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I bought a phone from someone with a broken screen and after I replace the screen it’s coming up to an activation lock. The person that sold me the phone is logging into his iCloud account and this phone is not showing up on his list of all devices. Is there some sort of a glitch that I can reset somehow?
iPhone 5s
Given that you acquired the device second hand, the following information explains what has happened. You apparently didn't know to heed the advice given below.
"Before you buy/acquire an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from ... [a third party], make sure that the device is erased and no longer linked to the previous owner’s account."
And see: Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201365.
See this heading Check for Activation Lock before you buy/acquire a device from someone else.
The presence of activation lock means that we can't help you. We are not authorized to remove the activation lock from any device. And, under your circumstances, Apple support will not remove it since you cannot provide proof of ownership that they will consider to be sufficient. You would need and have your purchase receipt for the device from an authorized Apple seller with the device's serial number on it.*
If you don't have the receipt, the device is useless to you.
*Rarely, an iDevice is purchased activation locked from an authorized Apple seller.
Reread the second sentence above. This iPhone isn't linked to the seller's Apple ID and shows as unlocked to the seller, but is still flagged as locked due to a problem on Apple's servers; in this case, only Apple can remove the lock.
I'd prefer it if you respected previous individualized answers to a topic.
(182943)
There is, but it's not something you can correct. Tell the iPhone's original owner to supply Apple with its purchase receipt.
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iPhone is showing activation lock but it’s not attached to an iCloud account
