Ipad needs activation.

My Ipad still wont activate after restoring to factory default, I've already downloaded the necessary updates and tried installing them. I tried using cables to connect to itunes, but still wont work. Been getting this message everytime: "Sorry we re unable to continue with your activation at this time."

If you're an Apple Developer, log into the Apple Developer website, then try this page:
https://devforums.apple.com/message/880712#880712
It involves downloading the relevant .ipsw file for your device, from this webpage:
http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios
Then, in iTunes, ALT+Click on the Update button, and select the .ipsw file you're just downloaded.
iTunes should now allow you to update the OS on your iPad.
This process worked for me (and my iPad 2, running a Beta copy of iOS 7, which had expired, and refused to be updated), but it's not particularly intuitive though, is it ?

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I have another account and my ipad with this account and the password i forget it and the reset question i need help my ipad need active to open thank

my password

i have another account and my ipad with this account and the password i forget it and the reset question help me my ipad need active to open and i know my account name

Does iPad need activating everytime I insert a new SIM?

I have a 32GB WiFi+3G iPad. I'm currently using it in the UK with an Orange microSIM.
I know the iPad is not SIM locked.
My question is, if I take my iPad on holiday and pick up a local microSIM on a PAYG data plan do i need to connect my iPad to iTunes before it will work?
This would not be convenient as I won't have a laptop with me.
Thanks for you help
Message was edited by: curium

... No, you don't need to hookup the iPad to a computer when you change the sim card.

I need to change my iCloud email address. I changed it for my Apple id but I can't log out of iCloud to change it there. Find my iPad is activated so I can't delete my iCloud account. I don't have the email address the iCloud login has anymore.

I need to change my iCloud email address. I changed it for my Apple id but I can't log out of iCloud to change it there. Find my iPad is activated so I can't delete my iCloud account. I don't have the email address the iCloud login has anymore so I can't have the password sent there. To sum it up, iCloud has an old email for the account log-in. I don't remember the password for the old email. I have Find My iPad activated so the iCloud account cannot be deleted. And I am already logged out of iTunes & App Store.

If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple IDand that ID is a previous version of your current ID, not an entirely different one.
This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
However it can also arise when the user has changed their Apple ID details with Apple and not made the same changes to their iCloud account/Find My Phone on their device before upgrading to iOS 7, or if you restore from a previous back up made before you changed your details and some other circumstances.
The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID using your current password, you don’t need access to this address if it’s previously been used with your Apple ID, once you have saved these details enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone" and delete the account from your device. It may take a short while to remove the account.
You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, save it once again and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.
This article provides more information about Activation Lock.

I need activation code for my ipad

PLeas i need activation code for my ipad becouse i cant open it ana i know the apple id and password

Only the person who initiated the Activation Lock can remove it. if purchased used/2cd hand,
contact the seller for assistance. This is what they need to do:
Prepare your device to sell or give away
If seller refuses or cannot be contacted, the iPad is useless. There is no workaround for
Activation Lock.
iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7 & later
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4515
If you are the original purchaser, gather up proof of purchase and take that proof + the iPad
to a physical Apple store where they may be able to assist you.
What is the exact complete wording of the error message you are receiving?

Why is my ipad show to need active while im using it

why is my ipad show to need active while im using it

See if this applies. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4379073?tstart=0
 Cheers, Tom

I just upgraded my ipad OS and now my ipad is not picking up the 3G network. Why and how do I fix this? When I go into cellular data and view account it says my ipad is activated and ready to go. What gives???

Why and how do I fix this? When I go into cellular data and view account it says my ipad is activated and ready to go. What gives???
It was working fine up until I upgraded the OS which I hadn't done in many versions so the ipad was not working as well as it should. Now it is searching for the network.
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Hello noodles074!
Let's get your device working again! It's possible that your device just needs to be reprovisioned on our network. Please go to Settings>General>Reset>Subscriber Services>Reprovision Account. This may take several minutes. After allowing about 5 minutes for completion, please power your iPad off and back on, and test it again. Let us know if this takes care of it!
Thank you,
MichelleH_VZW
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My Ipad was activated by my cousin so then when i have restarted it, i had to use their apple email to activate my ipad and she lives very far so is their any other way for me to be able to get into my ipad with my apple ID

My ipad was activated by my cousin so then i cant activate it by my apple ID so can i get into my ipad without using my cousins icloud? i know my apple ID and Apple password/

You need to erase the device and reconfigure it for yourself. Have your cousin turn off Find My Phone, then erase your iPad. After iOS is reinstalled do your own setup using your Apple ID and password.

