What do you do when your iPod is disabled for 24 million minutes?
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- turn off your ipod (off, not sleep)
- hold power and home button together.
- release power button when you see the apple logo (keep holding the home button)
- keep holding home until itunes comes up with a message saying that the device is in DFU mode and needs to restore.
What do you do when your iPod is disabled for a long time?
If you enter the wrong passcode too many times, you’ll see a message that your iPod touch is disabled. If you can’t remember your passcode, you need to erase your iPod touch, which deletes your data and settings, including the passcode.
Why does my Iphone say disabled for 23 million minutes?
Conclusion. If your iOS device says you need to wait for 24 or 25 million minutes to unlock it, please don’t smash it against the wall. The device simply reset its internal clock to the Unix Epoch. To fix the issue, insert a valid SIM card or force your terminal into Recovery Mode.
How long will my iPod be disabled?
The first time the iPod Touch becomes disabled, you cannot try the passcode again for one minute. If you continue to enter the wrong passcode, the iPod is disabled for longer intervals until the device will not work at all.
What’s the longest an iPad can be disabled?
Why is my iPhone disabled? An iPhone will disable for 1 minute after six failed passcode attempts in a row. The seventh incorrect passcode attempt will lock you out for 5 minutes, the eighth attempt for 15, and the tenth for an hour.
What happens after 10 failed passcode attempts iPad?
Apple includes a feature on your iPhone that erases all your phone’s data after 10 passcode attempts. The feature seems scary to most users, but it’s a lot harder to trigger than you’d think. In fact, it could take more than three hours of entering incorrect passcodes to erase your phone’s data.
How long does an iPod stay disabled?
Entering the Wrong Passcode The first time the iPod Touch becomes disabled, you cannot try the passcode again for one minute. If you continue to enter the wrong passcode, the iPod is disabled for longer intervals until the device will not work at all.
What is the longest an iPhone can be disabled for?
An iPhone will disable for 1 minute after six failed passcode attempts in a row. The seventh incorrect passcode attempt will lock you out for 5 minutes, the eighth attempt for 15, and the tenth for an hour.
What is the longest a phone has been disabled?
A MUM claims she was locked out of her iPhone for an incredible 47 years. Wei Chunlong, who lives in China, says her son disabled the phone by accident after repeatedly entering the wrong passcode. But according to the South China Morning Post, Wei’s iPhone was locked out for 25 million minutes.
How do I stop my iPod from being disabled?
If your iPod is disabled, the only way to unlock it is to completely erase and reset it. If you have a backup, you’ll be able to restore it, otherwise you’ll lose all of your data. There is no way to unlock a disabled iPod unless you use the correct passcode or you erase it.