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iPad setup

Just received new ipad put in email address. Did have ipod many many years ago. 3 hours later the circle is still going round. It may take a few minutes to set up your Apple ID?? Should it take this long??

Posted on Sep 28, 2020 6:33 AM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2020 6:57 AM

See the Apple Support article(s) below.

Set up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

People have posted they had to let their device run overnight to let the setup complete. Others have restarted their device and done the setup again.

If necessary

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

Restore to Factory setting.

Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.

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Sep 28, 2020 6:57 AM in response to Busybee159

See the Apple Support article(s) below.

Set up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

People have posted they had to let their device run overnight to let the setup complete. Others have restarted their device and done the setup again.

If necessary

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

Restore to Factory setting.

Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.

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