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Не удается активировать iPad 2 с сообщением «Неизвестное устройство»

Здравствуйте!


Столкнулся с проблемой активации iPad 2 (A1396, Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 9.3.5).


Планшет исправно работал много лет, но недавно, когда ребенок играл на нем, неожиданно появилось окно с требованием повторной активации. Я ввел свой Apple ID и пароль, однако вместо успешной активации получил сообщение «Неизвестное устройство».


Попробовал активировать iPad через мак. Finder распознает планшет, но активация снова завершается ошибкой с предложением обратиться в сервисный центр Apple.


Я также попробовал удалить устройство из «Локатора», но это ничего не изменило.


Не понимаю, как такое вообще возможно. Планшет не падал, не подвергался ремонту, никаких действий с прошивкой или сбросом я не выполнял. Он просто работал, а потом внезапно перестал запускаться из-за невозможности активации.


Я понимаю, что модель старая, но это не означает, что устройство должно в один момент превратиться в кирпич. Я приобрел его и хочу продолжать пользоваться им. Считаю неправильным, что работоспособность устройства полностью зависит от серверов активации, которые могут перестать его распознавать.


Прошу объяснить, почему возникла эта проблема и можно ли ее решить. Если Apple действительно прекратила поддержку активации iPad 2, хотелось бы получить официальное подтверждение и узнать, какие варианты восстановления работоспособности существуют.


Пожалуйста, не ограничивайтесь рекомендацией обратиться в Apple Store. У меня нет поблизости официального магазина Apple, поэтому рассчитываю на помощь технической поддержки.

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Askhat2002 wrote:
Hello!
Faced with the problem of activating iPad 2 (A1396, Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 9.3.5).
The tablet worked properly for many years, but recently, when the child was playing on it, a window suddenly appeared with a request for reactivation. I entered my Apple ID and password, but instead of successful activation, I received the message "Unknown device".
I tried to activate the iPad via Mac. Finder recognises the tablet, but activation fails again with an offer to contact an Apple service centre.
I also tried to remove the device from the "Locator", but it didn't change anything.
I don't understand how this is even possible. The tablet did not fall, was not repaired, I did not perform any actions with the firmware or reset. It just worked, and then suddenly stopped starting due to the inability to activate.
I understand that the model is old, but this does not mean that the device should turn into a brick at one moment. I bought it and want to keep using it. I think it's wrong that the performance of the device depends entirely on the activation servers, which can stop recognising it.
Please explain why this problem arose and whether it can be solved. If Apple has really stopped supporting iPad 2 activation, I would like to receive official confirmation and find out what recovery options are available.
Please do not limit yourself to the recommendation to contact the Apple Store. I don't have an official Apple store nearby, so I'm counting on technical support.


Sorry, this won't be the news that you might be hoping for. Your iPad2 is long ago obsolete and is now totally unsupported by Apple.


Multiple recent posts suggest that Apple has now removed all server-side and re-activation support for obsolete 32-bit devices:

  • iPad1
  • iPad2
  • iPad3
  • iPad4
  • iPad mini1


As such restoring and re-activation of your iPad2 may now be impossible, rendering the iPad unusable.


App Developers have also dropped all support for 32-bit devices - and have withdrawn older versions of their Apps from the Apple App Store. Withdrawal of Apps supporting older models of iPad is making their utility and usefulness significantly of these older models even more limited.


Even if you are able to restore the iPad2, you’ll not be able (re)download or (re)install any Apps from the App Store. Most online services also require capabilities not supported by your iPad.


While perhaps unwelcome news, your iPad2 has reached the end of the road - and now has very limited, if any, useful utility.


Please understand the Apple Support Community is a user-to-user technical forum. Contributors here are all end-users, just like you. Other than the site Moderators, Apple neither monitor nor participate here. As such, if you hope to reach (or receive an official response from) Apple through these forums, you will be disappointed.


Contributors here do not represent Apple. As for obsolescence of your iPad2 (released 15 years ago) and eventual withdrawal of associated backed-end services - these are both inevitable and foreseeable eventualities. No device manufacturer will provide support forever.


Apple do invite submission of constructive comments and feedback via its Product Feedback portal:

Feedback - iPad - Apple