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Q: 9.3 Your iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable.

Downloaded New software 9.3 on IPhone no problem, for IPad 2 it says: Your IPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable.

 

Tells me to try connecting to ITunes to activate, when I do this, it says Apple does not recognize device. This has been going on for hours. Any clue whats going on?

iPad 2, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 23, 2016 11:34 PM

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Q: 9.3 Your iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable.

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  • by Jump60,

    Jump60 Jump60 Mar 25, 2016 1:45 PM in response to brenden dv
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    Mar 25, 2016 1:45 PM in response to brenden dv

    Great! It works! Now my IPad 2 run and I have all my apps and data  ad before. Many thanks

  • by Eileencat,

    Eileencat Eileencat Mar 25, 2016 5:08 PM in response to brenden dv
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    Mar 25, 2016 5:08 PM in response to brenden dv

    Hi Brenden dv

     

    Finally, Finally Finally! I am up and running! Seriously once I had that link I was at it all day. But it worked!!!!

  • by Eileencat,

    Eileencat Eileencat Mar 25, 2016 5:13 PM in response to Eileencat
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    Mar 25, 2016 5:13 PM in response to Eileencat

    This Link was posted by brenden dv - If you can’t activate your iPad 2 (GSM model) after you update to iOS 9.3 - Apple Support

     

    I am up and running now! 36 hours later.

  • by Heathercat,

    Heathercat Heathercat Mar 25, 2016 7:39 PM in response to brenden dv
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    Mar 25, 2016 7:39 PM in response to brenden dv

    TThanks Brendan, this worked once I finally got to a computer with the latest iTunes update.  Thanks for posting! Again it works! Back in business with my ipad2. God bless!

  • by sharonfrommanjimup,

    sharonfrommanjimup sharonfrommanjimup Mar 25, 2016 9:28 PM in response to Heathercat
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    Mar 25, 2016 9:28 PM in response to Heathercat

    I Have been trying all morning to do the same thing but each time I do a reset iTunes loses the connection to my iPad because I have to enter my passcode. So the only other option iTunes offers me is to redownload the update & install to iPad. 6 hour estimate then 2 hours into it all stops & I am no further along. I'm glad that others are having success but maybe those of us with passcodes can't progress because iTunes shuts down because it can't connect to the  iPad because of pass code. Grrrr....

  • by gingerly50,

    gingerly50 gingerly50 Mar 25, 2016 10:26 PM in response to Eileencat
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    Mar 25, 2016 10:26 PM in response to Eileencat

    Cannot activate my ipad 2.

  • by adcvkl,

    adcvkl adcvkl Mar 25, 2016 11:46 PM in response to Eileencat
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    Mar 25, 2016 11:46 PM in response to Eileencat

    I have the exact same problem since thursday.. It says activator service is temporarily unavailable on my ipad 2.. and when i connect it to itunes it says Itunes unable to verify your device .. I hope they will fix it soon because my laptop is dying.. my phone's battery *****.. my ipad was the last man standing i cant loose that aswell..

  • by adcvkl,

    adcvkl adcvkl Mar 26, 2016 12:25 AM in response to brenden dv
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    Mar 26, 2016 12:25 AM in response to brenden dv

    THank youuuuu!!!! it workss

  • by ozziemale43,

    ozziemale43 ozziemale43 Mar 26, 2016 1:02 AM in response to adcvkl
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    Mar 26, 2016 1:02 AM in response to adcvkl

    Good for those who have had the solution and it worked for them I followed instructions and updates did not work.After many frustrating hours I restored, losing all my apps and files in the process. What a disappointing reaction from Apple support. After chat and being promised email of my chat and solution when it was available I had no response. Thought Apple was better than that.

  • by sharonfrommanjimup,

    sharonfrommanjimup sharonfrommanjimup Mar 26, 2016 3:03 AM in response to ozziemale43
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    Mar 26, 2016 3:03 AM in response to ozziemale43

    ME too! I spent all today following the advice given but still not activating my computer says there is an unknown error with iTunes Store & cannot connect to my iPad. I didn't want to have to restore to factory settings but it seems I have no choice. I will lose a pile of recent data! Grrrr.....

  • by Mono Sr.,

    Mono Sr. Mono Sr. Mar 26, 2016 3:14 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123
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    Mar 26, 2016 3:14 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

    I have tried all possible measurements recommended here in Community and Apple Support pages, but they don´t help, iPad2 can´t be activated, even to restore iPad2 couldn´t been done. It´s so annoying!

  • by brandonnodnarb,

    brandonnodnarb brandonnodnarb Mar 26, 2016 3:17 AM in response to brenden dv
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    Mar 26, 2016 3:17 AM in response to brenden dv

    Thank you, Brenden.  That appears to have solved the issue I was having as well. 

     

    Further...

    I would like to point out that I had tried this about 10 times in the past 2 days (looking for the recovery screen) and could not get to it.  The iPad would only restart.  I find this very curious, mostly because iTunes did acknowledge my iPad, and my iPad settings were still being adhered to (i.e. it could read that it was my iPad (persistant machine name) but would not let me register).  I'm wondering if there is something else going on behind the scenes.

     

    Apologies.  I'm not trying to be a consipiracy theorist (because that makes no sense).  I do, however, find the timing curious.

  • by Mono Sr.,

    Mono Sr. Mono Sr. Mar 26, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Eileencat
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    Mar 26, 2016 9:30 AM in response to Eileencat

    At last! After trying three times updating via iTunes with failure, then tried restore option with iTunes, once more, and it helped and now iPad2 seems to be restored, works slowly, but it works, yippee!

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