ipad mini 2 requires 'passcode' after IOS update!

[sd_shooter]

So it looks like Apple has rendered my ipad mini useless. I installed the most recent IOS update since it kept popping up.

Upon reboot it had the "hello / hola" welcome screen and swipe area. Swiped - it's requesting a 4-digit PIN! There was no PIN assigned before.

WTH?! It seems to be a common problem.

Only remedy is to wipe the device?

[Moemoe1]

That happened to my girlfriend with her iPhone, she has to wipe the phone and do a factory reset. Apple support told her their was nothing they could do.

[MarkG35]

So it looks like Apple has rendered my ipad mini useless. I installed the most recent IOS update since it kept popping up.

Upon reboot it had the "hello / hola" welcome screen and swipe area. Swiped - it's requesting a 4-digit PIN! There was no PIN assigned before.

WTH?! It seems to be a common problem.

Only remedy is to wipe the device?

FBI and DOJ are really going to be pissed now!!

My older iPad did the same thing ,but I had a lock code enabled.

I don't know why Apple does these things.

Looks like a job for the Geeks.....Ah Geniuses.

[Citadelgrad87]

Is your stuff backed up?

If so, can't you reset and then sign in, plug it in and go to bed?

[gogohopper]

So it looks like Apple has rendered my ipad mini useless. I installed the most recent IOS update since it kept popping up.

Upon reboot it had the "hello / hola" welcome screen and swipe area. Swiped - it's requesting a 4-digit PIN! There was no PIN assigned before.

WTH?! It seems to be a common problem.

Only remedy is to wipe the device?

If you were smart you'd have backed it up first before an OS upgrade. Wouldn't be an issue.

[ke6guj]

my boss had his wife's ipad and iphone both suffer from that problem, as well as a co-worker's ipad as well. had to wipe and restore to get them working again.

[DSB]

So it looks like Apple has rendered my ipad mini useless. I installed the most recent IOS update since it kept popping up.

Upon reboot it had the "hello / hola" welcome screen and swipe area. Swiped - it's requesting a 4-digit PIN! There was no PIN assigned before.

WTH?! It seems to be a common problem.

Only remedy is to wipe the device?

I hate that Apple does stuff like this.

Is it backed up on iTunes?

[SkyHawk]

I have had a lot of problems with IOS updates on various devices over the years. Going from IOS 7 to IOS 8 and then 9 rendered my Ipad 2 useless - OS 8 and OS 9 demanded too many resources that the old iPad could not give, so Safari just constantly crashed even after complete device wipes and fresh installs, and the UI was painfully slow. I have had other problems similar to OP.

And of course there is no easy way to rollback to the previous OS if you find there is a problem - and even if you ever did want to rollback you need 3rd party tools and you needed to save your blobs well in advance. It is a joke.

So now I never update unless there is a compelling reason to do so. The popup that appears asking me to update is not a compelling reason.

If you do plan to update, consider these tips BEFORE doing it:

• Disable the password for device lock
• Disable restrictions if you have them enabled
• Be sure the restriction to delete apps is turned off - best to just disable all restrictions
• Close all open apps
• Disable 'Find my iPad/iPhone'
• Reboot (not just power off) the device
• Power it back up and THEN do the device backup to iTunes on your PC
• Proceed with upgrade
• Re-enable your passcode and any restrictions after the upgrade is complete

[sd_shooter]

If you were smart you'd have backed it up first before an OS upgrade. Wouldn't be an issue.

Lesson learned

[gorn5150]

Have you tried the backdoor passcode bypass?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKTFEtcKSkc

It works on my iphone 6.