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Unable to activate update required

Iphone 14 pro bought 2 weeks ago, data not working- after doing a factory reset and try to activate it shows "unable to activate update required" tried activating using mac ventura 13.5 but error message Activation failed "The Iphone cannot be synced. operation timed out.



iPhone 14 Plus

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 5:44 PM

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Posted on Sep 13, 2023 6:17 PM

richardson0707 Said:

"Unable to activate update required: Iphone 14 pro bought 2 weeks ago, data not working- after doing a factory reset and try to activate it shows 'unable to activate update required' tried activating using mac ventura 13.5 but error message Activation failed 'The Iphone cannot be synced. operation timed out."

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Getting Around this Error:

  1. Go Here: If you can't Activate your iPhone - Apple Support
  2. As it Reads: If your iPhone can't be activated or an alert says the activation server is unavailable or the SIM card is unsupported, learn what to do.
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Sep 13, 2023 6:17 PM in response to richardson0707

richardson0707 Said:

"Unable to activate update required: Iphone 14 pro bought 2 weeks ago, data not working- after doing a factory reset and try to activate it shows 'unable to activate update required' tried activating using mac ventura 13.5 but error message Activation failed 'The Iphone cannot be synced. operation timed out."

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Getting Around this Error:

  1. Go Here: If you can't Activate your iPhone - Apple Support
  2. As it Reads: If your iPhone can't be activated or an alert says the activation server is unavailable or the SIM card is unsupported, learn what to do.

Unable to activate update required

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