Unable to activate my old iPhone

I want to restart my old phone cause I forgot the phone passcode. I recovered it true iTunes on the laptop. now it says unable to activate phone needs update. only shutdown option given.

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Posted on Apr 27, 2022 10:37 AM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2022 10:40 AM

Hey there,

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Iafeef

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Apr 27, 2022 10:40 AM in response to ayanda148

Hey there,

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