Your iPhone might be locked to your carrier. Unlocking your iPhone means that you can use it with different carriers. To contact your carrier and unlock your iPhone, use these steps. You can find out if your iPhone is locked by going to Settings > General > About. If "No SIM restrictions" appears next to Carrier Lock, your iPhone is unlocked. If you don’t want to switch carriers and your device is locked because you forgot the passcode, you don’t need to use the steps in this article. Learn how to reset your passcode.
Apple can't unlock your iPhone for use with a different carrier. Only your current carrier can unlock your iPhone.
Use these steps to finish unlocking your iPhone:
Use these steps to finish unlocking your iPhone:
You might see this message on your computer or iPhone: "The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier store."
If you see this message on your device with iOS 14 and later, use these steps:
If your device is on iOS 13 or earlier, use these steps: