LJbrookston Author

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i received an apple watch series 1 and it has an old apple account on it the old owner is unavailable how do I reset it?

i received an apple watch series 1 and it has an old apple account on it the old owner is unavailable how do I reset it?

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Posted on Dec 5, 2020 2:43 AM

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LJbrookston Author

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Dec 5, 2020 2:52 AM in response to Community User

ok thank you

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Dec 5, 2020 2:48 AM in response to LJbrookston

You can't, it is activation locked and only the previous owner can remove this lock with their apple id;

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Dec 5, 2020 3:01 AM in response to LJbrookston

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