HT201337: Remove or switch the SIM card in your iPhone or iPad

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kaijr120
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Q: i have a iphone 3s and the top has a hole i put a paper clip it wont work or somehting whats wrong

i put a paper clip and it wont pop open and i fogot my password how can i open the tray and get back in my phone

Posted on Sep 26, 2013 5:22 PM

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kaijr120

Q: i have a iphone 3s and the top has a hole i put a paper clip it wont work or somehting whats wrong

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  • by diesel vdub,

    diesel vdub diesel vdub Sep 26, 2013 7:02 PM in response to kaijr120
    Level 7 (22,030 points)
    Sep 26, 2013 7:02 PM in response to kaijr120

    Ejecting the SIM has nothing to do with resetting the password.

     

    If the passcode has been forgotten, connect the device to a computer running iTunes and restore it.

  • by brad805,

    brad805 brad805 Sep 26, 2013 8:14 PM in response to kaijr120
    Level 5 (7,345 points)
    Sep 26, 2013 8:14 PM in response to kaijr120

    Take a thin pin or needle, with tweezers bend the tip at a length of less than 1mm into a small hook. Insert this small hook about 1 mm into the SIM Tray hole, pull it back slightly so it catches and just simply pull the SIM Tray out. As Diesel explained regarding the passcode Restore with iTunes.

     

    Open iTunes on computer, connect iPhone to computer with USB Cable, hold both home and power buttons for about 20 seconds until iTunes recognizes iPhone in Recovery Mode, click Restore button of iTunes.