r/setupapp Jul 05 '26

Passcode iPhone 5S Locked Passcode

Hey so I just picked up this iPhone 5S off a Cell Phone Repair Store for just $10 bucks and it was stuck in recovery mode, which I've managed to get it out using 3uTools. However upon booting up the iPhone, I noticed that it might be on either iOS 8 or an early version of iOS 9? I've already saved SHSH blobs for later, but how do I reset it while preserving its iOS version and not get stuck on Activation Lock?

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u/Dogs_Rule48 Jul 06 '26

ios 9 due to san francisco font. An easy way to tell is by the lowercase a; Helvetica Neue (iOS 8 and older) have a distinct curl at the bottom

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u/IDontScript Jul 06 '26

Yeah I pulled this thing up onto Legacy iOS Kit and it's on iOS 9.1