To Unblock A Mobile Phone [updated] - How

For ten minutes, the progress bar inched forward like cold honey. She watched her phone erase itself, block by block. Then, a fresh, clean “Hello” screen appeared. The digital brick was now a blank slate. She restored her backup from iCloud (thankfully, she’d backed up last week) and watched her photos slowly download.

Two weeks ago, she’d bought it from a discount carrier back home. “Works great,” the clerk had said. He forgot to mention it was a digital anchor, locked to a network that didn't exist in Japan. Now, staring at the ominous message, she had two choices: panic or learn. how to unblock a mobile phone

Panic returned. She plugged the phone into her laptop and opened iTunes (now called Finder on her Mac). A message popped up: “There is a problem with the iPhone. It needs to be restored to factory settings.” For ten minutes, the progress bar inched forward