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Have an old ipad mini that is locked to a previous owners account. I don't know who the previous owner was - is there any way I can reset the device to be able to use it@

How can I unlock an old ipad mini that's locked to some owners account from the past?


iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi

Posted on Jun 19, 2020 12:49 PM

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Jun 19, 2020 12:51 PM in response to georgedelap

Hello,


The iPad is locked with Activation Lock. There is no way around unlocking Activation Lock without inserting the device’s associated Apple ID. Since it sounds like you are unable to contact the previous owner and since you are not the original owner of this iPad then there is nothing you, or Apple, can do to unlock this iPad. Your only option is to recycle the iPad.


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Have an old ipad mini that is locked to a previous owners account. I don't know who the previous owner was - is there any way I can reset the device to be able to use it@

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