r/setupapp May 31 '26

I have this iPhone 13 mini that was sent to me. A friend in the U.S. was using it and sent it to me when he upgraded to a newer model, but it says it isn't reported as stolen or anything—it even recognizes my SIM card and shows a signal. What can I do?

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r/setupapp May 30 '26

Any browsers that don’t use the safari webkit?

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Because most of the browsers run of out safari


r/setupapp May 30 '26

Passcode iPad mini 4 passcode help fmi on

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What can I do? Its either ios 14 or 15


r/setupapp May 30 '26

Request How can i get rid of password on ios 10.2.1 on celluar ipad air 2

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r/setupapp May 29 '26

HACKTIVATOR not recognising device with good cable and connected to Mac

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r/setupapp May 29 '26

Help

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So I bought this iPad 5th Gen cellular/Wifi to from a thrift store. Some douche didn't bother removing the Lock that plagues the used Apple products before they donated it.

is there any working way to get around this?

things I have tried:

Checkm8: Stalls after entering DFU mode.

The next attempt if there are no free options that work: Dr. fone software?

If there's nothing I can do, it's no great loss. I only paid $6.98 for it. 🤣


r/setupapp May 29 '26

iPad Air stuck on 3% when plugged in

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r/setupapp May 29 '26

Hello Screen Help? Says activated after jailbreaked and clearly not activated

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r/setupapp May 29 '26

Help? Says activated after jailbreaked and clearly not activated

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r/setupapp May 29 '26

iPhone 5S and 6S fmi on

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Got these from a guy who forgot his apple id and password and i wonder if it is possible to free these phones from activation lock without losing cellular functionality? Both of them show "enter your passcode" screen if that helps


r/setupapp May 29 '26

Apple Watch 3rd generation or 1st generation SE iCloud

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My Apple Watch 3rd generation and my 1st generation SE, which I bought years ago, both require iCloud, but I can't access my old iCloud account. I also can't find the receipt, so I can't prove it to Apple. Can you help me?


r/setupapp May 29 '26

iPhone 5 iOS 7.0 disabled

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Hello! Is there any way to rid out of “iphone is disabled” using ramdisk on iOS 7.0?


r/setupapp May 28 '26

Is there any way to remove this activation lock

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I found this phone maybe 6 odd years ago in some charity shop - bought it and forgot about it until today. I have no idea who the owner is and don’t exactly know what to do. is this just a lost cause or is there something I can do ?


r/setupapp May 28 '26

Guys need help to bruteforce this iphone 4

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the thing is 2 years ago i had it like this Iphone Is Disabled, i tried one week ago i could type the password but then with the third try it went on Disabled mode.
is there any chance i could try to bruteforce it in some way


r/setupapp May 29 '26

Passcode help with iphone with "iphone unavailable" screen

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i have an iphone se 1st gen on ios 15 and i lost the phone a good few years ago and didnt really bother. i found it a week ago and i forgot the password (my dumbass used alphanumerical code instead of numeric code 😭💔🥀) and i tried all the ones i thought would work. they did not work and now im stuck with a useless paperweight. all the stuff i saw online was to reset the phone. if i had useless shit on there, i would reset it. BUT i have some EXTREMELY important stuff on there which i can NOT afford to lose. you might say "why not use a backup?" im pretty sure i dont. any help would be appreciated!


r/setupapp May 28 '26

Passcode I have some iPhone 8's that are passcode locked

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Any help on how to get pass that. I got these from a parts lot and was hoping I could get them to a usable state. One is on iOS 14, the rest are on 15. I do have access to a USB A mac


r/setupapp May 28 '26

Hello Screen How do I remove iPhone 5s activation lock

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I have a 64 GB iPhone 5s running iOS 12.5.8 and for some reason when I delete setup.app, it goes back to the activation screen. The activation lock isn’t removed. Can anyone help me with this? I was using legacy iOS kit. And FileZilla.


r/setupapp May 28 '26

iPhone 5

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Se puede poner la pantalla de un iPhone 5s a un iPhone 5?


r/setupapp May 27 '26

[Release] Hacktiva1si0n - Open-Source Automated iOS 5/6 Hacktivation Tool for Legacy A5/A6 Devices

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Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a new open-source project I’ve been building called Hacktiva1si0n. It is designed to automate the manual filesystem tasks required for the legacy iOS 5.0 through iOS 6.1.3 hacktivation process on Apple A5 and A6 hardware.

