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If your Apple ID is locked or disabled

If you or someone else enters your password, security questions, or other account information incorrectly too many times, your Apple ID automatically locks to protect your security and you can't sign in to any Apple services. You can unlock your Apple ID after you verify your identity.

If your Apple ID is locked for security reasons, you might see one of these alerts:

• “This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons”
• "You can't sign in because your account was disabled for security reasons"
• "This Apple ID has been locked for security reasons"

If you use two-factor authentication, you need a trusted device or trusted phone number to unlock your Apple ID. And if you have a recovery key, you can use it to help you regain access to your account.

Finding yourself unable to access your Apple ID account? You’re not alone. All Apple users are finding themselves to have been locked out of their Apple ID accounts, and this is forcing them to reset their passwords and get back into their account.

The real source of this issue is not known yet. When users are being signed out, they are being told that it is for security reasons — though it’s not clear exactly what those security reasons actually are. But it may be this-- If you or someone else enters your password, security questions, or other account information incorrectly too many times, your Apple ID automatically locks to protect your security and you can't sign in to any Apple services. You can unlock your Apple ID after you verify your identity.