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My iPhone says unavailable and there’s no timer

i forgot my phone password and I tried again and again and now it says iPhone unavailable without a timer which means it permanently unavailable my phone isn’t connected to WiFi and it’s a iPhone 7 Plus I have no Mac book :(

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 10, 2023 8:26 PM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2024 7:39 AM

My iPhone says unavailable and there's no timer or erase iPhone what do I do?

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Feb 25, 2024 11:33 AM in response to Axel Foley

It was in “Unavailable” state with no option to enter the passcode and no timer.


You connect the phone to the Macbook in “Recovery” mode, no passcode required.


The “Recovery” mode gives you options:


  1. ”Reset” to factory settings (losing the data)
  2. ”Update” the iOS (no data lost and the timer with show 8 hours)


The second option possible ONLY is your iOS version is outdated (i.e. the update is possible).


Good luck.

My iPhone says unavailable and there’s no timer

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