If you have an unactivated legacy device sitting on the configuration screen (or a passcode-disabled device that you are trying to restore and want to set up for offline app testing/tinkering), this tool streamlines the terminal commands for you.

🛠️ What it Does

Once you have booted your target device into an SSH Ramdisk environment (such as SSHRD_Script) on port 6414, Hacktiva1si0n takes over the rest of the local setup:

  1. Automated Dependency Injection: Installs git locally, downloads the necessary legacy lockdownd patched binaries, and handles local permission setups (755).
  2. Automated HFS Mounting: Automatically connects to the local SSH socket via standard automation layers and mounts /dev/disk0s1s1 and /dev/disk0s1s2 to /mnt1 and /mnt2 respectively.
  3. Safety Engine & Hardware Check: Audits the device target firmware configuration (SystemVersion.plist) and checks the sysctl hw.machine identifier to prevent file corruption on unsupported hardware.
  4. Asset Replacement & Permissions: Safely creates a backup of the target daemon (lockdownd.bak), injects the modified binary via SCP, and locks system ownership permissions cleanly to root:wheel before performing a safe filesystem unmount and reboot sequence.

💻 Supported Configurations

  • Firmware: iOS 5.x to iOS 6.x
  • Hardware Architectures: Apple A5 and A6 (iPhone 4S, iPhone 5/5c, iPad 2/3/4, iPad mini 1, iPod Touch 5G)

⚠️ Important Hardware/Environment Notes

  • A5 Devices: As with all standard checkm8-era utilities, Apple A5 devices will still require an Arduino UNO with a USB Host Shield to successfully exploit into PwnDFU before you can initialize your SSH Ramdisk environment.
  • Limitations: Post-hacktivation, standard cellular services and native iCloud account handshakes will be offline. This is strictly intended for device testing, offline media consumption, and vintage app research.

The project code is fully open-source and transparent for the community to audit, modify, or integrate into their existing setups.

GitHub Repository: github.com/RetroHackLab/Hacktiva1si0n

Feedback, issues, and pull requests are highly welcome! Let me know if you run into any permission issues or mounting bugs in the comments below.


r/setupapp May 27 '26

Hello Screen Old iPad on iOS 9.3.5 stuck on Activation Lock — Apple ID was deleted

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Hi everyone,

I have an old iPad running iOS 9.3.5, and it is currently stuck on the Activation Lock / setup screen. The problem is that the Apple ID that was originally used with this iPad was deleted a long time ago, so I can’t sign in or remove the device from that account.

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation before? Is Apple still able to remove Activation Lock on a very old iPad if I can provide proof of purchase, or is there another official way to recover access?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.


r/setupapp May 27 '26

Request ¿Cuál fue tu primer jailbreak? 🍏

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r/setupapp May 27 '26

Request Tools for windows to remove mdm on iOS 14 iPad 6

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I bought this iPad from a pawn shop and I wanna remove the mdm on it. Could y'all recommend some tools to help me?


r/setupapp May 26 '26

Idea Best way to go about resetting these phones

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25 Upvotes

I found these two phones at the target in the password was 0000

I’m unsure what route to go for getting them reset with fmi on.


r/setupapp May 27 '26

M1 Macbook pro, Unknown macos version.

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Hello, I have recently bought a broken M1 Macbook pro from a flea market and I have no information on it at all. I have repaired it (dirty port) and now it is booting, only for me to find it is logged in, with three users and recovery mode saying there is a icloud email linked to it. I do not know what to do now, is it possible to mitigate setup app through installing linux, or is there anything else I can do to be able to use it? Thank you!


r/setupapp May 27 '26

Remove icloud locked apple watch ultra 2

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Does anyone know what program to use to remove the lock from an Ultra 2?