6 attempts, all failed, Locked iPhone, iPad, or iPod for 20 million minutes Now what do you do with your life? This is a more common scenario than you might think, everyone hates it but it has a quick fix thankfully. Apple has implemented an infallible security method to ensure that the data of its users is protected in case they lose their mobile or that a friend of others snatches it from them.
This consists of completely blocking the phone after failing 6 times to enter the unlock code for it, being the total restoration the only way to reactivate the mobile to make it useful again. But what happens if you are forgetful or because of things in life you make a mistake 6 times when entering the magic combination to unlock it?
In this guide we will teach you how to activate your step by step, as well as a couple of ways to protect all your information so you don’t lose it and the solutions to the most common problems when trying to reactivate the mobile. Hopefully we can also teach you a way to never forget your password so you don’t have to go through this again.
Steps to activate your iPhone phone that is deactivated
5-step guide to using the tool
- Step 1: Select the model of your mobile device
- Step 2: Choose your country (Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia…)
- Step 3: Select your company (Vodafone, Orange, Yoigo, Movistar…) and press “Release“
- Step 4: Enter your IMEI number (You can find it by dialing on your phone *#06#)
- Step 5: Click on “unlock now“and…. Done!
It’s annoying, but if you’re reading this it means it’s over and your iPhone, iPad or iPod is currently completely locked. Fortunately for you there is not one, but three ways you can reactivate them in less time than you think to get back to using it to the fullest.
The first and easiest is recover it with iTunes; If you are a cautious person and you have your mobile synchronized with a computer with iTunes, you can easily reactivate it from that same computer as long as you have not reinstalled its iOS system. The other way is using iCloud; which will work only if the device has “Find My iPhone” activeand the last alternative is restoring everything from scratch from any computer.
This last way is the saddest of all because it leaves you with no possibility to restore your files; you will lose your photos, music, videos and all the contacts that you have not saved in the SIM. But don’t worry, we’ll teach you too how to make a backup laterso that in case your memory doesn’t improve, you don’t have to go through this again.
Recover Disabled iPhone/iPad with iTunes
Previously, this was the only possible way to wake up an iOS device, so when turning it on for the first time, it was mandatory to synchronize the device with a computer. This has changed, but is still the method most used by users to activate their mobile, tablet or iPod without losing their data.
To do this, it is necessary to follow the following steps:
- The first thing you should do is connect the mobile device to the computer you synced it to via the USB cable.
- You open iTunes and enter the section “Device Management“, where you will have to choose the team you want to join.
- If it is inactive, you will automatically see a message indicating the current state of the mobile and below it the option “Restore”, which you must select.
- Follow the steps that the restoration wizardwhich are very easy to follow, is a very intuitive process.
- You will see a message telling you if you want to restore the device to the factory and completely delete all data, or if you want to make a backup. choose the second option and wait for the wizard to restore all your information.
- In case you choose the option to delete all data, you will also have to wait a few minutes. After this you can turn on the device and start using it again.
Restore locked iPhone from iCloud
This method is new and can be done since the launch of the iPhone 5 about. For this it is necessary and that you have an internet connection from a WiFi network or through mobile data.
The steps to follow are those:
- You must enter the portal from a computer or another Smartphone icloud.com/find
- that is synced with your iOS device.
- You wait for the session to start and look for the option “All devices” where you can see all the teams that are linked to that account.
- Select the iPhone, iPad or iPod you want to recover and click on the option “Erase iPhone” (or iPad/iPod as the case may be). This will delete everything inside the computer.
- After the above process finishes, you will be able to choose whether to reactivate the device as new or to restore it with a backup copybut this must have been made from iCloud.
- Regardless of the option chosen, you will have to wait a few minutes and later you can use your iOS device again.
Activate a disabled iphone X, 8, 7, 6s, 6, 5s, 5, 4S with DFU
This is Apple’s first aid kit; the help flare; the fire extinguisher or whatever you want to call it. In such a case, it is the last resort you have to recover your iOS device. If you are at this point you can say goodbye to all the personal history that you have saved on your iPhone, iPad or iPod. But don’t be sad, the good news is that you get a “new” deviceor at least as far as operating system and memory are concerned.
