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I bought this phone from someone but it says I can’t add any more apple ids to this phone what can I do to be able to add my Apple ID

Posted on Sep 13, 2019 6:27 AM

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Posted on Sep 13, 2019 6:34 AM

What exactly is the message?


This? --> Apple Recommended post by Roger Wilmut1, March 2018 in response to "Re: how to solve maximum no of free account the phone" - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33209658#message33209658 - "Any one device can create only three new iCloud accounts, and there is no way round that. However, what you can do is to create a new iCloud account on another iOS device or Mac (not Windows or android). Then you will be able to sign into that account on the original phone."


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Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock (formerly: Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account) - An activation lock can only be removed using the log-in information for the account that applied the lock.

https://support.apple.com/HT201441

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Sep 13, 2019 6:34 AM in response to Poebanz

What exactly is the message?


This? --> Apple Recommended post by Roger Wilmut1, March 2018 in response to "Re: how to solve maximum no of free account the phone" - https://discussions.apple.com/message/33209658#message33209658 - "Any one device can create only three new iCloud accounts, and there is no way round that. However, what you can do is to create a new iCloud account on another iOS device or Mac (not Windows or android). Then you will be able to sign into that account on the original phone."


or:


Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock (formerly: Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account) - An activation lock can only be removed using the log-in information for the account that applied the lock.

https://support.apple.com/HT201441

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