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I bought a new ipad. I gave mybrother the older one. I sent it to him but it says its disabled because he typed in wrong passcode too many times. How can he get it enabled or can i do it. He is in a different state so i dont have access to it.
iPad 2, iOS 9
If you forgot the passcode on your iPad, or your iPad is disabled - Apple Support
Hopefully you thoroughly cleansed your iPad before giving it away. If not:
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
If you forgot the passcode on your iPad, or your iPad is disabled - Apple Support
Hopefully you thoroughly cleansed your iPad before giving it away. If not:
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
If your iPad is disabled, or you have forgotten your iPad passcode, you’ll need to follow this process:
If you’ve forgotten the passcode on your iPad, or your iPad is disabled – Apple Support
You’ll need access to either a PC (with iTunes installed) or a Mac (with iTunes or Finder - as appropriate for the installed version of MacOS).
You’ll also need your AppleID and associated password. If these have also been forgotten, they can be recovered here:
To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:
Unless you AppleID account has not been fully/correctly configured, or has been seriously neglected, recovery of the AppleID and password should not be difficult.
More information about recovery of your AppleID:
If you forgot your Apple ID - Apple Support
More information about recovery of your AppleID password:
If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
When you recover access to your credentials, you would be well advised to log-in to your AppleID account from a web browser - and verify/update any email addresses and trusted telephone numbers:
If preparing the iPad for a new user, your should follow this process to properly erase the iPad and remove the Activation Lock:
What to do before you sell, give away or trade in your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
Older ipad disabled
