iPhone mini 13 stuck on Set Up

I bought a iPhone mini 13 and was just setting it up (already managed to load my previous iPhone's backup into), but now it's stuck in the set up. First it struggled moving on from the Location Services screen after I clicked the button to set it up later. It wouldn't move on and just kept "loading". So after a while I force quit the phone and started it up again. Now it's already stuck after me clicking "set up later" for the Face ID. It's already been loading for 15 minutes. Any ideas what I could do?

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Posted on Dec 1, 2025 12:04 PM

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Dec 2, 2025 12:07 AM in response to Phimera

If you are the owner or the owner has shared all information with you then open Activation Lock:- If it is Activation locked, read here --> Turn off Activation Lock - Apple Support Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


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