Im trying to unlock the home screen of my ipad, i cant remember the code and i just got a new computer because my old one crashed so my ipad is not synched to this computer. How can i unlock the passcode if its not been connected to my computer?

If you remember the password of your iPad, it's would be easy. However, you can still refer to below steps to unlock an iPad without password.
It is a good habit to have your iPad backed up regularly. In case of your iPad is locked, disabled or being stolen, you can easily recover your data from it. Otherwise, you'll lose all the data. To unlock iPad screen without password or to unlock disabled iPad mean you have to remove your previous pass code and restore your iPad. Here we introduce three methods which you can follow.
Method One: How to unlock iPad without password using iTunes

• 1. Connect iPad to the computer you have synced with.
• 2. Open iTunes on your computer and connect it with your iPad. If fortunate, you can enter the iTunes without password. But in most cases, there would be prompt asking for a pass code. Try another computer you've synced with, or use recovery mode. (The recovery mode will be mentioned in method three.)
• 3. Find your iPad in summary and make a manual backup. Once the backup have finished, click Restore your iPad with the most relevant back-up.

Method Two: How to unlock iPad screen without password with iCloud
You can also use iCloud to remove your password and recover your data if you have backed up before it was locked. And it is in the premise that you have set up Find My iPhone on your iPad, and you did remember your Apple ID, you can use iCloud to unlock your iPad.

• 1. Open your laptop or computer, go to icloud.com/find or open the iCloud app.
• 2. If the sign-in window pops up, just sign in with your Apple ID.
• 3. There's an All Devices button at the top-left of the window, click on it to call out a drop-down menu and choose your iOS device.
• 4. Click Erase (your device) in the prompt to finalize the process.
• 5. Now you can either recovery data to your device from a backup or set up as new if there isn't any back-up before.

Method Three: How to unlock a disabled iPad in recovery mode?
If you've neither synced with iTunes nor set up Find My iPhone in iCloud, you'll need to wipe your iPad to factory setting to remove the password, which means you'll suffer losing all your data on iPad and get it as a new one.
Please pay attention there is a slight difference in putting different models of iPad into recovery mode.
iPad Air

• 1. Turn off your iPad Air, press and hold the Home button.
• 2. While holding the Home key, connect the USB cable to the device. Wait until the Apple logo appears and keep holding the Home button for few more seconds.
• 3. Continue holding the Home button until the iTunes logo appears.

iPad mini/iPad pro

• 1. Connect your iPad to your computer or laptop and open iTunes.
• 2. While your device is connected, force to restart it.
• 3. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. Don't release when you see the Apple logo. Keep holding both buttons until you see the recovery mode screen.

Now you have entered the recovery mode, and

1. When you see the option to Restore and Update, click it.


For more details, check: How to Unlock iPad

Good evening to you
If I remember correctly I held in the home button and sleep button simultaneously for ca 30 seconds. enjoy your coffee, Kolbrun

If you have previously backed up your iPad, you can

• connect your iPad to your computer,
• open iTunes
• select your iPad
• in the Summary screen, press the "Restore Backup" button

After several minutes, your backup will be complete and your previous data restored.

If you did not back up your iPad previously (either to iCloud or to your computer), you won't be able to restore your old data. Also, be careful not to backup your new iPad until you have restored the old backup (in the Backups section of the Summary of your iPad in iTunes, it notes when your last backup occurred).

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You can connect your ipad to itunes... in recovery mode... switch off the ipad and then turn it on with holding the power button and the home button simultaneously untill you find itunes symbol on your ipad screen... then select restore in itunes... Remember it'll wipe all your personal data... but you can access your ipad again.

You will have to restore it by connecting to iTunes on your computer. That will erase all settings including the password. If you have a backup you can get it then set up as a new device with a new password.

You have to reset your iPad. Just follow below steps.

How to unlock iPad without password or how to unlock disabled iPad? It is a good habit to have your iPad backed up regularly. In case of your iPad is locked, disabled or being stolen, you can easily recover your data from it. Otherwise, you'll lose all the data. To unlock iPad screen without password or to unlock disabled iPad mean you have to remove your previous pass code and restore your iPad. Here we introduce three methods which you can follow.
Method One: How to unlock iPad without password using iTunes

• 1. Connect iPad to the computer you have synced with.
• 2. Open iTunes on your computer and connect it with your iPad. If fortunate, you can enter the iTunes without password. But in most cases, there would be prompt asking for a pass code. Try another computer you've synced with, or use recovery mode. (The recovery mode will be mentioned in method three.)
• 3. Find your iPad in summary and make a manual backup. Once the backup have finished, click Restore your iPad with the most relevant back-up.

