More Apple Devices Hit by Activation Errors

12 July, 2026


Today, four additional devices have been reported to be unable to activate:

The impact of the activation issue on these devices is less significant than on the devices listed in the previous post, as they can all be hacktivated using Legacy iOS Kit.

The table below has been updated to reflect the latest activation issues.

Device Models affected iOS versions affected
iPhone 2G All models All iOS versions
iPhone 3G All models All iOS versions
iPhone 3GS All models All iOS versions
iPhone 4 Model iPhone3,1 and iPhone3,2 All iOS versions
iPhone 4S IMEI starts with 9900 All iOS versions
iPhone 5 IMEI starts with 9900 All iOS versions
iPhone 6 (Includes Plus variant) All models iOS 8.0 to iOS 10.0.1
iPhone 6s (Includes Plus variant) All models iOS 9.0 to iOS 9.3.5
iPhone SE (1st Generation) All models iOS 9.3 to iOS 9.3.5
iPad (2010) All cellular models All iOS versions
iPad 2 Model iPad2,2 All iOS versions
iPad 2 IMEI starts with 9900 All iOS versions
iPad 3 All cellular models All iOS versions
iPad 3 IMEI starts with 9900 All iOS versions
iPad 4 IMEI starts with 9900 All iOS versions
iPad mini IMEI starts with 9900 All iOS versions
iPad mini 4 All models iOS 9.0 to iOS 10.0.1
iPad Air 2 All models iOS 8.1 to iOS 10.0.1
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st Generation) All models iOS 9.1 to iOS 9.3.5
iPad Pro (9.7-inch) All models iOS 9.3 to iOS 9.3.5
iPod Touch 6 All models iOS 8.4 to iOS 10.0.1

If you own one of the affected devices listed above, do not restore, erase, or reset it until the activation issue has been resolved, as doing so may leave the device unable to activate.