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Mschop75 Author

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Unable to unlock iPhone with passcode

Been trying to unlock my phone l put the passcode it doesn’t let me. Now I have to wait 3 hours

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iPhone 14, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 27, 2024 6:25 PM

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Bob Timmons

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199,348 points

Posted on Nov 27, 2024 6:27 PM

Correct. Wait 3 hours and then input the correct passcode.

If you continue to enter the wrong passcode, you will be locked out completely after 10 tries. At that point, you will have to erase the phone and set it up again with a new passcode.

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