Locked Out - Unable to Sync to my OSX Version 10.4.11
Due to a high security email account I recently was forced to used a passcode on my phone...which had to be changed weekly. At 6 a.m. yesterday I was forced to change it yet again - needless to say I forgot my code, tried various possible codes, went to the AT&T Store and am now at the "iPhone is disabled connect to iTunes" screen. I've never been able to sync to my computer because it's outdated - OSX 10.4.11. Even if I could, I still don't know my passcode (exhausted all possibles) and now I don't know how to "start over"without the sync capability...much as this isn't what I want to do anyway due to losses.
Suggestions? Can I reboot without the sync? Back to the AT&T Store. No Apple Store in Rochester.
There is no easy way to get around the passcode lock feature. If this were easy to bypass, there wouldn't be much reason to have the feature in the first place.
You can power your iPhone off and on and/or reboot/restart the iPhone by doing an iPhone reset, but this won't get rid of the passcode lock or affect any data or settings. The only way to get rid of a passcode lock that you don't remember is by restoring the iPhone with iTunes.
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hold power button and home button togther until phone got power off and come back on..
release Power button when Apple logo comes...
contine hold Home button...
and you will see iTune see phone connected...
release the home button and and follow instruction on itune to restore iphone...
(make sure you have latest version of iTune and All windows or mac OS updates/patches)
& you will be done..
if you failed to do so... make sure you updates your Mac or Windows system Updates...
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