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Someone had given me his iPad as a gift and I formatted it without knowing his ID

hi someone had given me his iPad as a gift and I formatted it without knowing his ID so what could I do because is far from me there is no way to contact him quickly and what could I do to get into the set up and continue all the features, Thank you

Posted on Jul 26, 2019 4:25 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2019 4:28 PM

You will need to contact the previous owner. There is no known way to bypass activation lock. Also see: Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock - Apple Support

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Someone had given me his iPad as a gift and I formatted it without knowing his ID

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