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Forgotten Pincode for IPHONE 3GS

Hi, I lent my sister my old iPhone 3GS last year and when she gave it back, I just put it away. My mum now wants to use it and when I went to turn it on it had a pin number that my sister can no longer remember. I tried to just restore the Iphone on my laptop ( because it was the last laptop to be backed up on), but now it is coming up when I go to restore it "The Iphone "Iphone" cannot be restored at this time because the iphone software update server could not be contacted or is temporarily unavailable". I thought it might have been my internet connection so I tried a different connection. still happens. Am I best to go into a Apple store and get them to check it out?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Apr 23, 2013 7:28 PM

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Apr 23, 2013 7:42 PM in response to Lizzie2901

You can try this, but if it doesn't work then you need to take it in for service.


Placing your device into recovery (DFU) mode:


Follow these steps to place your iOS device into recovery mode. If your iOS device is already in recovery mode, you can proceed immediately to step 6.

1. Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but leave the

other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.

2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds

until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.


* If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the

Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off,

release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.


3. While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the

device. The device should turn on. Note: If you see the battery charge warning,

let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some

charge, and then start with step 2 again.

4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen.

When this screen appears you can release the Home button:

5. If necessary, open iTunes. You should see the following "recovery mode" alert:

6. Use iTunes to restore the device.


If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, try these steps again. If you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, see this article and its related links.

Additional Information:

If you have a problem getting into recovery mode then try: RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode.

Note: When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup. See this article for more information.

Forgotten Pincode for IPHONE 3GS

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