First Gen iPhone locked for 17 years
Got locked out of my first gen iphone for 19 years 2 years ago. I let it go and hoped it would fix itself. Now two years later it’s still not fixed and is 17 years. Please help.
Earlier iPhone models
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If you have locked yourself out of the phone, there is probably no way back in without resetting it. That will require the aid of a Mac or PC – and will erase all of the photos, videos, and other data you have stored on the phone.
If you forgot your iPhone passcode, use your Mac or PC to reset it - Apple Support
Note:
There's not much you can do with an original iPhone now, other than to use it as a music player – or keep it for its historical interest.
That phone has a 32-bit processor with 1/8th of a GB of RAM. It cannot run any version of iOS later than iOS 3.1.3. You probably would not be able to connect to the cellular phone network – this phone does not support 4G or 5G, and in many parts of the world, the GSM networks for which it was built have been shut down.