iPad activation required suddenly

My iPad suddenly locked the screen with a notification to activate. I recently changed my Apple login ID since I lost my previous email due to changing of a job and now it won’t let me log into my iCloud account from the iPad since the original Apple ID doesn’t exist anymore. Please help.

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi

Posted on May 4, 2020 4:53 PM

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Posted on May 4, 2020 5:08 PM

Hello,


The iPad is locked with Activation Lock. There is no way around unlocking Activation Lock without inserting the device’s associated Apple ID. If this is not an option you will have to find the original receipt for the device that clearly shows the serial number. Once you have this document you can have Apple unlock your iPad.


Activation Lock

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May 4, 2020 5:08 PM in response to shawkthedoc

Hello,


The iPad is locked with Activation Lock. There is no way around unlocking Activation Lock without inserting the device’s associated Apple ID. If this is not an option you will have to find the original receipt for the device that clearly shows the serial number. Once you have this document you can have Apple unlock your iPad.


Activation Lock

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