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Q: i bought used iPad mini and after retoring it..it asks for activation...and i don't know the previous owner...i bought it online

hi

Today i bought used ipad mini...when i tried to restore it it asked for the apple password of the previous owner (who i don't know)..so i restored it from the recovery mode....and now i can't activate the device...as it asks for the previous owner ID and password

I bought the device online...so it will be almost impossible to know the previous owner

please help

Thanks

iPad, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Oct 4, 2013 6:50 AM

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Q: i bought used iPad mini and after retoring it..it asks for activation...and i don't know the previous owner...i bought it online

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  • by unoteves,

    unoteves unoteves Dec 24, 2013 11:24 AM in response to snozdop
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    Dec 24, 2013 11:24 AM in response to snozdop

    I have question, too.

     

    would it (restoring) work on an iPad mini which is still on 6.1.3?

     

    apparently, my father bought my son an iPad mini too and still got quite a lot of apps on it. I'm thinking of restoring it to it's factory settings but when i read this, it scared me.

     

    I plugged this into iTunes and it then asked me to register the iPad which confused me.

     

    I just want it to be set up as brand new so I can use my ID on it.

     

    Please help. Thanks in advance sirs/maams.

  • by snozdop,

    snozdop snozdop Dec 24, 2013 11:46 AM in response to unoteves
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    Dec 24, 2013 11:46 AM in response to unoteves

    If you go into "Settings > iCloud > Account" do you know the password for the account shown? If so, you'll have no problems.

  • by unoteves,

    unoteves unoteves Dec 24, 2013 9:21 PM in response to snozdop
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    Dec 24, 2013 9:21 PM in response to snozdop

    When we got the iPad, i logged out the previous owner's ID. I don't know if restoring it would work but it's still on the 6.1.3 version.

  • by unoteves,

    unoteves unoteves Dec 24, 2013 9:22 PM in response to unoteves
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    Dec 24, 2013 9:22 PM in response to unoteves

    It's now my ID on the iPad.

  • by snozdop,

    snozdop snozdop Dec 24, 2013 11:52 PM in response to unoteves
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    Dec 24, 2013 11:52 PM in response to unoteves

    If it's your ID on the iPad in Settings and you know the password you'll have no problems.

  • by unoteves,

    unoteves unoteves Dec 25, 2013 6:05 AM in response to snozdop
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    Dec 25, 2013 6:05 AM in response to snozdop

    It's my ID since I logged out the previous ID saved on it. I'm sorry the conversation's getting long. :(

     

    Good news is that i might be able to get the previous owner's ID. I'm hoping for the better.

  • by Bill_yan,

    Bill_yan Bill_yan Jan 24, 2014 5:06 AM in response to snozdop
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    Jan 24, 2014 5:06 AM in response to snozdop

    I have my own apple ID but still cant active this devise ~ help ?

  • by CALFEX,

    CALFEX CALFEX Apr 15, 2014 8:36 AM in response to snozdop
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    Apr 15, 2014 8:36 AM in response to snozdop

    omg i just bought an ipad two days ago am soo down i cant belive i wasted my money well what if i take it back to the factory will they help me out 

  • by snozdop,

    snozdop snozdop Apr 15, 2014 10:25 AM in response to CALFEX
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    Apr 15, 2014 10:25 AM in response to CALFEX

    what if i take it back to the factory will they help me out

     

    The factory in China? No, they can't help...

  • by 420cc,

    420cc 420cc Jul 30, 2014 5:41 PM in response to juddlee
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    Jul 30, 2014 5:41 PM in response to juddlee

    iv done this and it loads then the apple sign will show up on the ipad and goes back to where it sais i need to put the last persons apple ID and password

  • by itsmeduoard,

    itsmeduoard itsmeduoard Sep 6, 2014 3:41 PM in response to amfareed
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    Sep 6, 2014 3:41 PM in response to amfareed

    To anyone wanting to start the what is right or wrong<>I don't care<>These are expensive devices and sometimes, it is ridiculous the extent to which this Apple's  security BS gets to. So, to anyone buying devices in eBay or Amazon, finding out the previous owners forgot to remove their id and password, specially since one can not reach the previous owners afterwards, or the Auction House selling Police goods will not cooperate, I considered and decided to forget trying to find out where the previous owner was. I just Jailbreak the darn thing and worked fine. I reset it again, and did not remove the jailbreak either and worked fine. I am not advising you to do it, I a just saying what I did. Before I did though, I must have read like 60 reviews about jailbreaking, and some were negative, mostly from Apple employees and knuckled heads, and those who were positive, did ended up working done for me. Again, whatever you consider, (this) do it at your own discretion.

  • by Luttrell,

    Luttrell Luttrell Jul 7, 2016 10:19 AM in response to amfareed
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    Jul 7, 2016 10:19 AM in response to amfareed

    agreed....I have been trying as well, and it's the same thing....my apple id won't work cause it's still stuck in the other owners id....and I have done all the button holding, itunes using way i can and it's still wanting the other persons id,

    I have restored and updated it, and it started working like it would go, but after I put in the language and country and wifi it then wants apple id that isn't mine.....I get that apple wants to be safe and stuff, but if me or anyone with this issue goes in and tries to remedy it, they will probably try and say we stole it. even if it's not been reported stolen.

    So basically, waste of money, time, and energy.

    if anyone figures this out tho, please let me know. thank you

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jul 7, 2016 10:41 AM in response to Luttrell
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    Jul 7, 2016 10:41 AM in response to Luttrell

     

    if anyone figures this out tho, please let me know. thank you

    No one is saying you stole anything. However, there is still nothing to figure out. The device is working as intended. There is no way around the activation lock.

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