sunman11,

I got the same failure, there are limits to iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 programmer's experience, I imagine that they studied phones that were fully functional, but they apparently did not study phones that had been wiped, phones that are being reinstalled and stop at the "please sign into our Apple ID" ( which we do not know ), a message before proceeding to setup the phone, so this software does not know what to do.

iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 should say "please send the phone to us so we can study it, if we can open it, we will, and we'll return it no charge ( or negotiate a fee ), otherwise we'll keep it to keep studying, and we will return it when you ask for it back, even if we still have not figured out how to open it - thanks for buying/trying our software and helping us make it smarter".

After all, it's just a brick in my hands, so maybe they can use it to figure it out?

Oh well, another reminder to folks to NOT lock ourselves out of our own devices - we are the only ones who can't get in.

Let's remember to report back in if we find anything that works - thanks.
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Hi, sunman11, FoneGeek iPhone Passcode Unlocker doesn't support to remove Apple ID from an unactivated iOS device (Almost all similar software on the market cannot do that). Hope that you could kindly understand.

FoneGeek, so, in what scenarios and circumstances this program does work ? Please fill us in.

Nevermind. I restarted it and it worked.

Bob G, What did you do I couldn't do that ?

Hi Lack Laki, have you tried to reinstall this program or reinstall it on another computer?

TK,

Yes, iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 unlocks DEVICES not DATA ... I presume.

Like you, I have not successfully used today's GOTD software offering, yet.

I've not seen iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 actually untether any of my current Apple devices that are tethered to Apple, devices where I do not have the password to the email account that originally registered the devices ( I have the original person's email addresses, but I do not have the person themselves who originally registered the devices, so Apple has no resource with which to overcome an activation/deactivation lock or to deregister/reregister the devices ).

2 of my Apple devices are not screen locked, so they work, but nag to sign in, and on these, I will try iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 after making a full backup of anything precious, such as contact information, but I fear this software may brick the devices when wiping and trying to reinstall them, with who knows what success at bypassing and eliminating the sign in requirement, how can iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 allow me to re-register with Apple if Apple believes the devices are already registered ... the devices work now, so I have to be willing to risk bricking them if iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 fails.

One of my Apple devices is already wiped and will not re-install/re-setup from scratch without signing in first, and this device was immediately rejected by iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1, the software claiming it cannot work on an unactivated but activation-locked iPhone - but I'd think the whole purpose and goal of the software would be to make the device itself useful ... apparently there are limits.

I'd be happy if iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 just let me reinstall the device, and I'd just deal with ( ignore ) the nags to sign in to Apple, but iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 won't even get me that far.

The meta message is to NOT lock ourselves out of our own devices - I have 2 Apple devices that are completely unlocked and unregistered, so they are completely available to me, and Apple has been denied getting their tethers inside.

No one would tolerate Ford or GM bricking our car, or Dell or HP bricking our computer, if we forgot or lost our keys, regardless of how we acquired our devices, new or used - encrypt and lock the data, sure, but why encrypt and lock the device itself?

I can see Apple offering to protect - or trash - the data.

But trashing the device itself seems self damaging to Apple being able to make a future sale.

None of the Apple devices we have came directly from Apple, but all were inherited.

Our experience with Apple devices convinces us never to buy an Apple device until there is reliable software to bring the device back into full function regardless of accidentally losing locked encrypted data ( who cares about locked encrypted maps and guitar player ? ).

I'm not calling for law enforcement to have unfettered access to my private data.

I'm calling for having unfettered access to my own device.

In other words, a phone is like a hammer in that when I pick up a hammer, I do not care if it's my Dad's hammer or if I found the hammer in the street or what is the history of all the nails the hammer has ever hit, I just want to swing the thing and drive home a nail, right now, thank you.

Who knew Apple sells phones that eventually are only useful as hammers?
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Hi Joe, besides reinstalling the software, we also suggest you reinstall this program on another computer and have a try. It usually helps.

enemohdee,

Yes, some vendor's offerings at GOTD include a setup program and license if needed, and can be reinstalled, the only limit is that the download itself is only offered for 24 hours.

