Forgot your iPhone password? Here's what to do

While it’s unlikely that one may forget the passcode of their iPhone but there could be circumstances when such a situation arises. It can be quite a hassle to unlock an iPhone if you’ve forgotten your passcode. However, do not fret as we bring to you a step-by-step guide that will help you to get out of this tricky situation. Read on:

Before we begin, do keep in mind that any data on the iPhone will no longer be available as you’ll need to erase the device. However, if you backed up your iPhone then all data can be restored. If you never backed up your iPhone before the passcode mishap took place, say au revoir, sayonara or goodbye to your data. These are the steps that you need to follow:

1.If you don’t have iTunes then download it on your Mac/Windows PC.

2.Connect your iPhone with the PC and open iTunes

3.You will now need to force restart your iPhone

4.To force restart an iPhone X or later, or iPhone 8 or later

Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Then, press and hold the Side button until you see the recovery-mode screen.

5.If you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus

Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.

6.If you have an iPhone 6s and earlier

Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the recovery-mode screen.

7.Now you will see the option to “Restore” or “Update”

8.Choose the “Restore” option

9.iTunes will now download software for your iPhone.

10.However, if it takes more than 15 minutes to download the software then the iPhone will automatically exit recovery mode.

11.If that happens, then you need connect iPhone with PC again and force restart it.

12.So, here’s how you can unlock an iPhone in case you have forgotten the passcode of your device. It’s a slightly complex process but comes in handy.

13.Tip: keep backing up your iPhone routinely whether you forget or don’t forget the passcode

Unable to download an app from Google Play Store, here’s how to fix it

Not being able to download an app or game from the Google Play Store or the download screen shows some random error message the moment we hit that download button? This is probably the most common problem faced by Android users when they find an exciting app or a game on the Google Play Store and get stuck with the ‘downloading’ or ‘pending’ message below the download bar. At times even after waiting for several minutes or probably hours the download screen keeps on showing the same message. Pretty annoying, right? Here are a few methods that can help users to resolve such issues related to the Google Play Store.

First things first

Before talking about the solution, there are a few things that users need to check. Google Play Store downloads only one app at a time, so in case the screen show pending check is there any other app being downloaded or updated at the moment. If yes, either wait for the download to finish or manually stop the download by heading to the My apps & games section.

Apart from this, users also need to ensure that their internet connectivity is working properly. One more thing, Google Play Store download apps and games with a bigger file size over Wi-Fi. So, make sure to uncheck the ‘Download over Wi-Fi’ option after pressing the download button.

Now, in case everything seems fine, the internet is working, you have enough space on your phone and still unable to download, then here’s what one should do.

The error is commonly known as ‘Error-20’ and to resolve the issue users need to clear the cache and re-sync their Google Account and here’s how to do it.

1.Open the ‘Settings’ app and tap on the ‘Applications or Apps’ option

2.Search for ‘Google Play Store’ and tap on it

3.Now, hit the ‘Clear data’ and Clear cache’ option

4.Then, head to Accounts option and delete the Google Account

5.Restart the smartphone and set up the Google Account again

6.Now, head back to the Google Play Store and try downloading the app.

Disclaimer: This is just a workaround and there could be other problems due to which users could face such issues.