In my tiny community, I'm known for fixing iPhones and iPads. The other day I got a very interesting iPad 2 (iOS 7.1) which has been totally disabled with wrong passcode tries. The owner swears she always entered the right passcode and it didn't unlock.

She even tried so long that now the iPad only says: "iPad is disabled. Connect to iTunes." When you connect the iPad to iTunes, it says it's locked with a passcode. Really? Who would've thought. :)

I even went to her place to connect the iPad to her computer because I naively thought the iTunes there will definitely say I should enter the passcode. Well it didn't. She of course doesn't want to lose all the data, because she obviously didn't back up this iPad in a very long time.

I'm playing with the idea of opening the iPad and disconnecting the battery. Do you guys have any experience with that? When I reconnect the battery and turn the iPad on, will it offer me a chance to enter the passcode?

All constructive opinions and questions welcome! :)

⟐ Answered August 12, 2025 at 0:51 MST

⟐ Commented February 15, 2025 at 9:43 MST

⟐ Commented October 21, 2024 at 6:43 MST

The sound on my iPad all of a sudden stopped working. The sound works fine with headphones in and I can change the volume, but when I unplug the headphones I get absolutely no sound from the speaker, and I can't even change the volume.

I originally thought this must have been a software issue so I went through all the settings, checked mute etc.

After that, I tried a reset using the power and home button, and I even restored to factory settings.

I then changed the speaker with a new one, still no luck.

I have now changed the headphone jack as I thought this may have been interfering, but there is still no sound.

Any help would be very much appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Michael

⟐ Commented March 07, 2026 at 2:15 MST

⟐ Commented September 30, 2021 at 15:46 MST

Thanks everyone.

Gotta love teens on the internet. Shoot me now.

Maria

⟐ Commented February 06, 2026 at 11:07 MST

⟐ Answered March 20, 2024 at 1:22 MST

⟐ Commented November 29, 2024 at 5:30 MST

See image, it is showing the charging symbol, but not charging... What is going on?

⟐ Commented February 08, 2023 at 19:29 MST

How can I unstuck the merely stuck power button?

⟐ Commented September 23, 2025 at 15:01 MST

I have a 2 part question. After contacting Apple Support because my iPad was freezing they guided me to do an iCloud Back-Up and then delete my account to re-synced with the iCloud back up. Unfortunately the Apple agent did not verify our 'Manage iCloud storage' to see that out 'Camera Roll' Pictures were turned off. This deleted 4 years of very important pictures (to say the very least). I was transferred to an Apple Senior Supervisor, who admitted his agent's mistake and said that there was nothing they can do.

The Senior Supervisor tried to send us and 'iPod Nano' as compensation ($150.00) and said that we would have to try and find an Apple certified retailer to try and recuperate the lost data (pictures) on our own and AT OUR EXPENSE.

This is a nightmare and what Apple is offering is a joke. I searched the Internet for programs to recuperate the data to no avail.

1. Please advise if there is any way (software or other) to recuperate these deleted pictures (as they were not backup anywhere) as the only way would be via the hard-disk on the iPad.

2. Please also advise what course of action to take with Apple as what they are offering is a sub-standard brush off.

Thank you for your time and effort

⟐ Commented December 11, 2020 at 3:09 MST

⟐ Commented September 18, 2021 at 14:43 MST

⟐ Answered January 16, 2020 at 6:08 MST

Does anyone know what is inside of the bag? I suspect it is made out of cotton with some sort of rice-type material inside.

⟐ Commented February 28, 2024 at 13:50 MST

⟐ Commented February 22, 2020 at 21:49 MST

⟐ Commented September 05, 2020 at 9:35 MST

⟐ Commented June 12, 2018 at 17:00 MST

I tried turning it off, then plugging the charger in and like what its supposed to do, it turns on! I don't know what to do now that I'm reaching 10% battery. Turned off wifi and turned the brightness on the lowest. I hope i get an answer before it dies off.

⟐ Answer accepted July 05, 2018 at 5:12 MST

The model is A1395/ WiFi only model.

I try this link here that doesn't seem to help since I don't know who was the owners iPad from the beginning, Is there a way to unlock it with out the owners permission.

What I can see here iPad 2 is pretty much dead weight and won't be in good use if I can't get around it.

⟐ Answered October 10, 2022 at 6:54 MST

⟐ Commented February 21, 2021 at 10:13 MST