You can tell us by downloading any GOTD offer and reporting here what you find.

It's now the next day, so if you did not already download iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1, then you can try the trial, and buy it if you think it promises value for you.

If you did download the offer, then open it up and tell us what is your experience.

Thanks for exploring this and sharing.
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Eugene,

For some of us, opening the [ readme.txt ] file is the last thing we would do.
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J S,

Yes, it would seem that the program MUST tell Apple that the prior tether/registration is to be severed so that a new tether/registration can take place.

I don't see that happening.

I'd be happy with unlocking the device, wiping it, losing all the prior data, and being able to actually use the device from a fresh start, even if the prior tether/registration remains in the background ... but iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 apparently cannot do even that.

Their promise to "... Unlock Apple ID and Lock Screen for iPhone/iPad in Minutes! ..." seems to be aimed at an incredibly narrow situation that excludes us.

Oh well ... the meta message is that ALL Apples become bricks, eventually.
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To Don who wrote "... Tried several times to install this program but kept on getting the following error: "Unable to execute file in the temporary directory. Setup aborted. Error 5, access is denied." ...".

This is a quirk of your computing system, try rebooting, try signing in as another user ( create User 2 if you need ), reboot to safe mode with networking, run [ ChkDsk C: /R ] and reboot, run free [ Tweaking. com ] Windows Repair AIO, try another computer, not just to install this software, but also to troubleshoot what's quirky with your own computer system.

When we get errors, and others, including the vendor, do not, it's a clue as to where the problem lies ( lays? ).

Let us know how it goes.
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Askalick,

Call Apple and ask what they need to unlock your device, then say thank you, hang up, and look for whatever it is they said you need.

If you need an email and password that you do not have, then all you have is an Apple brick.

Android phone next?

Even Windows phone?

Will ANYONE but a new Apple after seeing how Apples become bricks?
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Peter Blaise, It's an inherited device that would be good to pass on to someone else in the family. Unfortunately the account creator is no longer with us. And he created the Apple ID with an email address which was set up for the purpose. So nobody knows any passwords.

It's disappointing that this software makes big claims that it cannot fulfil.
The first part cannot unlock an Apple ID - particularly if the device has been restored.
The second part tells you to restore the device which means you have to connect to iTunes. This prevents the other part of the software from working.

I'm guessing really, because I have not seen this software actually do anything.

To Askalick:

Here's what I did:

1 - I searched the web for email addresses that might be the one used to register ( first name or initial, middle name or initial or none, last name @ wherever. com/net and so on ), I found 12 that looked close enough to the person's name, I then tried to sign in to each email account, and I clicked "forgot my password" on each one, then they offered to send a recovery to another email or phone, and of the 12, only ONE offered an alternative email or phone that seemed appropriate, so I tried it, and it worked, I got into the email account that initially registered the iPad, then used that to sign in to Apple, and immediately removed the iPad from the account registry, success.

2 - I sat in the room with the person who gave me the iPhone, I called Apple, and the Apple tech kept describing what they needed, and eventually they said "try an email with the letter g", about a bold a hint as they were going to give me ... so, I searched the person's browser passwords and found a gmail account I did not know they had averse to their default aol account, and once I gave that gmail account to Apple, they unregistered the iPhone immediately, success.

These are arduous work around needed because people tether/lock/encrypt their devices and their data, usually unnecessarily, and usually without WRITTEN documentation in the spiral-bound-paper-address-book that otherwise contains everyone they ever knew in their lives.

However, not just the usual passing, but almost half a million folks around the world suddenly dying of the novel corona virus in the past few months is leaving behind a surfeit of locked content and locked devices, over which we have yet to find work arounds, and Apple is not helping, and programmers either can't or won't step in to act in the end user's interests.

So, again I plead with everyone NOT to lock our devices against useful inheritance, and NOT to lock our data against enjoyment by our families - please find ways of being secure without compromising our investment in devices and the ability to share our terrific history of photos, movies, dialogs, stories, and other content.

Get clever, folks, and stay well.
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mardel, Use 3utools
Connect in recovery mode
Download firmware
Select retain user data
After flashing it will ask for right passcode
And your are good to go

Muhammad ,
Thank you very much, and I will give it a try!

