Introduction hi everybody and welcome to another video today I'm going to show you how to unlock any iPhone from the first generation iPhone all the way to the latest generation so the first thing that you need to understand is that there are three types of unlocks the first type is the network unlock this will unlock your phone to use it with any SIM card in any country from any service provider then you have the passcode unlock or the security unlock this guide will show you how to access your device if maybe you forgot the passcode or the security pattern and lastly we have the iCloud activation lock maybe you purchase a phone from somebody else and it came with a cloud-based lock we will discuss ethical Solutions no hacks or anything illegal we will include time stamps so feel free to skip this video depending on what you're looking for but first a quick disclaimer we will not use any type of hacking tool in any way phones that are reported as lost or stolen cannot be unlocked so let's begin with the network Network Unlock unlock like I said before this will make your phone compatible with any SIM card I'll show you the best and the easiest way to remotely unlock your device meaning that everything is on over the air no cables and no software required with that said let's begin step one we Finding Your IMEI need to get a phone's IMI number we will get it by dialing star 06 # as you will see the IMI number will show up in the screen this is a 15-digit number this number can also be found in the box and in the settings of your How to Unlock AT&T iPhone device in this website we will request the unlock to unlock this phone so simply you have to fill in this form here about your phone's information it's extremely important to enter the correct IMEI number that's the number we just got but so enter it here it should be 15 digit and it must be 100% correct if there's a mistake here this method will not work and the last and final step is to write down your personal email where you going to receive the notification so just write down here your personal email address and they will email you a notification that your phone has been unlocked successfully on you have read everything and you will get a message or an email just like this I will show you my email account so this is the email I just got and it says your iPhone has been factory unlocked successfully so let's go ahead and open this email so the email will confirm that your iPhone has been successfully unlocked and now the last step is to connect your iPhone to Wi-Fi to activate the unlock so that's the way you do a network factory unlock after receiving the notification How to Activate the Unlock that your phone has been unlocked we're going to power off the device and you will need to remove the SIM card tray and insert a nonsupported SIM card in other words a SIM card that is different from the original carrier Power on your device you will need to connect your device to Wi-Fi and the unlock will be instantly activated after a few seconds your device should be successfully unlocked and compatible with any SIM card now let's make a test call and if the call goes through the process will successful perfect and that's it your phone is now unlocked and ready to be used with any network now let's move on Other types of unlocks to the other types of unlocks let's proceed with the passcode unlock or the security unlock this is in case you forgot the passcode of your phone or if your phone has been locked because of too many incorrect attempts it's important to know that the phone must be yours if it's a St in device or if you're not the rightful owner you will not be able to unlock it because chances are you will be locked with a cloud-based lock what we will do here is a factory reset to wipe the phone completely and be able to restore it to factory settings to use it again so please be aware that all information about this phone will be deleted unless you have a backup of your data somewhere in the cloud or in your computer the first step is to connect your phone to your computer using a cable make sure that your phone has enough battery at this 20% and then we will enter recovery mode by performing specific command using the following keys on the side this may vary depending on every model so I recommend that you Google how to enter recovery mode in your exact model for the latest iPhones this is how you enter recovery mode volume up volume down and press un hold the power button and don't let go if it didn't work on the first time I suggest that you try it again until you get it if you did it successfully we will see the following screen if you're a Windows User make sure that you install the latest version of iTunes I will include a link where you can download it your computer should detect your iPhone and Recovery mode and then we're going to proceed by restoring this phone to factory settings so this will erase the phone completely so this will take a while it depends on your internet connection and the speed of your computer so let's fast forward and I'll be back once the process is completed it will take a few seconds and after a while your device will be restored to factory settings and you should be able to use it without any issues and there you have it your phone should be unlocked now in some cases your phone might be locked to an iCloud account or an activation lock you will need to contact the previous owner to remove the log this would be the best and the cheapest solution but if you have tried contacting the previous owner and you still have no luck I will include an article in the description of this video that describes ethical solutions to completely remove the iCloud lock or the activation lock and that's how you Conclusion unlock an iPhone thank you so much I hope that this video help you and we'll see you next time take care