Turn off your device. If you can't turn it off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time and wait a few seconds for it to turn off.
Plug the device's USB cable into your computer only.
Hold down the device's Home button as you connect the USB cable to it.
When you see the Connect to iTunes screen, release the Home button. If you don't see this screen, try steps 1 through 3 one more time.iTunes should open and display a message such as: "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes."

Use iTunes to restore your device.

So your friend stole an iPhone 5s and you have it now?

So you're trying to steal someone else's phone that they pay for, monthly and paid for the phone?

I hope he does the Find My iPhone app and you and your friend get what's coming to you.

JRJ wrote So your friend stole an iPhone 5s and you have it now?

So you're trying to steal someone else's phone that they pay for, monthly and paid for the phone?

I hope he does the Find My iPhone app and you and your friend get what's coming to you.

You took the words right out of my mouth, that's not even cool to do man

-Brutal- wrote Turn off your device. If you can't turn it off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time and wait a few seconds for it to turn off.
Plug the device's USB cable into your computer only.
Hold down the device's Home button as you connect the USB cable to it.
When you see the Connect to iTunes screen, release the Home button. If you don't see this screen, try steps 1 through 3 one more time.iTunes should open and display a message such as: "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes."

Use iTunes to restore your device.

I dont have the phone yet.. but doing this process, do i need the itunes password thats registered to the phone? or do i not need to log in for this? i saw this method on youtube.

Muralie wrote

-Brutal- wrote Turn off your device. If you can't turn it off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time and wait a few seconds for it to turn off.
Plug the device's USB cable into your computer only.
Hold down the device's Home button as you connect the USB cable to it.
When you see the Connect to iTunes screen, release the Home button. If you don't see this screen, try steps 1 through 3 one more time.iTunes should open and display a message such as: "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes."

Use iTunes to restore your device.

I dont have the phone yet.. but doing this process, do i need the itunes password thats registered to the phone? or do i not need to log in for this? i saw this method on youtube.

No. You will not need the password to recover it.

Tums wrote

JRJ wrote So your friend stole an iPhone 5s and you have it now?

So you're trying to steal someone else's phone that they pay for, monthly and paid for the phone?

I hope he does the Find My iPhone app and you and your friend get what's coming to you.

You took the words right out of my mouth, that's not even cool to do man

not sure if you guys are old enough to go to clubs and bars and such... but when you find a brand new iPhone 5s left in the parking lot a little later than 2am its definitely a score! say what you feel, but theres been a lot worse. its quite common actually.

Muralie wrote

Tums wrote

JRJ wrote So your friend stole an iPhone 5s and you have it now?

So you're trying to steal someone else's phone that they pay for, monthly and paid for the phone?

I hope he does the Find My iPhone app and you and your friend get what's coming to you.

You took the words right out of my mouth, that's not even cool to do man

not sure if you guys are old enough to go to clubs and bars and such... but when you find a brand new iPhone 5s left in the parking lot a little later than 2am its definitely a score! say what you feel, but theres been a lot worse. its quite common actually.

It's still stealing, I don't care if it's a phone or a car.

That is someone's personal device, that he contacts people with. He paid probably like 300 dollars or more for the phone and you are just going to steal it?

What if you were in his shoes? You wouldn't want someone to steal your phone you use for a lot of things would you?

Maybe take it to an Apple store, have them unlock it and then you can call someone on his/her contacts and give them the phone back.

I know you know it's wrong to do this. You can't just go around and steal someones phone.

Plus if they calls the cops they could probably track you down with ease and they will get the phone back, and you might get something along with meeting the guy, whether it would be a ticket or a punch in the face.

I hope some does find my iPhone and shows it to the cops.