Unavailable phone for 1 minute

I left my phone on in an app to retrieve info that I needed, when I returned the phone was unavailable and had to wait 1 minute. I don’t quite understand why this happened. Does the wrong password accumulate rather than being consecutive.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 20, 2022 9:24 AM

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Sep 24, 2022 8:13 AM in response to Nanasue80

Hi Nanasue80,


We understand that you received a message stating your iPhone was disabled for 1 minute. The message comes when the passcode has been entered incorrectly for consecutive times. If you forgot the passcode, you will need to follow the steps and article below to restore the iPhone.


  1. "Make sure that you have a computer (Mac or PC)
  2. Turn off your iPhone
  3. Put your iPhone in recovery mode
  4. Restore your iPhone"


If you forgot your iPhone passcode


Have a good day.

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