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HOW TO RESET IPHONE AND DELETE OLD APPLE ID

i bought a phone off someone and it is telling me to put the old user apple id in. and they are telling me they dont know it. how do i get in this phone and reset everything?

Posted on Jun 19, 2020 4:54 AM

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You don't.


Return it and get your money back. If you can't do that, turn it over to the police.


Activation Lock is an anti-theft measure designed to make the device useless to anyone other than the rightful owner. There is no way to bypass it.

Posted on Jun 19, 2020 5:03 AM

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HOW TO RESET IPHONE AND DELETE OLD APPLE ID

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