My iPad stopped working so I got a new iPad after some months ,but I don’t have me recovery key ,what do I do

Are there any methods or ways I could do so I access my account without a recovery key or anything I can do an it


Posted on Jun 20, 2023 12:57 AM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2023 01:25 AM

More info required: Where did you purchase the original iPad - directly from Apple or from a 3rd party retailer...? When you said you "got a new iPad" - how did you acquire it...? Did you take your old iPad to a Genius at an Apple Store and they deemed that it was faulty and replaced it...? If that's the case, they should have set up the new device for you.


Presumably this is what you're referring to: How To Generate a Recovery Key. As it states in that article, if you lose access to your trusted devices and your recovery key, you may be permanently locked out of your account.


As it states in that article:


When you generate a recovery key, you can't use account recovery. Account recovery is a process that would otherwise help you get back into your Apple ID account when you don’t have enough information to reset your password...


Learn more about Account Recovery

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Jun 20, 2023 01:25 AM in response to Fellonpaint

More info required: Where did you purchase the original iPad - directly from Apple or from a 3rd party retailer...? When you said you "got a new iPad" - how did you acquire it...? Did you take your old iPad to a Genius at an Apple Store and they deemed that it was faulty and replaced it...? If that's the case, they should have set up the new device for you.


Presumably this is what you're referring to: How To Generate a Recovery Key. As it states in that article, if you lose access to your trusted devices and your recovery key, you may be permanently locked out of your account.


As it states in that article:


When you generate a recovery key, you can't use account recovery. Account recovery is a process that would otherwise help you get back into your Apple ID account when you don’t have enough information to reset your password...


Learn more about Account Recovery

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My iPad stopped working so I got a new iPad after some months ,but I don’t have me recovery key ,what do I do

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