HT201269 how do you restore a locked iphone

i found a locked black i phone 4 s and i would like to restore it but i cant seem to find a link on itunes.com that can do that for me

Return the stolen iPhone to its rightful owner.

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  • How do you restore a locked iphone?

    My iphone says it needs to be restored.  However, when I try to connect to itunes (via my Macbook), itunes gives me an error message that my iphone must first be unlocked.  But my iphone wont let me do anything but place an emergency call.  Need help!  Thanks.

    Have you tried unlocking it and then plugging it in (without switching it off first)?
    I have a faint memory of having seen this once a long time back with a 3G.....

  • HT1414 how do you restore a locked phone if you have forgotten your password?

    how do you unlock the phone if you have forgotten your password?

    Read
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

  • How do you restore a locked ipod touch

    My daughter locked her ipod touch with a password before we ever created an id on it.  I went to the apple store and was told to just hook up the ipod and click the restore button.  when i connect the ipod to my computer, itunes does not reconize it since it is locked and i can't click the restore button.  can anybody help?  i can't find anything on the apple website that helps.

    Here's the process you need to follow:
    Plug the iPod into your computer.
    Open iTunes if ot doesn't automatically open.
    Press and hold down both the Home and the Sleep/Wake buttons at the same time.
    Count to eight (8) seconds.
    When you reach 8 seconds, the screen will go black. At that instant, let go of the Sleep/Wake button while still holding down the Home button.
    Keep hilding the Home button down until a window pops up on the screen that says something like "An iPod in recovery mode has been detected. You must restore the iPod."
    Click OK, and click the Restore button in the iPod Summary window.
    If this doesnt work the first time, try it again. It may take several attempts to get the iPod into recovery mode.

  • How do you restore your old iphone 4 contacts to your new iphone 4?

    I recently brought my old iphone 4 to the apple store for hardware repair and they simply gave me a new one. I backed up my old iphone4 settings into itunes but when I plugged in my new iphone 4 into itunes, it asked me to register a new phone. Are my contacts forever lost? Was there not suppose to be a restore from backup option?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

  • How do you restore safari on iPhone 6 plus

    I've just got a new iphone6 plus.  I was live streaming a radio station and now I can't budge it from safari. It is stuck on this radio station and nothing I can do will let me get back to safari.  Any suggestions?

        Hi Vodafone,
    Oh no! Lets free your device from this radio station. Lets try a soft reset of the device http://vz.to/15gO2bN . Keep me posted as the results.
    Thanks,
    PamelaF_VZW
    Tweet us @vzwsupport

  • How do you restore iphone 4S if you have been locked out?

    How do you restore iphone 4S if you have been locked out?

    I am totally stupid here, can anyone speak plain english???  It is not accepting the ONE PASSCODE that i created.  This all happened after i upgraded to the fricken latest whatever they say we need to do. This is the first time in over a year of having this phone that this has happened.
    I tried to follow posts and connected to my computer with i tunes.  The computer did it's thing and i am still locked out.  Other than throwing this fricken phone and getting an android, what do i do and please, i am not up to all your jargon so you have to really spell it out for me.
    Thank you
    Very frustrated and aggravated since i upgraded to that ios stuff, the phone was just fine before that.

  • HT1414 How do you back up your iphone if it is locked with a passcode?

    How do you back up your iphone in itunes if it is locked with a passcode?

    You can't.
    Locked Out, Forgot Lock or Restrictions Passcode, or Need to Restore Your Device
    1. iTunes 10 for Mac- Update and restore software on iPod, iPhone, or iPad
    2. iOS- Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
    3. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
    4. iOS- Understanding passcodes
    5. What to Do If You've Forgotten Your iPhone's Passcode
    6. How to Recover Forgotten iPhone Restrictions Passcode | The iPhone and iPad
    7. Restoring iPod touch after forgotten passcode
    8. RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode - if all else fails.
    Forgotten Restrictions Passcode Help
    1. How to Recover Forgotten iPhone, iPad Restrictions Passcode
        If this method does not work, then you will need to fully Restore your
        device as New
    Also, see iTunes- Restoring iOS software.

  • How can you tell if your iPhone 4s is locked or not, without replacing sim?