Method Two: How to unlock iPad screen without password with iCloud
You can also use iCloud to remove your password and recover your data if you have backed up before it was locked. And it is in the premise that you have set up Find My iPhone on your iPad, and you did remember your Apple ID, you can use iCloud to unlock your iPad.

• 1. Open your laptop or computer, go to icloud.com/find or open the iCloud app.
• 2. If the sign-in window pops up, just sign in with your Apple ID.
• 3. There's an All Devices button at the top-left of the window, click on it to call out a drop-down menu and choose your iOS device.
• 4. Click Erase (your device) in the prompt to finalize the process.
• 5. Now you can either recovery data to your device from a backup or set up as new if there isn't any back-up before.

Method Three: How to unlock a disabled iPad in recovery mode?
If you've neither synced with iTunes nor set up Find My iPhone in iCloud, you'll need to wipe your iPad to factory setting to remove the password, which means you'll suffer losing all your data on iPad and get it as a new one.
Please pay attention there is a slight difference in putting different models of iPad into recovery mode.
iPad Air

• 1. Turn off your iPad Air, press and hold the Home button.
• 2. While holding the Home key, connect the USB cable to the device. Wait until the Apple logo appears and keep holding the Home button for few more seconds.
• 3. Continue holding the Home button until the iTunes logo appears.

iPad mini/iPad pro

• 1. Connect your iPad to your computer or laptop and open iTunes.
• 2. While your device is connected, force to restart it.
• 3. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. Don't release when you see the Apple logo. Keep holding both buttons until you see the recovery mode screen.

Now you have entered the recovery mode, and

1. When you see the option to Restore and Update, click it.

2. Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.
For more details, check: How to Unlock iPad without Passcode

If your iPad has become disabled permanently, your only choice will be to reset the iPad in iTunes and restore from a backup. This may seem like punishment, but it is actually for your own protection. If someone stole your iPad and tried to unlock it, the iPad would become permanently disabled, thus keeping the person from getting access to your iPad's data.
How to Restore the iPad From iTunes
Remember to restore the iPad from the same computer you used to sync. If you are using iOS 5.0 and have iCloud set up to backup your iPad, you can also restore from the cloud. Even without restoring from a backup, you can go to the app store and install any app you have previously purchased for free.


Hope this helps a bit.

It's usual for us to forget the passcode, however, there are several ways to reset the iPad password. Just follow one of them shown below.

If you've neither synced with iTunes nor set up Find My iPhone in iCloud, you'll need to wipe your iPad to factory setting to remove the password, which means you'll suffer losing all your data on iPad and get it as a new one.
Please pay attention there is a slight difference in putting different models of iPad into recovery mode.
iPad Air

• 1. Turn off your iPad Air, press and hold the Home button.
• 2. While holding the Home key, connect the USB cable to the device. Wait until the Apple logo appears and keep holding the Home button for few more seconds.
• 3. Continue holding the Home button until the iTunes logo appears.

iPad mini/iPad pro

• 1. Connect your iPad to your computer or laptop and open iTunes.
• 2. While your device is connected, force to restart it.
• 3. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. Don't release when you see the Apple logo. Keep holding both buttons until you see the recovery mode screen.

Now you have entered the recovery mode, and

1. When you see the option to Restore and Update, click it.

2. Wait for the process to finish. Then you can set up and use your device.

For more methods, check: How to Unlock iPad?

have you tried a hard ware reset?

turn off device, then hold the power button on top and the home key (make sure its not plugged in also)

keep Holding both keys... you will see the apple logo appear, and then flash off, and then it will restart again. If you keep holding the home key and the power key, it will continue in this loop. Holding it until it reboots once should be enough though, then just turn it on and let it boot normally.

Your settings and everything should remain the same, this just will reset the hardware on the device. I have had issues with my iPad 2 with games lately, mainly random crashing, when I do this hardware reset, it usually fixes my crashing issue for a while.

Once again the steps are:

Shut off device, make sure it is unplugged
Hold the Power button and home key, until the apple icon appears and then flashes off.
Let the device turn on normally, let go of home key and hold the power button till the apple icon appears, and let it boot up normally.
Test the application, this may or may not work. But its def worth a try.

Close unused tabs

Tap Settings in your Home screen then tap Safari / Clear History, Cookies, and Cache.

Then restart your iPad. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider to turn off iPad. To turn iPad back on, press and hold the Sleep/Wake until the Apple logo appears.