Official recovery paths · no sketchy bypasses
Clear, step-by-step recovery for iPhone, Samsung, Pixel and 100+ models. Free guides for the common phones, a community that's been there, and Pro guides for the tricky ones.
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Pick the brand, the model, and what's locked. We show you the official way back in, and warn you before anything that erases data.
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Official recovery steps for the most common phones, carrier unlock rules, and plain-English explainers. No account needed.
Browse guidesAsk about your exact phone and get answers from people who fixed the same problem last week.
Visit the boardDeep, model-specific guides for the special phones: recovery menus, eSIM after a reset, and what to do when a step fails.
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A carrier can't reset an Apple Account, and a factory reset can't pay off a phone. Mixing them up is how people lose photos for nothing.
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iPhone 13–16, Galaxy S23–S24, Pixel 8–9, a current Moto G, and Galaxy A15. Every other model's guide is included with Pro.
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Community ($5/month) lets you post and reply on the board. Pro ($10/month) adds every special-phone guide. Cancel any time.
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Everything in Community, plus every premium model pack — recovery menus, eSIM aftercare, failure branches.
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Read before you reset
Basics · 7 min
Screen lock, carrier lock, account lock, and eSIM trouble look similar from the couch. They are four different systems.
Basics · 5 min
Carriers, Apple, and Google all ask for it. You can usually get it without unlocking anything.
Recovery · 6 min
Read this before you hold two buttons. Some things come back. A lot of things do not.
Start with the free check. It takes 30 seconds and never asks for your passcode.
Start the free check
