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I bought a locked second hand iPhone

The person I bought my iPhone from second hand doesn’t have access to the iCloud account anymore to remove find my iPhone, what should I do?

Posted on Sep 5, 2020 2:19 AM

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Posted on Sep 5, 2020 2:21 AM

If you are the owner of the iPhone or the owner has shared all information with you then to open Activation Lock:- If it is Activation locked, read here --> Turn off Activation Lock - Apple Support Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support




Learn how to remove a device from a previous owner's account.




If you are not the owner of the iPhone and do not have the Apple ID and Password then there is no way that you can get into this iPhone unless the original owner shares the Apple ID and password with you. If you are lucky you can get into this iPhone if they (owner) accidentally remove the device from their apple ID.

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Sep 5, 2020 2:21 AM in response to Dak-stan

If you are the owner of the iPhone or the owner has shared all information with you then to open Activation Lock:- If it is Activation locked, read here --> Turn off Activation Lock - Apple Support Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support




Learn how to remove a device from a previous owner's account.




If you are not the owner of the iPhone and do not have the Apple ID and Password then there is no way that you can get into this iPhone unless the original owner shares the Apple ID and password with you. If you are lucky you can get into this iPhone if they (owner) accidentally remove the device from their apple ID.

I bought a locked second hand iPhone

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