Lost pin of old iPhone 4, how to get in?

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Lost pin of old iPhone 4, how to get in?

It has come to this, I have lost all my music library but it's on my very old iPhone 4. After searching for it, finally found it but it's asking for passcode. The passcode I thought it should be is not working.

It first locked me out for 1 minute after failed attempt, then 5 minutes and now 15 minutes and I guess it will keep going up.

Researching, I saw a youtube video how to get in but that method erases the data which I don't want.

What can I do to get in?

Posted on Feb 15, 2020 6:13 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Feb 15, 2020 6:15 PM in response to MickyMac9

That is the only way to get in is to restore the device to remove the passcode. Your music library should be on your computer, and there should be a backup of that as well. If this is music that you purchased from iTunes, you can download it again as well. There is no way for you to get into an iPhone that you have forgotten the passcode for except to wipe it.

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ChrisJ4203

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Feb 15, 2020 6:54 PM in response to MickyMac9

And it will continue to grow exponentially until it is completely disabled. You will need to use a computer to restore the device, but that is the only way to get into it again with a forgotten passcode. If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

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MickyMac9 Author

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Feb 15, 2020 6:42 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Unfortunately I have been using online music like spotify for many years and although I still have my Macbook Air 2011 which is what I used to sync with this iPhone, can't find the music on it.

This mac had 128 GB hardisk and at one time I took backups to free space so probably I moved music elsewhere but can't find the music on all my usb sticks, I seem to have messed up somehow.

Can I used this mac somehow to get in the iPhone? I did changed the hard drive to 240 GB but I haven't formatted the disk, I used system recover.

The annoying thing is iPhone keep doubling the lockout time after just ONE failed attempt to enter passcode! Now its at 1 hour.

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MickyMac9 Author

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Feb 15, 2020 7:04 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

If I had known, I would be more thoughtful in trying passcodes, so now I have handful tries left!

from 1 hr, it will go to 2 hrs or 24 hrs? And then?

arghh

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ChrisJ4203

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Feb 15, 2020 7:07 PM in response to MickyMac9

You only get 6 tries total before it goes into full disabled mode. I've never tested how it doubles itself, but it can get major before it disables completely.

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