[condor]

Originally Posted by BenjiRoss

Have you tried getting an iTunes account and then using a USB cable to connect it to your Mac and seeing if it can be reset and restarted.
Or else try calling apple support or chat with them.
Any idea how the phone was disabled?

No Mac, no iphone, and no apple cables. This one is an old one that was lying around at my brother's. Trying some experiments on it for music, and not for calls

I am trying a hard reset:
Power off
Power-button + Home button: Apple logo comes up, goes off, and comes up again
after that nothing.

[nit787]

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Not able to find background apps.

I believe, you have tried below:

Settings >> General >> Background App Refresh

Turned off all unnecessary apps working.

[condor]

Originally Posted by nit787

I believe, you have tried below:

Settings >> General >> Background App Refresh

Turned off all unnecessary apps working.

I would have, if I can get into the phone

The ph is on the disabled screen, allowing only emergency calls

[abhinav.s]

Originally Posted by condor

I would have, if I can get into the phone

The ph is on the disabled screen, allowing only emergency calls

From the little bit of research on the web, there is no way of doing it without iTunes or iCloud account. Maybe a local iphone repair store can be of assistance in getting it up and running. Since it is an old one, there is no risk of losing warranty etc. You can give that a try.

[blackwasp]

Originally Posted by condor

Is there a way to recover a disabled iphone ? Message on screen says it is disabled, and "slide for emergency call"

* No itunes account
* No backup - and no backup to be restored.
* Just need to get it up & running

Only way to unlock is if you can connect it to the last PC it was used to sync with. Even if there's no iTunes currently on that PC(or laptop) a fresh download will help.

Another option is tricky, but you'll have to open up the phone and replace motherboard ( basically every chip that has any memory device on it). This could cost you more than the phone itself - which is a main reason why iPhones are not a lucrative devices to steal. Yes you could use the components like display, buttons etc but it can never be used like a phone/iPod or anything again.


Edit, there's hope if that device has never been synced with iTunes or not set up find my iphone in iCloud - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306.

[condor]

Originally Posted by abhinav.s

.. there is no way of doing it without iTunes or iCloud account.

Can create a new account, but cant connect to the old account - or to the PC it was last connected to.

Originally Posted by blackwasp

Only way to unlock is if you can connect it to the last PC it was used to sync with. Even if there's no iTunes currently on that PC(or laptop) a fresh download will help.

Not going to try a hardware operation.

[benbsb29]

Originally Posted by condor

Is there a way to recover a disabled iphone ? Message on screen says it is disabled, and "slide for emergency call"

* No itunes account
* No backup - and no backup to be restored.
* Just need to get it up & running

You would need iTunes installed, even if on a regular PC, as well as a cable to connect the phone to the PC, to be able to reset it. Even if you do, when you activate the device, it will ask to enter the Apple Id password last used on the device, if the Find my iPhone feature was enabled previously.

[condor]

Any reliable places in BLR to repair a 5s ?

Originally Posted by abhinav.s

.. there is no way of doing it without iTunes or iCloud account.

Originally Posted by benbsb29

.. it will ask to enter the Apple Id password last used on the device, if the Find my iPhone feature was enabled previously.

Thanks, guys. Have done an update & reset. Waiting for bro to remove the ph from the icloud account. Should be set.

[benbsb29]

Originally Posted by condor

Thanks, guys. Have done an update & reset. Waiting for bro to remove the ph from the icloud account. Should be set.

Yup, that will release the phone from the Find my iPhone feature. However, i still think you would need the Apple id password to activate. But if your bro knows the password, it should be easy then.

[bhp_maniac]

Just sharing an information for potential Jio users with an iPhone. I had a chat with their tech support and they confirmed there is no WiFi calling facility as of today on Jio network.

[vishnana]

Peculiar problem for me with Vodafone 4G sim in chennai ! I get 4G signal with this sim in my Moto G turbo but not in iPhone 6 . But recently when I was in Bangalore with same combination of Vodafone sim+IP6 - got the 4G signal ! Additionally I have another Airtel sim which works ok for 4G data with same iPhone 6 here in Chennai .
So what's with this bad combination of Vodafone 4G in chennai circle with IP6 !?

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by vishnana

Peculiar problem for me with Vodafone 4G sim in chennai

Vodafone/Airtel would be on different LTE Bands. Airtel uses 2300 and 1800 MHz Bands while Vodafone uses 2100 MHz Band.

Did you buy iPhone 6 in India ? What is the model number (it would be something like A15....) ?

[agambhandari]

Originally Posted by bhp_maniac

Just sharing an information for potential Jio users with an iPhone. I had a chat with their tech support and they confirmed there is no WiFi calling facility as of today on Jio network.

What was the exact question in this case? AFAIK , Jio doesn't support WiFi calling on any phone (even on their own Lyf ones). So it's not a new info.
VoLTE is the only way to place calls and it works on iPhone 6 and later

[vishnana]

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Vodafone/Airtel would be on different LTE Bands. Airtel uses 2300 and 1800 MHz Bands while Vodafone uses 2100 MHz Band.

Did you buy iPhone 6 in India ? What is the model number (it would be something like A15....) ?

I bought this last December through Flipkart sale and model is A1586. Band should be the only reason otherwise I don't see any ! May be also Vodafone 4G in chennai is just new , don't know whether they are experimenting , I just hope they do ! I will wait for any Chennai BHPian comment .

[Pancham]

Guys a weird thing popped up in my mom's iPhone 6. She asked me to check her phone today for an SMS she received couple of days back. But the date shows its from 2002. How is it even possible. I checked the phone's date and it is current. Last week her phone went into a trance as it got hung up with the busy/buffering sign in her middle of screen. The phone could not be used till it's battery died. I came back from my office tour plugged it in the charger and it was working fine. I am attaching a screenshot of the SMS. Let me know if anyone has any idea.

P.S: my mom is freaking out.