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Bkanton Author

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Is there any way to restore disabled iPad without connecting to a computer?

can I enable my disabled iPad without a computer?

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 4:11 PM

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Michael Black

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Posted on Jan 10, 2021 4:36 PM

There is one and only one mechanism to reset a disabled device. You need a Mac (use finder in Catalina or Big Sur) or Windows computer running iTunes to erase it to reset the device. By design, that is the only way to reset iOS and the device passcode.

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