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Iphone 4 - No Passcode Lock Option?

  • 24-11-2011 11:29AM
    #1
    flapps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭


    Hi..

    I want to set a passcode on an Iphone 4 but when i go to Settings - General - there's no 'Passcode Lock' Option?

    Has anyone else had this problem?

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,699 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Very strange. When/where did you buy the phone? Has this option always been missing?


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Odd.
    ios? Jailbroken?


  • #4
    flapps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭flapps


    Bought from the Carphone Warehouse a few months back and its always been missing..

    Went down to them yesterday and they told me to update the software (ios 5) and it'll appear.

    Did that, and still nothing.


  • #5
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,659 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Is there an auto-lock option?


  • #6
    flapps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭flapps


    Yeah there's an auto lock option..

    I just noticed its missing the 'Restrictions' option as well..

    ?


    Thanks in advance for any ideas.


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  • #7
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Well since you could update the software it means it's a real phone anyway :D
    You could try a restore of the phone but this would basically just overwrite it with a fresh copy of ios501? However I don't think will solve the issue.
    Google doesn't really throw up anything useful either.


  • #8
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,699 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I googled this and it seems you might have a retail build of iOS designed for demo purposes. Restoring it will probably fix it, but I'd be a bit concerned about the possibility that CPW sold you a demo model.


  • #9
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,659 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Are you able to drop apps on top of each other to create "folders"?


  • #10
    flapps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭flapps


    Thanks again for the help..

    re antodeco.. Yeah u can create folders..

    It could be a demo IOS? Wtf? jokers down there..

    Did a mad search through apple forums etc and it doesn't seem to be a common problem.


  • #11
    CathalDublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭CathalDublin


    Never seen that before.
    I'd go through the obvious 1st
    Update to 5.0.1, restore of already on 5.0.1
    Reset all settings(settings-general-reset)
    Hold in home and lock for 10seconds


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