iPhone help! :(

webcrawler2050 · 13-12-2009, 15:01

Basically, woke up this morning to find my litle one "messing" with my iPhone. Basically, shes set a passcode on my phone and I can' get around it, even a restore doesn't help.

Any suggestions?

dilligaf1701 · 13-12-2009, 15:06

HHHmmm I don't know to be honest but you could try putting it in DFU mode and reformatting it?

Mind you it may not work, just an idea tho.

Raistlin · 13-12-2009, 15:07

Indeed.

DFU with a complete rebuild of the phone will overwrite the 'keychains.db' file, which will (in turn) remove the passcode.

You will lose all of the data that was on the 'phone. You can get this back by restoring your backup, but this will put the code back on (as you've established).

webcrawler2050 · 13-12-2009, 15:10

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Originally Posted by Rob M

Indeed.

DFU with a complete rebuild of the phone will erase the 'keychains.db' file, which will (in turn) remove the passcode.

You will lose all of the data that was on the 'phone. You can get this back by restoring your backup, but this will put the code back on (as you've established).

Yup. I had to move it to another machine. How strange. The little monkey, can't believe she figured her way around it. I'm in the middle of the fresh install. Not worried about data.

Thanks

dilligaf1701 · 13-12-2009, 15:11

Mind you if she's set the erase option it will soon erase all the data on the phone too (if he keeps putting the wrong number in I mean)

Raistlin · 13-12-2009, 15:12

NP

Hope it's all sorted

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Originally Posted by Thomas T

Mind you if she's set the erase option it will soon erase all the data on the phone too (if he keeps putting the wrong number in I mean)

Yup

All the more reason to have a passcode on there that you know in the first place

webcrawler2050 · 13-12-2009, 15:13

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Originally Posted by Thomas T

Mind you if she's set the erase option it will soon erase all the data on the phone too (if he keeps putting the wrong number in I mean)

Yup tried it once, as I used to have a PIN on it and I thought she might of just turned it on at first but nope, did the "wait 15 minutes" stuff. So waited and just left it, just incase.

It's downloading the updates and restoring at the moment. Nightmare.

dilligaf1701 · 13-12-2009, 15:15

Well dude - I'm glad you're getting it sorted.

I can't update mine at the moment (to 3.1.2 anyway

) - so I'd be pretty stuck if this happened to me is all I can say.

webcrawler2050 · 13-12-2009, 15:17

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Originally Posted by Thomas T

Well dude - I'm glad you're getting it sorted.

I can't update mine at the moment (to 3.1.2 anyway

) - so I'd be pretty stuck if this happened to me is all I can say.

Yup, so far. Thank you. WHo would of thought it, a 3 year old figuring out how to use an iPhone. Just means, when I go to bed, i'm going to have to hide it in a better place. I only, kept in so close (under the pillow) last night as I was on call. Little monkey she is lol

Raistlin · 13-12-2009, 15:19

Put a code on it that you know, then she can't mess with it.

I guess you're a victim of Apple's drive to make the iPhone easy to use

webcrawler2050 · 13-12-2009, 15:52

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Originally Posted by Rob M

Put a code on it that you know, then she can't mess with it.

I guess you're a victim of Apple's drive to make the iPhone easy to use

I thinks I am going to have to.

Yup, or shes just to smart for her own good.

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Aha all fixed now. Thanks for your help

**Matt D** · 13-12-2009, 18:33

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Originally Posted by Thomas T

I can't update mine at the moment (to 3.1.2 anyway

) - so I'd be pretty stuck if this happened to me is all I can say.

I'm on 3.1.2

dilligaf1701 · 13-12-2009, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Matt D

I'm on 3.1.2

So will I be when my unlock goes through from o2

webcrawler2050 · 13-12-2009, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Thomas T

So will I be when my unlock goes through from o2

I'm considering a buyout from o2. I'm on 3.1.2 now.

dilligaf1701 · 13-12-2009, 19:04

I'm still jailbroken and don't want to fiddle with it. I think it's worth the £15 it'll cost me to get it properly unlocked.

I'm still on 3.0.1