Updated ios and phone is locked

Can someone help me please?
Last night I updated to the latest IOS and the phone said it failed, so I restored the phone.
This morning when I got up, my phone was locked and my code doesn't work any more.
I connected to iTunes thinking that if I update the IOS it would fix the problem. iTunes said I have the latest software.
I am going through withdrawal because I can't play Word with Friends. Can someone tell me how to unlock my phone?
PS: The phone now displays French instead of English.
Thanks in advance and Happy 4th of July!

Hi zyggistardust,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like there was an issue updating your iPhone and now it's displaying a screen that says it's disabled. Try restoring the iPhone from recovery mode, as shown in the article below.
iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
Use recovery mode
Follow these steps if you never synced your device with iTunes, if you don't have Find My iPhone set up, or if you can't get to your own computer. You'll need to put your device in recovery mode, which will erase the device and its passcode. Then you'll restore your device as new or from a backup.
Disconnect all cables from your device.
Turn off your device.
Press and hold the Home button. While holding the Home button, connect your device to iTunes. If your device doesn't turn on automatically, turn it on.
Continue holding the Home button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen.
iTunes will alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode.
Click OK, then restore the device.
Cheers!
-Jason

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