Muhammad ,
it worked; thanks

Varun Gupta, What do you mean by "working fine"? Have you tested it and did it open your locked Iphone, without a normal password.

Tony Jose, click on the little person icon in top right-hand corner of that program and a menu will drop down wherein you insert your e-mail and license key.

JM, we have tested just now, the installation is successful. Could you please check your network connection and try again? Or you can install the program on a different computer and try again.

FoneGeek, I have exactly the same problem and my network is fine, please advise.

FoneGeek, It stops at 9% everytime and gives error message "network error please try again"

FoneGeek, I have tried it over ten times in the last six hours and all it does is 'blink' after about three minutes and then display 'network error' after awhile! I think you guys should look at your Server end because certainly, there is nothing wrong with my network, l am even streaming a movie on it and there is no buffering.. Not everybody has more than one computer at home.

JM, Me too, so I had a look inside the setup.exe downloader and found the URL https://www.phonerecoverytool.com/trial/iphone-passcode-unlocker.exe listed in an INI in the installer. That is the file it should download and is arround 41MBytes in size. Feel free to download that and try installing it in a more conventional manner.
Activate the trial installation using the code in the giveaway readme.txt file.

FoneGeek, same with me. not installing on win 7, network error message, repeated attempts

JM, I'm getting the same notice Im running Windows 10 Pro it show that its installing upto 90% and then stops and give me the same notice. It would be nice if everyone had a second computer? What type of help is that.

JM, try downloading the installer from their website:

https://www.phonerecoverytool.com/trial/iphone-passcode-unlocker.exe

Can't you try it and find out? Its free, so what have you got to lose?

KK, if it doesnt do the trick, have a look at this article:
How To Reset Forgotten iPhone Passcode (Without Losing ANY Data)
https://www.netchimp.co.uk/webdesign/unlock-iphone/forgot-iphone-passcode/#How_to_unlock_your_iPhone_passcode_if_you_have_no_backup

KK, Hmm. What will it take for you to find out?

Perhaps you could let US know the result?

KK,

"... iOS 13 and iPhone 11 Supported ..." probably does not include the iPhone 3, but, hey, give it a try, the whole purpose of today's GOTD is so that you can try it and then you can tell us!

Plus you can use it on other iPhones and iPads.

Why do we lock our own stuff anyway, and then not even have our "keys" written down on paper in our family spiral-bound address book with all the other keys to our kingdom?

I like my Apple iPhone 3GS - small, rounded, and a simple audiobook or music player, occasionally fun to play guitar or piano on, too.

Now, especially with world wide sudden deaths from pandemic, people are leaving behind our pocket computers with all our pictures and so on, so I suppose it helps our surviving family to have immediate access.

Let's get out of our own way and stop locking our stuff, folks, do we even have a name and address sticker on our phone so someone can return it to us quickly?

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iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 behaved this way for me:

- WON'T unlock an unactivated but activation-locked iPhone, so if we find an iPhone, DON'T wipe it, unlock it first, because if wiped, this will refuse to operate ( iPhone 7 with iOS v11-ish ).

- OFFERS to wipe an unlocked and activated phone and it will presumably sever the existing tether to Apple ( I do not know the password, so I ignore the incessant "sign in" pop ups ), but because iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 offers to wipe, I exited immediately and did nothing, and I will have to first reliably backup everything, especially the contact list ... contacts never seem to import to the next phone accurately, missing special rings and icons, and duplicating without end, drat ( iPhone 5 with iOS v11.4 ).

- I have an old iPad I'll get to later, same need to back it up so I don't lose anything when I clear it, same email with no known password, and, like th eiPhone 5, the iPad is not screen-locked, so we use it and ignore the incessant "sign in" pop ups.

Hate Apple, or more accurately, hate that folks are unaware that registering with Apple means we end up renting Apple devices on loan, we never actually own them free and clear once Apple gets their tethers in.

Thanks iPhone Passcode Unlocker 2.2.1.1 for the chance to explore this, I'll write more when I can play with it more.
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