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iPad activation lock

Dear Apple Community,

I have an issue, with unlocking iCloud Activation Lock. Just bought an iPad Air, and the prevoius owner had it locked. I cannot contact him, so that's not a possibility.


Do you have any idea how can I solve the problem? Do you guys had the same issue? What was the sollution?


Thanks,

Renata

iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi

Posted on Jan 21, 2020 7:43 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2020 7:45 AM

Activation Lock cannot be bypassed. Its an Anti-theft mechanism. It wouldn't be very good if it could be disabled.


If you cannot get the previous owner to unlock it, then you unfortunately have a useless device.



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iPad activation lock

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