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User profile for user: APPrezso
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User level: Level 1
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iPhone 4 disabled

Hello,


I have have an old iPhone 4 which has been disabled and I would like to know if there’s any way we can unlock it so that my son can use it as his first phone?

iPhone 4

Posted on Aug 23, 2019 12:00 AM

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User profile for user: sergekills
sergekills
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Posted on Aug 23, 2019 12:18 AM

Yes.

Follow the steps from the article below:

If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

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User profile for user: lakshaychoudhary
lakshaychoudhary
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Aug 23, 2019 12:39 AM in response to APPrezso

  1. Power off your iPhone
  2. After shutdown press & hold power key + home button for 10 seconds connect to iTunes screen appears
  3. After that connect your iPhone to your pc or mac
  4. open iTunes and click on restore button which will download & install iOS software to your iPhone
  5. After this process your iPhone will restart from start up screen
  6. Use the same apple id which was log on this iPhone before restoring
  7. And your iPhone will be unlocked
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