HT1212 how do i unlock a disabled iphone five

how to unlock a disabled iphone 5

Follow the instructions in the support document that you linked to the forum with. It provides you with the answer.

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Can somebody tell me how could I unlock my disabled Iphone 5S?

Can somebody tell me how could I unlock my disabled Iphone 5S?

Restore the iPhone
This is covered in the manual and asked and answered on these forums many times each day.
Also a simple google search will find the apple article explaining how to do this.

HT201328 How do I unlock a disabled iphone?

How do I unlock a disabled iphone?

The article I linked specifically says "iPhone is disabled". And there is a reference to 'lock' on that page, at the bottom:
Settings > General > Passcode Lock.
There's even a picture.
Also, that article links to another article about Using Passcodes: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4113
Which refers to a 'lock' and' 'unlock' multiple times.
Or, hey, that article has a link to Find My iPhone overview... which ALSO refers to 'locking' an iPhone: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2696
Use Lost Mode to lock and track your device
Oh, and THAT article also links to Activation Lock: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695 which also has a lot of references to 'lock'. Heh, it's even in the TITLE.
Are you going to keep trying to say that "The ONLY time you 'unlock' a phone is with a carrier."?
You are wrong. That is not the only time you 'unlock' an iPhone.
The OP asked: "How do I unlock a disabled iphone?"
A phone locked to a carrier is not disabled. It can be used with that carrier.
Unlocking a disabled iPhone refers to when the passcode has been entered too many times.
There is a passcode lock function for iPhones.
To unlock an iPhone that is passcode locked, you need to enter the passcode.
Enter the passcode incorrectly too many times, and it becomes disabled.
The only thing about the OP's post that even suggests this is an issue about carrier unlocking is the article he linked from, which is most likely explained because he seached for 'unlock iphone'. First Google result is the article he linked from.
But a carrier locked phone is not DISABLED. You are ignoring that part of the OP's post, and focusing on the word 'unlock', which has multiple meanings.
The most likely issue is a passcode lock on the phone, which was entered incorrectly too many times, and thus, the iPhone is disabled.
Just like the OP said: "How do I unlock a disabled iphone?"
Being 'locked' to a carrier has NOTHING to do with an iPhone being disabled. Restricted to use on that particular carrier? Yes. Disabled? No.

HT1212 How do I unlock a disabled ipod that was synced with a different computer?

How do I unlock a disabled ipod on a Macintosh computer that was synced with a different computer?

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

HT1212 how do i backup a disabled iphone

My daughter forgot her passcode for her iphone. how do I backup a disabled iphone so the data can be saved before I restore it to factory settings?

Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything...
See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Once you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

HT1212 how do i restore a disabled iphone 4s cause its locked now and itunes wont sync up to it

how do i fix or restore a disabled iphone 4s thats locked due to someone putting in the wrong passcode to many times

Hi, moviekid826.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This is normal behavior as a device will remove itself from recovery mode after 15 minutes. I would recommend processing the steps in the article below. Once this is done, disconnect the device and allow the iOS to download. After the iOS completes the download process these steps again.
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1808
Cheers,
Jason H.

HT1212 How do I unlock my disabled itouch after trying all steps posted on this sight. It is stil not working

I tried all the steps to unlock my disabled itouch but it isn't working. I. After I do the restore steps the window that pops up is the same as before "you must enter the passcode on the ipod before it can be synced with this computer" I need more support

I finally figured it out. I had to allow my itunes to fully download the ipod software update and then it restored. YEAH!! Took my half a day!!

How do i unlock a disabled iphone??

I recently acquired an iphone from a friend and it was disabled. I was wondering how to enable it again,

iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled

HT1212 how can i unlock my diasbled iphone without itunes

are there any ways to unlock an iphone 5 thats been disabled without itunes or anything like that ?

Try the More Like This section on the right

HT1212 how do i fix a disabled iphone that is disabled for life

I have been having trouble with this iphone because its disabled for life. how do i fix this

What do you mean by disabled for life? Did you follow the instructions in the article you linked from?

HT1212 How do you unlock a disabled and offline iPad? Please Help!

Last night while trying to stop my younger sibling from going through my iPad I changed both the password and the disable settings on my iPad. Not only that but I never put the password for the internet when I turned it on again after a couple of days being off. Now im in this dilema. Please help me out.
Thanks You

FORCE IPAD INTO RECOVERY MODE
1. Hold Sleep/Wake button down and slide to turn off iPad
2. Turn on computer and launch iTune (make sure you have the latest version of iTune)
3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port. Do not release button until you see picture of iTune and plug.
5. Release Home button.
ON COMPUTER
6. iTune has detected iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTune.
7. Select "Restore iPad"...

How to unlock my disable iphone 4

how can i unlock my disable iphone 4 and keep my pictures?

The only way to accomplish that would be to remember your passcode. However, once the device goes to disable, then your only choice is to restore the phone to remove the passcode. See the instructions in this support document. Forgot passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

HT1212 how do i unlock a iphone thats disable and says connect to itunes

how do i unlock a orig. iphone thats been disable due to, to many incorrect passcodes being enter and says connect to itunes.

First try holding down the lock and home button for 15 seconds while your phone is plugged into a power source. If that doesn't work then plug it into your computer.

HT1212 how to unlock a disabled iphone

how do you unlock a disabled i phone 4

Read and follow the explict instructions in the article from which you posted this thread. It details exactly how to resolve the issue.

HT4113 How do i unlock my disabled mini i pad

how do i unlock my disabled mini i pad

iOS: Device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
http://tinyurl.com/7ndy8tb
How to Reset a Forgotten Password for an iOS Device
http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Forgotten-Password-for-an-iOS-Device
Using iPhone/iPad Recovery Mode
http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm
Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school enviroment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.
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‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes
Today I met my match with an iPad that had a passcode entered too many times, resulting in it displaying the message ‘iPad is disabled – Connect to iTunes’. This was a student iPad and since they use Notability for most of their work there was a chance that her files were not all backed up to the cloud. I really wanted to just re-activate the iPad instead of totally resetting it back to our default image.
I reached out to my PLN on Twitter and had some help from a few people through retweets and a couple of clarification tweets. I love that so many are willing to help out so quickly. Through this I also learned that I look like Lt. Riker from Star Trek (thanks @FillineMachine).
Through some trial and error (and a little sheer luck), I was able to reactivate the iPad without loosing any data. Note, this will only work on the computer it last synced with. Here’s how:
1. Configurator is useless in reactivating a locked iPad. You will only be able to completely reformat the iPad using Configurator. If that’s ok with you, go for it – otherwise don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.
2. Open iTunes with the iPad disconnected.
3. Connect the iPad to the computer and wait for it to show up in the devices section in iTunes.
4. Click on the iPad name when it appears and you will be given the option to restore a backup or setup as a new iPad (since it is locked).
5. Click ‘Setup as new iPad’ and then click restore.
6. The iPad will start backing up before it does the full restore and sync. CANCEL THE BACKUP IMMEDIATELY. You do this by clicking the small x in the status window in iTunes.
7. When the backup cancels, it immediately starts syncing – cancel this as well using the same small x in the iTunes status window.
8. The first stage in the restore process unlocks the iPad, you are basically just cancelling out the restore process as soon as it reactivates the iPad.
If done correctly, you will experience no data loss and the result will be a reactivated iPad. I have now tried this with about 5 iPads that were locked identically by students and each time it worked like a charm.
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Try it and good luck. You have nothing more to lose if it doesn't work for you.
 Cheers, Tom

HT1212 how do i unlock a disabled iphone five

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