8 incorrect guesses: iPhone is disabled.7 incorrect guesses: iPhone is disabled.6 incorrect guesses: iPhone is disabled.Here’s how the error messages (and time delays) tie into the number of wrong guesses: Your phone will get the connect to iTunes, iPhone disabled error only when you have entered the wrong password ten consecutive times. Entering the wrong pin several times is the primary cause of the “iPhone is Disabled Connect to iTunes” error.īut do note that entering the wrong password a few times may not be an issue.

However, if your iPhone cannot recognize your fingerprint or face authentication, you will need to enter a 4 or 6-digit pin to unlock your phone. Most modern iPhones have biometric authentication to help you unlock your phone.

Why This Error “iPhone is Disabled Connect to iTunes” Note that the phone has to not be in airplane mode and/or cellular data enabled for some of these options to work.Part 1. Plugging the phone into iTunes syncs date and time too but only if the iPhone is unlocked or been synced with that computer before. When battery is unplugged date and time is reset.ĭate and time is synced automatically if set date and time is set to be updated automatically in settings and is connected to internet via wifi or sim card cellular data. If that does not work then you need to do a software update via iTunes in DFU mode.Īnd if that still doesn't work then you need to restore the phone as a last resortĪlternatively the client can put the disabled phone plugged into their computer if they have synced it before and reset that disabled message so they can enter in the passcode. When you get iPhone is disabled or try again in a bazillion minutes try putting a sim card in and let the cellular data sync up the date and time for you + turn phone off and on after it syncs.

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