Q&A

Why is my iPod disabled for so long?

Why is my iPod disabled for so long?

If you forgot the passcode on your iPod touch, or your iPod touch is disabled. 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.

How long can an iPod disabled for?

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.

How do I reset my iPod when its disabled?

Hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons together for about eight seconds. Repeat this process until the iPod resets. When your iPod is disabled for some reason, this reset will usually restore performance to normal.

How can I unlock my iPod without erasing everything?

Your iPod will be reset without deleting any of your stuff. All you need to do is press the top power button while pressing the home button at same time for ten seconds. Then release the power button but continue holding the home button for the next 30 seconds.

What happens after your phone is disabled for 15 minutes?

If someone is entering a wrong passcode for too many times, the phone will be temporarily locked for 1 Minute. After that, 5 Minutes, then 15, then 1 Hour etc. Eventually the phone gets permanently disabled or erased completely if that is turned on the passcode settings.

How do I unlock my iPod touch if I forgot the password without restoring it?

Press and hold the Home button and the top button at the same time. If your device doesn’t have a top button, press both the Home button and side button at the same time. Keep pressing the two buttons until you see the Recovery Mode screen appear on your computer.

How to fix iPod Touch disabled for 24 million minutes?

1 Connect your disabled iPod touch to your computer. Then launch iTunes and select your iPod touch. 2 Now create a backup of your iPod via the ‘Back Up Now’ option. When creating a local backup, make sure that ‘This Computer’ is selected. 3 Once the backup process is finished, click the ‘Restore iPod’ option to start the reset process.

What to do if your iPod is disabled on your computer?

I woke up this morning and my iPod said it was disabled for 22 million minutes, I know my password and everything. I just need to know how to reenable it. Plug in your iPod. Open My Computer (or Computer for Vista). Click on Folder options and enable to view hidden files. Next go to iPod_control and click on the folder named Device.

What to do when your iPhone is diabled for 23 / 24 / 25 million minutes?

In those extreme cases when iPhone is diabled for 23/24/25 millions minutes, the iPhone usually had a broken screen or had been jailbreak. You can fix it with Solution 2 and Solution 3. Solution 2: iPhone is Disabled; Connect to iTunes, How to Bypass?

How long does it take for an iPhone to be disabled?

Normally, if you enter 5 incorrect passcode in a row, the iPhone will be disabled for 1 minute. And for 7 incorrect entries, 5 minutes; 8 incorrect entries, 15 minutes; 9 incorrect entries, 60 minutes.