17. If you're able to, tapping on the option will enable you to use your Apple ID to reset the passcode and have your unavailable iPhone 13 unlocked.
Here's how to reset unavailable iPhone 13 without passcode or computer.
1. On the iPhone Unavailable screen, tap Forgot Passcode option at the bottom. You can also Erase iPhone option to unlock the passcode to iPhone 13, and the steps are virtually the same.
2. On the next screen, choose Start iPhone Reset to confirm to erase iPhone data.
3. Enter the associated Apple ID password to sign out of Apple Account.
4. Tap Erase iPhone to begin unlocking forgotten passcode from iPhone 13 by deleting all data and settings.
5. Wait for iPhone 13 to be reset and wiped clean. Once it restarts, you can go through the entire setup process, including restoring data from iCloud backup if you have one, as well as creating a new passcode that's secure and easy to remember.
Having trouble using your Apple Account and password to reset and get in the iPhone 13 that's unavailable? You may run into a situation where there's no timer or Erase iPhone/ Forgot Passcode option on the locked screen. No worries, there're a few different ways you can take along with a computer to restore your iPhone 13 and fix the unavailable error.
One popular and straightforward solution is iPhone Unlocker. It's dedicated to handle iPhone Unavailable, Security Lockout, too many incorrect passcode attempts and forgotten passcode, in an effort to unlock the iPhone passcode security effectively. Additionally, the tool provides a practical method for bypassing the iCloud activation lock, removing Apple ID & MDM & Screen Time passcode, making it a comprehensive iOS unlocking tool.
Click the green Download Now button above to get iPhone Unlocker onto your PC or Mac. If you don't have a computer, borrow one from your best friend, or visit a nearby Apple Store. Then, follow the guide below on how to get into an unavailable iPhone 13 after consecutively entering the wrong passcodes from the Lock Screen.
Step 1. Run iPhone Unlocker utility on your computer, then choose Wipe Passcode function.
Step 2. Connect your unavailable iPhone 13 to the computer via a cable. The software should recognize your device. If not, you'll need to put it into recovery mode.
Once connected, confirm the basic information to ensure that you're ready to unlock an iPhone 13 (Pro, Pro Max, Mini) rather than other models.
Step 3. Click Start button. iPhone Unlocker will download the software for your iPhone 13, and could take a few minutes to finish.
Step 4. When download is done, Unlock Confirmation window appears with the warning that unlocking an iPhone 13 unavailable screen will restore the entire phone and start fresh.
To confirm, enter "0000" in the box and hit Unlock button. The reset of your iPhone 13 begins, bypassing the iPhone unavailable message and removing the lock screen without a passcode.
After iPhone 13 is restored to its factory settings, set it up as new. Or if you've backed up your phone previously, use that backup to restore your data.
Also Read: How to transfer photos from iPhone to a USB drive
Restore unavailable iPhone 13 in recovery mode
Another Apple route to get into iPhone 13 when it becomes unavailable due to too many failed passcode attempts is to enter recovery mode to allow computer to restore the device. This useful if your iPhone says unavailable without "try again" message or Erase iPhone option, and it's not connected to a network.
To unlock your unavailable iPhone 13 without knowing the passcode, make sure you have a Windows PC with iTunes or Apple Devices installed, or have a Mac machine.
- Turn off your iPhone 13. Wait the screen to turn black completely before proceeding.
- Press and hold the Side button and immediately use a lightning cable to connect the iPhone to the computer.
- Do not release the Side button until you see an image of a computer and a cable appear on the phone screen, which indicated that your unavailable iPhone 13 is in recovery mode.
- Now open iTunes or Apple Devices on your Windows computer. For those who have a Mac with macOS 10.15 or later, open Finder. Or in an older Mac, start iTunes.
- A dialog window pops up in Finder, iTunes, or Apple Devices app, giving you option to either update or restore your iPhone 13 left with unavailable screen. If nothing happens, locate your iPhone first.
- Choose Restore and wait for your computer download the iOS software for factory resetting iPhone and deleting anything including the passcode.
- When done, get into your iPhone 13 device without the need to enter the passcode. During the setup process, you can restore your device from a backup or start as new.
Get in unavailable iPhone 13 via iCloud Find My
You'll be beneficial from Find My function if it's enabled in your iPhone 13 before it gets unavailable. Every time the passcode to unlock the iPhone 13 has been entered incorrectly which triggers iPhone Unavailable security measure, go and sign into iCloud.com/find with your Apple ID and password, where you can factory reset your iPhone 13 without password.
Click on the iPhone 13 from the All Devices panel, then choose Erase This Device. This will remotely erase your iPhone 13 and its lock code related to the iPhone Unavailable screen.
To verify that you really want to reset and unlock your iPhone, click Next and enter your Apple ID password again to initiate a remote wipe.
The process will unlock the unavailable screen on an iPhone 13 in minutes and get you back in without the password.
Set up and use your iPhone 13. Done!
