Help! My iPad Pro is under activation lock. I’ve been using it for several weeks before I updated it and then the activation lock has the previous owners account. Apparently it was jail broken. I can’t reach the previous owner to fix the issue. What can I do?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
You acquired you device second hand from an individual. In this regard, 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 can't contact the prior owner and don't have the receipt, the device is useless to you.
*Rarely, an iDevice is purchased activation locked from an authorized Apple seller.
If you can't reach the previous owner and have them remove the iPad from their account, the iPad is worthless. Apple won't unlock it for you.
My iPad Pro is in activation lock. I can’t contact the previous owner who sold it to me. What do I do now?
