ios 9.3 iPAd II

Petewe's suggestion worked for me (I don't have a computer), thank you!

Grazie davvero, ero preoccupato, ho fatto come hai detto e funziona benissimo!!!! Je vous remercie, très utile et eficace. Ciao!

i just connected my iPad with my computer and opened iTunes. before synchronizing itunes asked me to activate my ipad. after logging in it worked out well and everything was fixed.

i hope this helps vvenincasa

iPad 2 64GB white w/ cellular... I get the "your iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable" also. Been like this for 6 or 7 hours now.

Using iTunes has not helped, I get a message stating "iTunes was unable to verify your device." and to "Please disconnect and reconnect your device"... lovely... it also says "If the error persists, please visit your nearest Apple Store for assistance."... yeah, well, no stores within an hour or two of me.. Any ideas anyone? 😟

It finally worked for me this morning (wifi activation) - after 60+ attempts and 6+ hours. Still can't connect to it via USB, but at least the iPad is usable again.

Lucky you Beano70 🙂 I still cannot get mine to activate lol... have it next to me at work this morning and am trying every few minutes.... its a work device so not having it is going to suck today... will keep trying every 5 minutes in hope that it finally activates!

I have been trying this procedure for 48 hours with no success. Meanwhile I have been trying all the other suggested procedures, also with no success.

I have to congratulate Apple for their brilliant idea of providing its customers with an upgrade which makes the customers' iPads unusable. I must rush out and buy a new one.

Apple has the new update now, try to connect your ipad and itunes.

Hi vvenincasa,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities! I understand that you have been having some issues activating your iPad 2 after a recent update to iOS 9.3. If that is still the case, you may find the information and steps outlined in the following article helpful:

If you can’t activate your iPad 2 (GSM model) after you update to iOS 9.3 - Apple Support

Regards

Apple pulled the iOS 9.3 update for older devices (iPad Airs and previous, iPhone 5s and previous) due to problems with Activation. See these articles for details and possible workarounds.

http://www.imore.com/apple-working-ios-93-fix-older-iphone-ipad

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206203

A new build for the iPad 2 is now available that does not require the Activation step. Suggest trying now, it should work, I hope....

If so would appreciate the feedback so others can benefit.