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How to enable a disabled iPhone?

how can i enable my disabled phone as i have data thats important in my phone. is there any way i can enable it please help?


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Posted on Jun 8, 2018 10:21 AM

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Posted on Jun 10, 2021 4:55 PM

This is not a chat, it is a user-to-user technical support forum. All questions here are answered by volunteer users. You will get an answer when another user thinks they might be able to help you. Additionally, you didn’t start with a new post; you tagged on to a 3 year old thread with 51 pages, that contains 750 posts before your posts. It is only by luck that I saw your post.


It isn’t clear whether you have a disabled phone or whether you have a disabled account, or both. So here are all of the possible answers:


If your phone is disabled See this Apple support link→If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support

Or watch this companion video ⬇️




If it is your Apple ID that is disabled, click the link below that most closely matches the disabled message:


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Apr 15, 2021 6:57 AM in response to EugeneAskWhy

OK, I’m going to AskWhy:


WHY do you consistently post answers in threads that have already been answered? This particular thread has the CORRECT answer appearing over 100 times in the THREE YEAR OLD thread with 49 pages.


And on top of that all you do is copy and paste from existing Apple support articles, rather than just linking to the article. And this most recent response of yours isn’t even correct for this user’s specific situation! AND your post is right below one of the correct responses!

Nov 10, 2023 7:59 AM in response to the_greatdane

the_greatdane wrote:

My mom is 81 and disabled. Now her iPhone is also disabled, and can only be erased? She has no computer, no WiFi, doesnt understand iCloud, and never backed it up. This is a cruel and unfair policy

Problem with joining thread from 2018 is that the Apple Recommended advice gets out of date.

For iOS15 onwards there should be an “Erase IPhone” button bottom right to erase the iphone without using a computer.

Else borrow a computer

Else visit an Apple Store.


Look after your mom. Too late to advise a backup now and iCloud Photos and iCloud Backup are on by default so must have been manually turned off by a “well wisher” .

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