We have an Ipad that became obsolete/useless. Wife and teenager used it about 10 years ago with a different apple Id to access abroad app stores with a much better and bigger selection of games, apps etc.
The Ipad became really old, so old that it stopped doing IOS updates for at least 3-4 years. All was fine and then one day the unthinkable happened. The Ipad did in automatic IOS updated and rebooted whilst we were asleep. You can guess the rest.
We (read wife and son) were unable to remember the apple id and much less its password. Iāve exhausted all avenues and recovery steps as advised by the Apple Store, but you never actually get to speak to a person to assist.
So save from exhausting my last avenue, which entails taking it to a local I-store for assistance, I thought Iād ask here.
Seeing as it is still an electronic device, can this thing be flashed and loaded with new software/firmware? Maybe this Raspberry Pi stuff?
I really just want to use it as an extra device to monitor my solar setup and the CBI smart device.
I really doubt if the Istore guys will be able to help, as we have no way to prove ownership. We still have the correct pin, but once we get to the apple id part and password, we cant go further.
Best would be to create a new Apple ID, reset to factory and use new ID. I had an old Air that I wanted to save for HA, but it was just too slow and lethargic for Lovelace. It even battled to stream images from the cameras. The lightning charge port was messing around, I tried opening it to fix the charge port and ended up ruining it. It ended up in the holiday cleanup purge pile.
The video also mentions the Reiboot Pro software that can supposedly restore the Ipad to factory settings.
Anyone in Pta that has this program and willing to help me?
The cheapest license I can buy works out to R540.00 valid for a month but Iām not prepared to spend this amount if this program doesnāt solve the issue. If I knew for a fact that this will work, then Iām happy to spend the money.
That is halve way to buying a Raspberry PI. Do I sense the start of a new Home Assistant journey ā¦ ??
Maybe you should rather consider the PI option and get the computing power you would require for future projectsā¦
Look at This!, You would need to add a power supply and if you buy it, I will sponsor you a standard red and white case that i received with my first PI4 and never used.
Edit: I forgot, you would also need a Micro SD as well.
Though I read a lot about what all you guys talk about doing and accomplishing with HA, it is all just a concept to me, something that sounds and probably is nice, but until I actually see what can be done with HA, I donāt know what Iām missing.
Donāt get me wrong, I am seriously interested though but this will have to wait for later. I have other priorities at the moment which calls on all my time and funds.
I know nothing about HA, but must admit that the idea to be able to open my gate and garage door remotely, or activate my pump for the sprinkler system from my phone does appeal to me.
Maybe a practical demonstration of what HA is capable of doing is what I need.
To be honest, I have personally seen @ebendl 's Home assistant setup and can form a pretty good picture of what @Paul ā s system must look like. I would prefer not showing of my āYarisā against their āFortunersāā¦
Not so sure about that oneā¦ 99% of my stuff was done on a shoe string I think the correct term is āspoeg en plakā but boy do I enoy every moment.
I think any system is perfect as long as it provides to your needs and you are happy
Mineās still a Hilux SFA Iām afraid, but getting there. Getting your home āconnectedā with HA is only the first step in the journey. Making your home āsmartā is the difficult part as your imagination is the limit/hurdle
does it switch onā¦
guess you donāt have the pin anymore, so canāt log in.
if itās not locked like that, but you can get to settings, and know the username/appleid used then do a password reset. (should take you through a reset of the pw via email, then come back and do a factory reset.
If you donāt know what the email is from that apple ID then you will not be able to reset it.
But regarding flashing firmware. You can only flash firmware that are created for that specific device. The firmware contains the required drivers that is used on that device for the CPU, chipset, graphics, wifi, display, etc.
