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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
I bought an iPhone X from someone and it turns out the iphone had an icloud activation lock. They ghosted me and now I have this useless thing and I can't figure out how to fix it.
Unfortunately here is no way for you or anyone else to "fix"it. Activation Lock is an anti-theft measure that cannot be bypassed. See this article:
The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community
You can't "fix" it. Without the Apple ID and password it's asking for, it will be forever useless.
We fellow users cannot help you. Apple will not help unlock a lost or stolen phone.
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