HT201328 how do I unlock my iPhone without restoring the back up?

how do I unlock my iPhone without restoring the back up?

Yes restore as new, this is my old iphone and im selling it, I already got the unlocking ok from AT&T but the instructions say that I need to backup the phone in itunes and then restore it and the phone will be unlocked then,
thats all fine to unlock but it will have all my contacts and all information, and I cant sell it with that in it.

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My iphone 4 is disabled and asking to connect to itunes..... but i resently restored my laptop by which i deleted itune.. so i dont have any back up. so now how can i unlock my phone without restoring it to factory settings... because i eant all my stuff

my iphone 4 is disabled and asking to connect to itunes..... but i resently restored my laptop by which i deleted itune.. so i dont have any back up. so now how can i unlock my phone without restoring it to factory settings... because i eant all my stuff

there should ba a way to undisable it without loosing all of your data

My wife's iCloud locked and she is don't remember her email but she knows her old password and she don't have apple id how can she unlocked her iPhone or restore iCloud password. normal method can't help us

my wife's iCloud locked and she is don't remember her email but she knows her old password and she don't have apple id how can she unlocked her iPhone or restore iCloud password. normal method can't help us

Actually, I want her to have a separate iTunes account. Our marriage is fine, but our musical tastes are vastly different That's another issue; right now want to focus on getting my wife in .icloud email address.

HT1212 I got "ipad is disabled, connect to itunes". I have never synced my ipad with itune and don't have a backup. how can I bypass this message without restoring the device. I have many articles on my ipad that I can not afford to loose.

I have upgraded my ipad2 to the latest ios. shortly after this message came up: "ipad is disabled, connect to itunes". I have never synced my ipad2 to itunes and don't have any backup. Is there any way to bypass this without restoring the device? I have many articles on "iAnnotate" that can not afford to loose.

You can't bypass it, you will need to connect iPad to a computer's iTunes, and you may need to put it into recovery mode : http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808 - you should then be able to reset the iPad, which will remove all content from it.
You haven't been backing up to the cloud either, and/or keeping copies of important documents/files elsewhere e.g. on your email account, Dropbox etc ?

How can you backup your iPhone without using the front button?

My front button doesn't work again. Had this fixed a week ago and it stopped working again.
So how do I backup the iPhone without being able to close the email account it is in now and get to the Settings without using the front button?

Restart your iphone by using the power button. After the restart you will be able go to the settings and enable assistive touch!

How do i unlock my ipad without using the passcode

is it possible to unlock you ipad without a password

No.
If you have forgotten the iPad passcode and you cannot unlock the device, you have to restore the device within iTunes. You want to use the same computer that you always sync with so that you can restore your app data and settings. You can restore with any other computer, but you will lose everything on the iPad.
Instructions can be found here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
You will probably need to restore using Recovery Mode. You can read about it here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097

HT1212 my iphone when black and i cant type in my passcode. how can i unlock my phone without using the phone its self

my iphones screen went black it still works but i cant see anything i have tried resetting the phone and letting it die and nothing .. i did recently drop my phone in water but i dried it out and it worked for me again is there anything i can do to fix my phone or am i hooped ??

If you reset it, and it's still having that problem after dropping it in the water, the iPhone will beed service.
The Out-of-Warranty service option for the iPhone 4 is $149, see this Apple web page for more info -> Service Answer Center - iPhone

How can I unlock an Ipod without having the option to put in a password, How can I unlock an Ipod without having the option to put in a password

My ipod is locked but does not give me an option to enter a password. When I turn on the Ipod I get a screen that shows my screensaver and reads "IPOD is disabled, connect to iTunes." I tried to connect but I get a message on iTunes saying, "iTunes cannot be connected to this Ipod because this Ipod is locked with a passcode. You must enter the passcode on the IPod before it can be used on iTunes." What do I do?

See this Discussion...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17137573#17137573
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How can i unlock my iphones passcode without restoring

I recently updated my iphones passcode from the 4 digit option to longer digits, only i used the Bulgarian lettering, and now my phone wont accept my passcode. I could easily go to my itouch and erase my phone remotely through find my iphone app, but what im really really stressing over is a way to unlock my iphone without restoring (Ive never backed up so id lose all my notes most contacts game and app data ect ect ect)
I currently do not have cellular data so i cant accept a call, to get to settings and remove it from there.
If there's anyway i can go about doing this please let me know, your suggestions are highly appreciated

Apple can do nothing at all.
You must restore your ipod.
If you are unable then you will have to put it in recovery mode.
You can redownload itunes purchaes
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
You should be syncing regularly as the ipod is designed.

How do you find your iPhone without downloading iCloud or having the find my iphone app???

How do you find your iPhone without downloading the find my iphone app, or having your iCloud app/ ID setup????

I HAVE THE SAME **** ?????'S & THE SAY SPEND $800.00 TO BUY ANOTHER IPHONE???? *** WHY CANT WE GET ANOTHER IPHONE FROM SPRINT AFTER A 2YEAR CONTRACT U STILL HAVE TO PAY PER AGREEMENT WHICH MEANS A MONTHLY BILL OF $100 4 2 YRS $2400 DOLLARS ($100X24MONTHS=$2400) + WHAT U PAID 4 THE IPHONE $150 SIGN UP 4 THE CONTRACT?

HT4528 I forgot my passcode for my iPhone and I had too much content to back it up in iCloud. How can I unlock my phone without having to restore it?

I forgot my passcode for my iPhone and I had too much content to back it up in iCloud. How can I unlock my phone without having to restore it? I don't want to lose all my contacts and messages.

You can't. The ONLY solution is to restore the device. If there were an easy way around the passcode lock, it wouldn't serve much purpose, would it?

How to unlock a iphone without calling or mailing AT

hi
I got an Iphone from a friend but it has a lock of ATT
i called them but they said i had to have an account and shizzle
but since i got it from a friend i don't know what to do.
i read that ATT just send the IMEI to APPLE and they will unlock it. so is there a way to unlock my iphone without ATT in the program

Nope. Ony AT&T can authorize the unlocking. Any other method will involve hacking and can't be supported here.

How do you unlock your ipad without a passcode if it wasnt setup through itunes

How do you unlock your ipad without a passcode if it wasnt setup through itunes

How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-troubleshooting-repair-faq/ipad- how-to-unlock-open-forgot-code-passcode-password-login.html
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
You may have to do this several times.
Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school environment. 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 canceling 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

I have forgotten my password how do I unlock my iPad without losing al my pictures

I have forgotten my password how do I unlock my iPad without losing all of my pictures

You can't unless you have a backup on your computer or iCloud.. If you have important files on your iPad, you should always make frequent backups.
How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-troubleshooting-repair-faq/ipad- how-to-unlock-open-forgot-code-passcode-password-login.html
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
You may have to do this several times.
Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school environment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
‘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 canceling 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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Try it and good luck. You have nothing more to lose if it doesn't work for you.
 Cheers, Tom

I have three iPads and one iPod and one iPhone. How can I message between them without sending the message to all of them. You send the message to your email address but all of them are set up und one account.

I have three iPads and one iPod and one iPhone. How can I message between them without sending the message to all of them. You send the message to your email address but all of them are set up under one account.

You can have a different receiving email in the Messages app on each device : Settings > Messages > Receive At . I'm not sure that there is a different way to have the message only go to one device.

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