IPhone 8 Unable To Activate Repair

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IPhone 8 Unable To Activate Repair
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Problem description

How to fix an iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus that is stuck at the Hello screen.

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Symptoms

  • After the phone has been restored it gets stuck at the Hello screen.
  • You try to activate and get the "Unable To Activate" screen.

Solution

There are 2 potential causes

  1. Baseband issue. See IPhone 8 Stuck in Searching or No Service Repair for solutions.
  2. NFC issue. You most likely need to reball or replace NFC_RF.