Hi Pat,

What was your result with this blocked iPhone problem?
Did you end up having to ‘Reset iPhone Passcode’ and 'Restore the iPhone from a 
backup’?

Cheers,
Ronni

> On 15 Jun 2017, at 1:28 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 15 Jun 2017, at 11:21 am, Pat <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> I hope this isn’t too far off topic. My husband recharged his iPhone 4 at a 
>> Telstra shop but didn’t know the password or Apple ID because I have been 
>> managing the phone for him on my computer. I tried to unblock it on the 
>> phone itself, but there are too many passwords involved — Apple and Telstra 
>> -- and I didn’t hit on the correct one, which made the phone even more 
>> unresponsive.
>> 
>> I have just sorted out the ID and password with Apple, but the The phone is 
>> on iOS 7.3 so it is not listed as one of my devices.
>> 
>> I searched on the Telstra site for info about how to unblock an iPhone, but 
>> everything seemed to be about unlocking a phone. I didn’t buy the phone from 
>> Telstra. The only Unblock iPhone mention on community support was not 
>> relevant to this situation.
>> 
>> Where do I go from here? I hope someone can help.
>> TIA,
>> Pat
> 
> 
> Hi Pat,
> 
> I’m having trouble trying to understand what you actually mean… to charge his 
> iPhone he should not have required his Apple ID?
> Was it the PASSCODE to unlock for the iPhone that your husband did not know?
> 
> How to Reset iPhone Passcode
> 
> If you forgot your iPhone passcode you can bypass the lock screen completely 
> and reset the passcode by using iPhone recovery mode 
> <http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/08/iphone-recovery-mode/>.
> 
> Warning: This will require you to restore your iPhone 
> <http://osxdaily.com/category/iphone/> or iPod touch 
> <http://osxdaily.com/tag/ipod-touch/>, this means you’ll lose all data on the 
> device and be back to factory settings.
> 
> Bypass & Reset the iPhone Passcode
> Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone, leave the other end connected to 
> your Mac/PC
> Launch iTunes
> Press and hold the Home and Power button on the top of the iPhone to turn off 
> the device
> Press and continue to hold the Home button 
> <http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/16/forgot-iphone-passcode-how-to-reset/#> while 
> you reconnect the USB cable to your iPhone,  
> this will cause the iPhone to turn on
> Continue to hold the Home button until an alert message in iTunes appears 
> that an iPhone in recovery mode has been detected
>  Now that the iPhone is in recovery mode, you must restore the device:
> From iTunes, look under the “Summary” tab
> Click on the “Restore” button within iTunes
> This will wipe all files, settings, and apps from the iPhone, including the 
> passcode. 
> 
> When the restore is finished, the iPhone will 
> <http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/16/forgot-iphone-passcode-how-to-reset/#> be at 
> the factory settings. At this point you can choose to start from scratch or 
> to restore the iPhone from a backup 
> <http://osxdaily.com/2010/10/21/restore-iphone-from-backup/>.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
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