    Hello everyone.
    I'm new to the site and iPhone world,
    How can you tell if your iPhone 4s is locked or not, without replacing sim?
    Any tips or tricks?
    Supposably, Sprint iPhone 4s prior to Nov.11th are unlocked, in what extend this true?
    thanks in advance.

    Call Sprint and ask

  • How do you restore a password on a locked folder made in disk utility?

    how do you restore a password on a locked folder made in disk utility?

    Hello there, HoseDwellers.
    The following Knowledge Base article as a great step by step instructional on how to change the password for the account:
    OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
    Resetting a user's password in OS X Lion and Mountain Lion
    Important: Passwords for administrator accounts should not be blank.
    Log in with an administrator account. Tip: If you don't know the password of any administrator accounts, see "Resetting the original administrator account password" below.
    From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
    From the View menu choose Users & Groups.
    Click the lock button if it appears locked; enter the administrator password.
    Select the name of the user whose password you want to change.
    Click the Reset Password button or the Change Password button.
    Enter a new password in both the New Password and Verify fields, and add a Password Hint if desired.
    Click the Reset Password button or the Change Password button.This should get you taken care of.
    Remember, also, that you can restart the computer (you will be prompted to enter your administrator password) and this should log him out  so that when you log back in, you can then follow the above steps with success.
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
    Cheers,
    Pedro D.

  • How do you restore iphone as a new phone?

    Hi there,
    How do you restore iphone as a new phone? Actually, I know how to restore it but I'm not sure how to get the files back on after... I don't really understand how this will be any different from just restoring from a backup if I'm just going to put the content on later anyways.
    Any help or clarification would be greatly appreciated!
    The reason I'm asking about this is because my battery life on my 4S is soooo bad!
    Brandon

    Ah. So, the reason it'll help to use as new device is because typically the app data is not the issue. It's a corrupt system file. So using new device takes away any corrupt system files and almost always solves most any issue. However it does cause the pain of having to add everything back. I've done this in cases where restoring from backup just didn't solve my issue. It ***** but is sometimes needed.

  • How do you restore your iPhone without deleting all your apps?

    Ok so I'm trying to remove Cydia from my iPhone 4, and I wanted to make sure it's fully removed. I managed to delete the app straight from my iPhone by force deleting the Cydia Installer package, and the icon is totally gone my iPhone. I deleted it because the jailbreak is eating up my battery. However, I don't think the jailbreak is completely removed.
    Question: How do you restore your iPhone from iTunes without deleting all your apps and everything from your iPhone? Like when I click restore it says it will delete it and you will have to repurchase your apps. I have tons of apps and I don't want to spend my money for the same thing twice! I want to know how (step-by-step) to back up and restore your iPhone without it messing with any of the photos, apps, etc.
    Also, will updating your firmware to 4.1 wipe out the jailbreak?
    Thanks a ton.

    How do I know if it's on my computer?
    If you bought the apps via iTunes, they will be on your computer. If you bought them with the iPhone, syncing would have transferred them. Look for them in:
    ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Mobile Applications
    Photos taken with the iPhone are transferred via iPhoto or Image Capture when the phone is connected to the computer. Other photos on the phone must have been synched from the computer, so should still be there.

  • How do you restore previous backup from iTunes to iPhone?

    How do you restore previous backup from iTunes to iPhone?  I did something wrong as now nothing is on my phone but several questions such as language, etc. They keep repeating.  When I turn phone completely off, the same thing happens when I turn it on.  It is very frustrating now to have no phone service or anything at all on my phone.

    It sounds as if the phone is waiting to be activated. Did you update software or something like that on the phone? You can either try to finish the Setup routine, or you can connect the device to iTunes on the computer and then after selecting the iPhone in the device pane, click on the button that says Restore a Backup.

  • HT4623 my  phone is locked forgot passcode how do you restore it

    my phone is locked. I forgot my passcode how do you restore the phone to unlock it

    Do as the manual says to do and restore the iphone

  • How do you restore mailboxes on your iphone?

    How do you restore your mailboxes

    I, too, need to restore a mailbox which I deleted by accident.   I have a MobileMe account and Mobleme already appears in the settings window along with a secondary email account I have.  My .me email account does not appear and I cannot retrieve my emails from this account.  thanks for your help.

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