How to Remove or Bypass Passcode from iPad

Last Updated: June 29th, 2023By Categories: Unlock Apple Device

Some people are sick of entering the passcode when they unlock the iPad. Though the Face ID and Touch ID are pretty helpful, your iPad will still ask you to enter the passcode from time to time. With face or fingerprint recognition, forgetting the iPad passcode becomes reasonable and not rare. If we don’t enter the passcode, we will get locked out of this iPad.

In this case, some of you may want to remove the passcode completely from your iPad so that every time you use it, no passcode is asked. What a convenience. However, you should also be aware of the potential risks of removing the iPad passcode.

In this post, we will first discuss the effects of removing the iPad passcode. When the risks mean nothing to you and you’re still willing to disable the screen lock on your iPad, you can find the methods as well.

How to Remove or Bypass Passcode from iPad

Part 1: What Will Happen If We Remove the Passcode From iPad

Removing the passcode and screen lock on your iPad comes with both positive and negative influences. Before we learn the method to disable this security feature, we must be fully aware of the consequences

Hopefully, you can make the most suitable choice after evaluating the consequences.

To begin with, we all know the benefit of removing the iPad passcode. That’s we can access the tablet without trouble anymore. We don’t have to enter any digits, clean fingers to pass the Touch ID, or take off sunglasses, masks, hats, or other attachments to verify ourselves. To get in this Apple tablet, an easy and quick swipe is all it takes.

Unlock iPad via Swipe

Unauthorized Access to iPad Becomes Unstoppable

However, we must know that once we remove the passcode from the iPad, the Face or Touch ID will be gone as well.

That means the same convenience goes to anyone who wants to see our iPad. They can enter the device without any verification. They don’t need our consent or anything. With just one easy swipe, they’re in.

Data and Privacy Leaks, Money Loses

After that, the privacy, data, and everything on this iPad is visible to intruders.

Worse still, if you have a cellular version iPad that is inserted with a Sim card, visitors with bad intentions can even change your password through a phone number. You have to know that almost every service allows users to change their password via a verification message. The entry key to your Apple account, bank accounts, Paypal, and Visa, are all changeable.

Wrapping Up

Unless it’s necessary, we strongly advise you to keep a passcode on your iPad. For these circumstances, you may remove the passcode from your iPad:

  • This iPad is for public use in restaurants, hospitals, clinics, bars, clubs, markets, banks, etc.
  • Whoever uses this iPad is bad at remembering the passcode or has trouble entering the passcode.
  • You have toddlers who love to mess up with your iPad lock screen and have made your iPad disabled before.

If you think removing the passcode on your iPad is a good idea, let’s see how to remove it now!

Part 2: How to Remove Passcode from iPad

It’s very easy to disable the passcode on your iPad. We can do it on the Settings app on your tablet.

Step 1

Unlock your iPad first, then launch the Settings app. Scroll down and find the“Face ID & Passcode” option (if your iPad has a Home button, the option will be “Touch ID & Passcode”).

Step 2

Enter the passcode to pass the verification.

Step 3

On the new screen, navigate to Turn Passcode Off and hit it. Tap Turn Off if there’s any pop-out. In a second or two, the passcode and lock screen will be removed from this iPad.

How to Remove Passcode from iPhone

When it’s complete, you can put your iPad to sleep with the Power button. And press the button again to wake it and swipe to unlock your iPad.

Part 3: How to Remove Passcode from iPad Without Passcode

You may have realized that to disable the passcode on iPad, you will have to know the 4 or 6 digits and pass the lock screen.

However, you can’t achieve this if you have forgotten the passcode or if this iPad is disabled now. In either case, the iPad Settings app becomes untouchable. In this case, we will have to seek help from a third-party iPad unlocker, 4uKey.

4uKey iOS Unlocker Interface

This is the best troubleshooter when we get locked out of our iPad. It can help us bypass the lock or disabled screen on iPad without the passcode or password. With 4uKey, you won’t have to worry about getting locked out of your iPad anymore.

With its efforts, the pattern lock, pin code, Face ID, or Touch ID will be gone forever. Unless you add a new one, otherwise, this iPad is unlocked.

With its perfect effort, if you want to remove the passcode on your iPad, 4uKey will definitely solve your trouble! Download this program on your computer and let’s start to remove the lock screen.

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Step 1:

On your Windows or Mac computer, complete the setup of 4uKey and launch the unlocker. On its initiate interface, hit the Start button to begin everything.

Step 2:

On the new screen, connect your Apple device will be displayed. Use a valid USB cable and connect your locked iPad to the USB cord of the computer.

4uKey iOS Unlocker Connect Device

Normally, 4uKey will detect your iPad and you can hit Next to proceed.

If your iPad is not showing on 4uKey, it may not be detected by 4uKey. In this case, we can try to boot your iPad to Recovery mode. Follow my steps below or you can check on the in-app instructions of 4uKey.

  • Power off your iPad first;
  • then long press the Power button. Release it when the Recovery mode screen shows up.

4uKey should recognize your locked iPad this time. By the way, on 4uKey, you will find the tutorial to boot your iPad to Recovery or DFU mode too.

4uKey iOS Unlocker Prompt Recovery Mode

Step 3:

Next, you need to download the unlock firmware on your PC. Click on the Download button on the 4uKey interface to proceed.

4uKey iOS Unlocker start to Download

Step 4:

When the download is done, 4uKey will ask you to start removing the screen lock on your iPad. You can just hit the Start Remove button.

This iPad unlocker will do its job now. In just a few minutes, the screen lock will be removed and you can enter your iPad with an easy swipe.

4uKey iOS Unlocker Remove Successfully

Caution:

4uKey will erase your data whilst unlocking your iPad. To avoid data loss, back up your locked iPad before you start to unlock it. You can restore data from the backup to your iPad.

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Save iPhone & iPad Data to Windows & Mac in A Minute

  • One-click or selective data backup to computers
  • Highly flexible restore process: preview and select
  • Recover WhatsApp, Photos, Videos, and Audio to iPhone/iPad

*Compatible with iOS 16 & iPadOS 16

FAQs

If you can’t turn off your via the Turn Off Passcode option under the Face (or Touch) ID & Passcode screen, you can try to disable the Passcode Lock feature on the iPad settings first.

Follow this:

  • Launch Settings;
  • Hit General;
  • Locate Passcode Lock and disable it.

Now, go back to Face ID & Passcode, tap Turn off Passcode to remove it.

There’s no default passcode for iPad. If you choose to add a passcode to your iPad, the digits you create will be its only passcode and there will be no other digits that can unlock this iPad.

If you’re asking this question because you have forgotten the passcode on your iPad, well, the only passcode on this iPad is the one you forget. You can try to use iTunes or Find My iPad to unlock your iPad without a passcode

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