Help me with my iPhone....

gudiiya
gudiiya Posts: 116 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Having a bad stressful morning...I have a jailbroken/unlocked iphone 3Gs with T-mobile data plan and I changed the passcode on it cause kids are not allowed to get on it during the week and plus I have very nosy family members. The problem is that I changed it at night when I was dead tired and forgot the sequence of the passcode. Now the problem is I tried is so much that it says Iphone disabled: Connect to iTunes. Another problem is that ever since I had it, I updated the music the way I like and use the app store to get my apps on there, but I never backed it up cause I figured how hard is to download the apps again. Now I am afraid that I have lost all my data, including important notes along with MFP measurments I used docs for. I am so upset.

I tried to restore the phone using new downloaded iTunes, thinking oh well data will be gone, but the phone will work, but when I follow the instructions to hold the home button while phone is off, after about 20 min of updating the data in iTunes cause iTunes will only update and restore the phone, the iphone starts by itself when I placed it in restore mode and then iTunes craps out. I am so frustrated. I am just thinking of getting an android and selling this phone so its not so complicated, but if anyone has any more ideas on how to help, it would be really appreciated. Just so frustrated this AM and stress is not helping me.

Please help. PS it's not a stolen phone. I paid my share of the $ for it...help, please? This is what I get for relying on an electronic device so much! :(

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  • bethvandenberg
    bethvandenberg Posts: 1,496 Member
    any chance you backed up to icloud? IDK what to say. You tube it or goggle it. That's what I do when I have a problem with my phone. :) Good luck. You're not alone I keep my life on my phone.
  • gudiiya
    gudiiya Posts: 116 Member
    I already tried googling it and that's how I figured out how to do all that I said before. I think I am going to have to take it to a professional...oiy veh!
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
    Speaking as a tech professional, buy another Iphone and throw them both away. Absolute garbage
  • Phrenetic
    Phrenetic Posts: 15
    All your settings should be backed up to iCloud, assuming the phone was configured properly to use the cloud. I've never jailbroken an iPhone, so I don't know if that could be aggravating the situation at all. If you have an Apple store nearby, do give them a try. They've always been helpful to me in the past, on the rare occasion that I've had to consult with them. I've really lived relatively stress-free with my Apple devices. The grass is no greener on the other side with the Android devices. It's just a different set of issues with their own complexities. Unfortunately, you're in the rabbit hole at the moment, so it's gonna be frustrating, to be certain. I hope it works out. I'd hate to see you lose all that data. You've got me wondering now how the MFP app stores its data, or if it is sync'd on the server side.
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
    For the record you cant bring it to the apple store for help at this point, once you jail break your phone you void all warranty's and service agreements. If you did go in you would have to play ultra dumb, ask for a factory reset, and hope the guy behind the counter doesn't check to see if you have modified your phone. This is where the term 'Bricking my phone' came from, when you jal break them then something goes wrong you can't get help from your provider so you have turned your phone into a brick
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