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So iPhone got accidentally disabled from someone jokingly trying to guess password. In the past I know the only solution was restoring through iTunes and losing all data that was not backed up. Has Apple simplified this process especially when I know the password?
iPhone X
If you know the passcode you can try a recovery mode update first following https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203122 This doesn’t erase anything off the iPhone, but if I recovery mode update doesn’t get it out of being disabled then yes you will need to restore to factory settings.
If you know the passcode you can try a recovery mode update first following https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203122 This doesn’t erase anything off the iPhone, but if I recovery mode update doesn’t get it out of being disabled then yes you will need to restore to factory settings.
Cgut059 wrote:
So iPhone got accidentally disabled from someone jokingly trying to guess password. In the past I know the only solution was restoring through iTunes and losing all data that was not backed up. Has Apple simplified this process especially when I know the password?
Past toddlers and small children, I’d assume any effort to disable a device was very much deliberate and intentional.
Regardless, someone clobbered your data, as an iPhone cannot differentiate a “joke” from an actual attempt to breach your device.
Here’s the reset sequence: If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support
iPhone accidentally disabled
