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Activation Lock

i bought ipad from someone else and now its activation locked.


previous owner now un contactable


how can i unlock this

iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi

Posted on Jul 11, 2019 3:05 AM

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Jul 11, 2019 4:55 AM in response to sumeera288

You’ve purchased an iPad with Activation Lock!


Without the original owner's Apple info, you will never be able to defeat the Activation Lock.


Apple will NOT help you, either.


Activation Lock is an anti-theft/privacy protection software feature.


Activation Lock, by design, is meant to NOT be circumvented!


You will never, EVER get this iPad to work for you.

That iPad is a useless, dead, electronic paperweight to you, as is!


Sorry.


There is a proper way to setup an iPad to sell or giveaway, if the iPad is an actual, legitimate selling, non-stolen

device, but the seller did not do this to be able to properly sell an iPad.


Anyone selling stolen iDevices that can’t be properly setup to sell is scamming buyers out of their money.


Either way, you maybe, possibly stuck with a useless, non- functioning iDevice/iPad.



Next time, purchase a legitimate and new iPad from your nearest, “local” Apple Store or a discounted, refurbished

iPad from Apple’s Refurbished & Clearance section of Apple’s Website or an Apple authorised reseller, OR, if you

insist on purchasing used Apple products, research and find a much more, reliable, reputable, local or online Apple

product reseller, next time!


Unless you can make arrangements to see and operate and factory reset an iPad purchase, IN PERSON and in

front of the unknown seller, forget ever buying Apple iDevices online from unreliable sources such as from

random iPad sellers, sellers on Craigslist and/or eBay or other similar auction/for sale Websites, unless, with a site,

like eBay, they have a good reputation points for selling legitimate used Apple devices.


AND even then, excersise extreme caution!



Sorry & Best of Luck to You!


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