Holy Phone Hell!

[Pete]

So my Iphone screen was cracked, I had the screen replaced.  That night, I squatted to pick something up, and my phone fell from two feet, and cracked, at the bottom- and was unusable.  The crack, or something, would get stuck on Y on password y-y-y-y-y-y, and it locked me out of my iphone.  I go home, and I on my computer I am logged out of my email and facebook.  Ive been logged in for years, but somehow I get logged out. I use every saved password on my computer, none work.

 

So it turns out after 10 failed log in attempts, you have to restore your iphone.  Iphone Unavailable is the message.  To reset, I must enter my email password.  I cant access my passwords on my phone.  So to restore your iphone, you must confirm by responding to email or phone.  Im logged out of email and locked out of my phone.

 

Every password is on my phone- Medical, Financial, Work, Ebay- I dont even know where to begin to fix this mess.  What a week Im having!  Any advice is appreciated.  Cheers!

[Draconator]

11 minutes ago, Pete said:

So my Iphone screen was cracked, I had the screen replaced.  That night, I squatted to pick something up, and my phone fell from two feet, and cracked, at the bottom- and was unusable.  The crack, or something, would get stuck on Y on password y-y-y-y-y-y, and it locked me out of my iphone.  I go home, and I on my computer I am logged out of my email and facebook.  Ive been logged in for years, but somehow I get logged out. I use every saved password on my computer, none work.

 

So it turns out after 10 failed log in attempts, you have to restore your iphone.  Iphone Unavailable is the message.  To reset, I must enter my email password.  I cant access my passwords on my phone.  So to restore your iphone, you must confirm by responding to email or phone.  Im logged out of email and locked out of my phone.

 

Every password is on my phone- Medical, Financial, Work, Ebay- I dont even know where to begin to fix this mess.  What a week Im having!  Any advice is appreciated.  Cheers!

 

Buy a Google Pixel

[PastaJoe]

In the future, print a copy of your login ids and passwords every few months and stick it in your sock drawer.

[boyst]

1 hour ago, Draconator said:

 

Buy a Google Pixel

Why anyone still uses the iPhone blows mind

Samsung and Google are both much better. 

[Wacka]

I have a iPhone7 (still works except have to put calls on speaker), a 4 year old Air Mac laptop and a 15 year old  desktop Mac. If phone is in thesame room I can answer it from the laptop or desktop. I have all my passwords saved on both Macs automatically and printed out in my file cabinet.  Been using Macs since 1985 (40 years).I have owned a Mac since 1995 and on my 5th Mac computer now.

[4merper4mer]

2 hours ago, Pete said:

So my Iphone screen was cracked, I had the screen replaced.  That night, I squatted to pick something up, and my phone fell from two feet, and cracked, at the bottom- and was unusable.  The crack, or something, would get stuck on Y on password y-y-y-y-y-y, and it locked me out of my iphone.  I go home, and I on my computer I am logged out of my email and facebook.  Ive been logged in for years, but somehow I get logged out. I use every saved password on my computer, none work.

 

So it turns out after 10 failed log in attempts, you have to restore your iphone.  Iphone Unavailable is the message.  To reset, I must enter my email password.  I cant access my passwords on my phone.  So to restore your iphone, you must confirm by responding to email or phone.  Im logged out of email and locked out of my phone.

 

Every password is on my phone- Medical, Financial, Work, Ebay- I dont even know where to begin to fix this mess.  What a week Im having!  Any advice is appreciated.  Cheers!

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Edited August 9 by 4merper4mer

[SinceThe70s]

3 hours ago, Pete said:

So my Iphone screen was cracked, I had the screen replaced.  That night, I squatted to pick something up, and my phone fell from two feet, and cracked, at the bottom- and was unusable.  The crack, or something, would get stuck on Y on password y-y-y-y-y-y, and it locked me out of my iphone.  I go home, and I on my computer I am logged out of my email and facebook.  Ive been logged in for years, but somehow I get logged out. I use every saved password on my computer, none work.

 

So it turns out after 10 failed log in attempts, you have to restore your iphone.  Iphone Unavailable is the message.  To reset, I must enter my email password.  I cant access my passwords on my phone.  So to restore your iphone, you must confirm by responding to email or phone.  Im logged out of email and locked out of my phone.

 

Every password is on my phone- Medical, Financial, Work, Ebay- I dont even know where to begin to fix this mess.  What a week Im having!  Any advice is appreciated.  Cheers!

 

Does your email client have a password recovery option where you just need to answer some security questions to reset your password?

[Mike in Horseheads]

Take it to ATT or Verizon and trade it in on a Samsung

[UConn James]

Bitwarden password manager as an app for phone and browser extension for pc. Only need to remember one password.

[Pete]

19 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

Does your email client have a password recovery option where you just need to answer some security questions to reset your password?

I figured out that I had an another email account connected, and I was able to change email password. And I entered new password - *****youapple! and now I am erasing my iphone, so Im hopeful to have a phone back running later tonight.  10 incorrect logins, and you need to erase phone is stupid.  A child, or pet could keep pawing at phone and you are locked out.  My 10 incorrect logins my phone was in my pocket- where else am I supposed to keep it?  I got locked out 3 hours previously- stupid Apple.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Get an Android...  Isn't the nuclear 10 passwords optional too?  

 

Second phone.  Been using to avert any "digital disasters" since "the great one of 2014."

 

 

[T&C]

42 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Get an Android...  Isn't the nuclear 10 passwords optional too?  

 

Second phone.  Been using to avert any "digital disasters" since "the great one of 2014."

 

 

Never had a single problem with one..

[ExiledInIllinois]

14 minutes ago, T&C said:

Never had a single problem with one..

Did early on in my Motorola Droid 4 (slider... Which I wish they'd make a modern slider) days.

On 8/8/2025 at 8:09 PM, Wacka said:

I have a iPhone7 (still works except have to put calls on speaker), a 4 year old Air Mac laptop and a 15 year old  desktop Mac. If phone is in thesame room I can answer it from the laptop or desktop. I have all my passwords saved on both Macs automatically and printed out in my file cabinet.  Been using Macs since 1985 (40 years).I have owned a Mac since 1995 and on my 5th Mac computer now.