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what if you cant get in touch with the previous owner?

i have an old i phone 6 that i bought , a long time ago , my wife used it for a long time , then i traded her a 6 plus for it then i erased it now it has an apple id on it that i dont know and no one can get in touch with the previous owner, i have called apple and they refuse to fix the phone to were i can use it . Is there anything i can do to get it back were i can use it ?Hate to throw it away.

Posted on Dec 19, 2019 7:23 AM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2019 7:27 AM

No, if it is activation locked there's nothing you can do about it without the previous owner's ID and password. It is useless to you, recycle it.

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what if you cant get in touch with the previous owner?

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