Bypass Passcode for iPad

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Bypass Passcode for iPad

My dad recently bought me a used iPad but he forgot the passcode. I originally attempted to sync the iPad to my iTunes on my mac but I got a error message that says: "iTunes could not connect the iPad "SAlterio's iPad" because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the iPad before it can be used with iTunes." I then tried to put the iPad into DFU mode and tried to restore through iTunes but I received another error message saying something along the lines of that the iPad was not eligible to be restored. What can I do?

Thanks!

iPad, second hand

Posted on Jan 23, 2012 5:46 PM

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Answer 1

Diavonex

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Jan 23, 2012 5:51 PM in response to Anyang

Cannot remember Passcode

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

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Anyang Author

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Jan 23, 2012 6:47 PM in response to Diavonex

I tried this and it did not work. Thanks though!

Do you think that I should call Apple customer service and ask them to help me? They will charge me $80 for their services. I don't want to spend the money if it is not worth it.

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Diavonex

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Jan 23, 2012 6:51 PM in response to Anyang

Try and force it into Recovery Mode and save your $80

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4097

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AnaMusic

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Jan 23, 2012 6:52 PM in response to Anyang

If you cannot remember the passcode, you will need to restore your device on the computer that you Usually Sync with...

Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and Restore...

If necessary Place the Device into Recovery mode..

See Here...

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097

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Anyang Author

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Jan 25, 2012 4:26 PM in response to Diavonex

So, I tried forcing the iPad into recovery mode and connecting to iTunes but I got an error message that says:

"The iPad ‘iPad” could not be restored. This device isn’t eligible for the requested build." Do I need to update my iTunes?

Thanks!

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Demo

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Jan 25, 2012 4:42 PM in response to Anyang

Actually, updating iTunes is the recommended fix for that error code. You can read about it here.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

Try updating iTunes and then see if you can restore.

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Anyang Author

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Jan 25, 2012 5:38 PM in response to Demo

I updated by iTunes and I got the following message after I attepted to restore the iPad:

iTunes could not connect to the iPad “name" because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the iPad before it can be used with iTunes.

I don't have the passcode and I don't have the computer that the iPad was originally synced with. Is there anything else I can do?

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Demo

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Jan 25, 2012 5:50 PM in response to Anyang

You should still be able to restore the iPad to unlock it, but you will lose all of your content. This article describes how to do go through recovery mode.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

You just got the iPad, and it was used previously by someone else, so I assume that you put no content on it anyway. Really, you have no choice anyway, that is - if you want to unlock the device and be able to use it again.

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