I bought my iPhone second hand and I have no contact with first owner . How do I remove my activation lock

How to unlock activation lock with out giving money or how to contact first owner of my iPhone

iPhone 8

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 6:17 AM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2020 10:27 AM

You need to contact the previous owner to have them log out of iCloud or go to https://www.icloud.com/find/ and erase the device, then remove it from their account. If you can’t do that, the device is useless. Apple won't unlock it.


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I bought my iPhone second hand and I have no contact with first owner . How do I remove my activation lock

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