How to Factory Restore a Locked iPhone?

Put the iPhone into Recovery Mode

Connect the iPhone to a Mac or PC with a USB cable

Open Finder on macOS Catalina or later

Open iTunes on macOS Mojave or earlier, or on Windows

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 Activation Lock appears, sign in with the Apple ID previously used on the device

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