[Unlock iPhone] How Long Does It Take To Unlock An iPhone

By Bevan Gibson, on December 2, 2020, in iPhone Answers | SOLVED

So why it takes so long to unlock my iPhone? I called T-Mobile Wednesday (7:00pm) to have my iPhone 8 Plus verified that it can in fact be unlocked. They submitted a request to Apple and said it would take 24hrs. It is now Friday morning and the phone is still not unlocked. I was wondering how long does it take for the iPhone unlock process taken place. Any ideas or suggestions I should take?

Apple rarely offers money saving deals to the customers. Carriers, however, frequently feature deals in order to compete with each other (For example, in 2020, AT&T and T-mobile both offered a discounted iPhone 12 with the purchase of any iPhone X or above). If you choose to take the offer from Carrier, your iPhone might be locked to your carrier. Unlocking your iPhone means that you can use it with different carriers. In this article, we will discuss how long does it take to unlock an Apple iPhone.

Most Asked Questions About How Long Does It Take To:

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• Restore
• Update
• Charge
• Transfer
• Unlock
• iTunes Backup
• iCloud Backup
• Reset
• Activate

So far, based on our experience, the only way to unlock an iPhone is to contact your carrier and request an unlock. Also keep it in mind that your account might need to meet requirements for unlocking. After you submit the iPhone unlocking request to AT&T or T-mobile carrier, it might take a few days to complete. While you can contact your carrier to check the status of your unlock request.

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• Restore
• Update
• Charge
• Transfer
• Unlock
• iTunes Backup
• iCloud Backup
• Reset
• Activate

As you can see, it's hardly to tell a fix time about how long does it take to update and install iOS 14 on your iPhone or iPad device since the iPhone device model and the iOS 14 downloading speed varies (2020 Most Common iPhone X Problems and How To Fix Them). Based on our experience, the average iPhone iOS 14 update and install time may take 10-20 minutes. However, in rare cases, if you are running into an abnormal situation that it takes several hours to update your iOS devices, it has chance that probably you are having kind of iOS 14 update problem.

After your carrier confirms that they unlocked your iPhone, you need extra steps to complete: Remove your SIM card > Insert the new SIM card > New your iPhone device will be unlocked and getting activate. While some users in our community have saw an error message on their computer or on iPhone: "The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported. Only compatible SIM cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iPhone. Please insert the SIM card that came with your iPhone or visit a supported carrier store." To fix this iPhone Unlocking issue, use following steps.

How To Fix It Takes Too Long To Unlock iPhone:

• Step 1 - Go to Settings > General, and tap About.
• Step 2 - Under Carrier Lock, you should see a message that says "No SIM restrictions." If you don't see that message, contact your carrier.

Now do you have a clear answer about how long does it take to unlock an iPhone 12/11/Xr/Xs/X/8/7/6? If you still have similar iPhone Questions and Solution Tips, feel free to contact us and we are happy to help. In addition, we will keep updating our iOS 14 Porblems list so that to cover all upcoming software/hardware glitches on your Apple devices.

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