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Trying to set up my new iPhone 7 but it won’t let me get past the stage of .. “it may take a few minutes to set up your Apple ID” can anyone help me?

Posted on Feb 20, 2020 6:29 AM

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Posted on Feb 20, 2020 7:30 AM

Some people have had to let their device run overnight to complete the setup.


Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201412


If necessary


Hard reset. https://www.wikihow.com/Hard-Reset-an-iPhone


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184

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Feb 20, 2020 7:30 AM in response to Carolyne_s

Some people have had to let their device run overnight to complete the setup.


Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201412


If necessary


Hard reset. https://www.wikihow.com/Hard-Reset-an-iPhone


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184

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