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Bought a second hand iPhone, trying to locate the original owner

iPhone XS Max

Posted on Apr 1, 2020 1:10 AM

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Posted on Apr 1, 2020 1:29 AM

Neither we (just users like you) nor Apple can help you, sorry.

Activation lock can be removed only by the previous owner, with the credentials that were used to activate that iPhone. Without those credentials, that device is useless to you.

Regards

Giulio

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