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Locked out of your iPad and forgot your iPad passcode? Use a computer to get your iPad into recovery mode so you can erase it and set it up again. Forgot the passcode on your iPhone? Forgot the passcode on your iPod touch? Use your iPad to reset your iPad passcode. Use your old passcode to temporarily access your iPad in iPadOS 17 or later
If you're locked out of your iPad Mini or other iPad model because you forgot the passcode, don't worry—you can easily reset the iPad to remove the passcode. As long as you have access to a computer, you can place the iPad into recovery mode to erase and restore it, even if the iPad is disabled from too many incorrect password guesses.
Whether your iPad is disabled or you forgot the passcode, you can still unlock your iPad. Here's what to do when you're locked out of an iPad.
On a PC, open the Apple Devices app or iTunes. Connect your iPad to your computer using a USB cable. Keep your iPad connected and press the buttons for your iPad model: For iPad models without a Home button: Press and quickly release the volume button closest to the top button.
Unlocking an iPad without a passcode is a straightforward process involving a factory reset using iTunes or Finder on a computer. The iPad will be wiped clean, and you’ll have to set it up as new or restore it from a backup.
Unfortunately, there's no way to unlock a disabled iPad without a computer. You can, however, reset the iPad and restore it from an iCloud backup. On iPadOS 15.2 or later you can reset your iPad from the lock screen. Alternatively, you can reset it from the iCloud website or the Find My app on another Apple device.
You'll learn how to unlock iPad passcode without computer via the Find iPhone option in iCloud.com. This article has detailed how to unlock an iPad without a passcode below. After removing forgotten iPad passcode, you can restore in iPad from a backup or set up the device as new.