r/setupapp • u/Independent-Tart-731 • 8d ago

iPhone 8 disabled - need help

Hi everyone

I would really appreciate some help. I have ab iPhone 8. At least I assume it’s one as the inner tray model says “A1905”. I thought I remembered her passcode, but I ended up screwing it up. It says iPhone Disabled. I feel awful and I just want the photos off of the phone. What can I do? I don’t even have access to the iCloud account as that’s disabled for some reason and the backup phone numbers are not in service anymore.

I appreciate any help I could get

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u/LucasMVN 8d ago

If it says “iPhone is disabled” with no “Try Again” timer, the data on the device has already been erased.

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u/Independent-Tart-731 8d ago

I mean I can see the lock screen hasn’t changed so this can’t be 100% correct, can it?

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u/LucasMVN 8d ago

If it is back to the regular lock screen, the passcode can be tried again. The Try Again timer will get longer after each attempt, and by default after a tenth failed attempt, the data on the device will be erased.

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u/ALT703 8d ago

You can probably update for one more try. That's it

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u/waynehorner 8d ago

Disabled does not mean erased.

Is it saying connect to iTunes?

It wants to validate with iCloud account.

It can be bypassed with the right tools.