How to Erase Locked iPhone?

Put the iPhone into Recovery Mode

Connect the iPhone to a Mac or PC

Open Finder on macOS Catalina or later

Open iTunes on Windows or older macOS versions

Select the iPhone when it appears

Choose Restore iPhone

Confirm the restore

Wait for the erase and reinstall process to finish

Set up the iPhone as new or restore from a backup

If Find My iPhone is enabled, erase it from iCloud.com using the Apple ID linked to the device

If Activation Lock appears after erasing, enter the Apple ID and password previously used on the iPhone

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