It is important that the computer where you are going to carry out the process has , otherwise you will not be able to download the new operating system. The steps to follow are those:
- Connect the device to a computer with iTunes with usb cable.
- If you have an iPhone 6s or belowyou must simultaneously press the power button and home button.
- If your iPhone is 7 or higheryou must simultaneously press the home and volume down buttons. You must hold both buttons, as the case may be, until you see that start DFU modewhich will not take more than a few seconds.
- The computer will automatically recognize the device and will show you a message with the option “Restore”, which you must select.
- Subsequently, iTunes will begin downloading the data package for the installation of the iOS operating system corresponding to your device. This should take approximately 15 minutes.
- If the 15 minutes pass and the download is still not complete, the device will exit DFU mode and you will need to repeat the above steps again but this time the operating system will be installed automatically and you can start using your iPhone again.
Unfortunately, if you are resorting to this option it means that you never synced the device with iTunes or iCloud, so there is no backup to recover your files. So you will have to use the empty mobile, as if you had bought it new.
How to make a backup to iCloud or iTunes?
Making a backup is a habit that every iOS user should take up constantly. A mobile is a tool in which we store extremely important data; photos of unique moments, playlists of our favorite songs and endless files that are worth keeping for a lifetime. That is why we are going to teach you how to make a backup from iCloud or iTunes.
From iCloud
The first thing you should do is and activate “Search my Iphone” so you can make all the backup copies you want by following the steps that we explain below.
- Go to the “settings” from your iPhone or iPad.
- Scroll down until you find the menu “iCloud”.
- Once in this section, turn on the Backup switch.
With these three steps you will have activated the backups and every time the mobile is charging and connected to a WiFi network, they will be carried out automatically. Notably you will only have a 5GB space in the free versionso that when you have more data than allowed you will have to expand your plan, which implies paying a monthly subscription.
From iTunes
The first thing you need is a computer with the iTunes software installed. If you are a MAC user, it will already be installed by default, while if you are a Windows user, you will have to download it from the official Apple website.
Once you have done this, you can start the process by following these steps:
- The first thing you should do is connect iPhone, iPad or iPod to computerwhich will automatically recognize it.
- Open iTunes and select the device which you just installed.
- Select the option “Make Copy Now”.
With these three simple steps, a backup copy will begin to be made with which you will make sure keep all your files safe on your computer and you can recover them whenever you want by following the steps that we teach you in the first section of this guide.
FAQ: Problems why you can’t activate your iPhone
Although it is not very common, it is possible that some problems when reactivating your iOS again. Below we tell you the possible causes and solutions of these problems.
Apple activation server out of service
This rarely happens, but it is possible, especially on days when a new iPhone is released, which causes a large number of new users to sign up with Apple to activate their new devices. If this is the case, you will have to try again a few minutes later or wait until the next day in order to activate your iOS device.
The iPhone has Activation Lock active
The “” prevents an iOS device from being activated in case it has been stolen. This is a security measure by Apple to protect the data of its users and can only be deactivated from the iCloud website or previously from the device itself.
The computer does not have an Internet connection
If you don’t have a stable internet connection, you won’t be able to activate your iOS device using iCloud or DFU modesince this is necessary for both connect mobile to cloud as to download the data from the operating system.
How to fix these crash issues?
If you have some of these problems, you can apply some of the solutions that we propose below:
restart the device
The failure may occur due to an internal glitch in the iOS software. If this is the case, what you should do is restart the device and try to activate it again.
Check your internet connection
Make sure you have one stable internet connection since this is essential so that you can activate through DFU or iCloud.
Turn off “Find My iPhone”
Go to the iCloud website from another device and sign in with the Apple ID that’s linked to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod you want to reactivate. In this way you can turn off “Find My iPhone” and you will be able to reactivate the device without problems.
Contact Apple
If all of the above…
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