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hello am locked out of my iphone and its home button is broken. How can I factory reset it as I do not have a computer that is in sync with it.

How do I put my iphone 5s into reboot? it has been disabled and the home button is currently broken.

iPhone 5s, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 7:17 AM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2021 7:31 AM

Hi ,you need a computer or as kb1951 says you need to get the home button fixed. I am not quite sure as to what is meant by “ I do not have a computer that is in sync with it.” You can use any Mac or pc that has iTunes (or with newer versions of macOS, Finder) to reset the iPhone.


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hello am locked out of my iphone and its home button is broken. How can I factory reset it as I do not have a computer that is in sync with it.

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