

#Connect mac keyboard to pc enter passcode plus
I bought a lightning cable to USB adapter, and plugged in my very simple Dell USB keyboard into my iPhone 7 Plus running iOS 11.2.6. So this method of PIN entry will not work on iOS 11.4.1 or later. Please note that as of iOS 11.4.1 and later, Apple requires a passcode for new USB devices. We had one commenter (thanks Josh!) suggest trying a lightning adapter and plugging in a wired USB keyboard, so we tested the method out! We've had many comments asking us if there's any other workarounds to enter a passcode on a completely broken iPhone screen. To turn off VoiceOver, you can say “Turn off VoiceOver” to Siri, or go into Settings > General > Accessibility to turn it off manually.

#Connect mac keyboard to pc enter passcode how to
How to enter your passcode on a cracked iPhone screen:

If you can’t see anything, VoiceOver should help too, since Siri reads the button text as the cursor moves. (This post is from an older phone so it talks about slide to unlock, but instead we should just need to tap the home button twice to get to the passcode screen.) I found this tip buried here in the Apple Support community forums. With VoiceOver on you can use any portion of the touch screen that works to move a “cursor” around and double tap to “tap” where the cursor is. If some small portion of the touch screen still works, you should be able to use that working section of the screen to slide around in VoiceOver mode thankfully, you can turn on VoiceOver with Siri while the iPhone is locked. But, if you haven't plugged your iPhone in and completed the “Trust” dialog with your computer before, you'll need to enter your iPhone passcode (or Touch ID if possible) to unlock your iPhone and make your first backup in iTunes.īut what if your iPhone screen is cracked in a way where some or most of the screen doesn't respond to touch so you can't tap some of the passcode numbers? What if your iPhone screen is broken such that you can't enter the passcode? If your iPhone screen is broken, you likely want to plug it into iTunes to make a backup and copy your photos before getting a replacement screen or new iPhone.