I had my iPad 2 replaced by Apple today. All my backup was iCloud and so proceeded to restore from iCloud backup point but couldn't proceed as the new iPad needed iOS 7. How can I get I get around this?

I had my iPad 2 replaced by Applestore today. On the new iPad I tried to restore from iCloud backup point but was told I was unable to do this as the new iPad needed to have the latest running system iOS 7 loaded. Is there a way I can do this so I can get my iCloud backup or do I need to go back to Applestore and get an iPad preloaded with iOS 7?

If you feel comfortable you can do the Update to iOS 7 yourself and after you have successfully done that... then Restore your iCloud Back Up.
If you are not comfortable in doing it yourself... Then go back to the Apple Store and get them to do it.
They will be Happy to assist you.

Can anyone help me ? my iphone 3gs keeps displaying needs activation and connect to itunes when i do this nothing happens but the phone works fine but as soon as i disconect the phone it displays the same message over again and wont let me go any further

my phone has just suddenly stopped working today was fine this morning then suddenly showed a message saying needs activating and connect to i tunes . i connected it to itunes and nothing happened but phone started to work fine so i disconected it from the laptop it worked fine untill it went to lock then showed the same message again .please can anybody help as i am ready tear my hair out!

In settings>general> cellular do you have it turned ON?

HT1766 My mini Ipad is only 2 months old and it has frozen. The screen says that the ipad needs to be backed up on icloud but the touch screen has frozen and I can even shut it down. Suggestions

Does anyone know how to unfreeze a screen.
My mini Ipad is only 2 months old and it has frozen. The screen says that the ipad needs to be backed up on icloud but the touch screen has frozen and I can even shut it down. Suggestions

Try to reboot it. Hold down the sleep and home keys until you see the silver apple, about 20 seconds or so. It should reboot and work for you.

I buy new iphone but i have problem in my mobile. it's need activation and i dont no how to active its need sim activation but i take it from UK and my brother send me this phone in saudi arabia i am old coustomer of apple so please help me i am suck

i buy new iphone but i have problem in my mobile. it's need activation and i dont no how to active its need sim activation but i take it from UK and my brother send me this phone in saudi arabia i am old coustomer of apple so please help me i am suck

If the phone is locked to a carrier then you will need the carrier to unlock it And only the carrier can do that.

HT201210 nowadays have many user have problem with update to ios7 and need active with apple id maybe in the future in order escape from these problems must be stop use these products else. Because of simple user don't know about this technology and somet

nowadays have many user have problem with update to ios7 and need active with apple id maybe in the future in order escape from these problems must be stop use these products else. Because of simple user don't know about this technology and sometime just hear from other user that it 's difficult to use then force they change phone that use to handle to another.

It is a feature to discourage the theft of iPhones by making them useless if resold. It's not going anywhere. It's simple: just don't buy a phone until you make sure that the activation lock has been disabled.

HT4582 does my ipad need to be 3g to tether with my iphone?

does my ipad need to be 3g to tether with my iphone?

iPhone's personnal hotspot for your iPad? -- NO,
but if iPad personal hotspot for iPhone --- u need to have iPad 3rd gen wifi + cellular and a carrier's plan w/ personal hotspot activated

IPad shows a message "iPad needs to cool down", but it is not hot or even warm

I have used my iPad 2 days, and when I just turned it on, 5 minutes later a message appeared:
"TEMPERATURE
iPad needs to cool down before you can use it."
The message disappeares after 2-3 minutes, and then again, after 5 minutes it appears.
The device in not heated, it is not warm, and I do not overload it with different activities.
What can I do?

I think you have hardware problem. Bring it to Apple for a check.

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