Hi! I need to restore my ipad because it has been disabled. I have a home button that does not work. Are there other ways to restore the ipad?
The other issue is itunes is telling me to unlock the ipad from the ipad screen... but it is disabled! I'm assuming the only answer is to restore it...
Thanks for your help!
iPad mini, iOS 9
It is a common misconception that an iPad (or iPhone) can remain fully functional with damaged or defective physical buttons.
Whilst Accessibility features (such as assistive touch) can be used to augment the User Interface, these features cannot be used as a substitute for physical button sequences that must be used to trigger system recovery actions. Sooner or later, as now, you will encounter a situation from which you cannot recover.
Until repaired, you will not be able to resolve a locked-out (disabled) iPad - or reset a forgotten device passcode.
It is a common misconception that an iPad (or iPhone) can remain fully functional with damaged or defective physical buttons.
Whilst Accessibility features (such as assistive touch) can be used to augment the User Interface, these features cannot be used as a substitute for physical button sequences that must be used to trigger system recovery actions. Sooner or later, as now, you will encounter a situation from which you cannot recover.
Until repaired, you will not be able to resolve a locked-out (disabled) iPad - or reset a forgotten device passcode.
That's what I thought. Ugh... okay, thank you for your response!
How to restore ipad when home button is not working
