howto find previous owner of an iphone
how to find previous owner of an iPhone. i bought iPhone XR second hand and now after software update find my iPhone is on.. now i don't know what to do, plz help
iPhone XR, iOS 14
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how to find previous owner of an iPhone. i bought iPhone XR second hand and now after software update find my iPhone is on.. now i don't know what to do, plz help
iPhone XR, iOS 14
Does your screen look something like this (with the ID hint being not yours)? -
If a used iOS device has been 'Activation locked' then only the previous owner can unlock it, either by providing you with the account ID and password, or by removing it from his list of devices (as he should have done before selling it).
If you are unable to contact him to do this then I'm afraid you will not be able to use the device - there is no other way of unlocking it at all. Apple cannot unlock it for you, nor find the previous owner for you, and neither can the websites that offer to unlock it for a fee: these are scams.
Does your screen look something like this (with the ID hint being not yours)? -
If a used iOS device has been 'Activation locked' then only the previous owner can unlock it, either by providing you with the account ID and password, or by removing it from his list of devices (as he should have done before selling it).
If you are unable to contact him to do this then I'm afraid you will not be able to use the device - there is no other way of unlocking it at all. Apple cannot unlock it for you, nor find the previous owner for you, and neither can the websites that offer to unlock it for a fee: these are scams.
That's how it works. The previous owner locked it, either failed to unlock it before selling it or had it stolen, and then it locks up when you update it. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THE PHONE. THERE IS NO WAY AT ALL OF YOUR BYPASSING THE LOCK. Only the ID and password used to lock it can unlock it.
There is no way to find the previous owner of an iPhone. And it probably wouldn’t be a good idea, anyway, because if Find My was enabled when you bought it the phone was most likely stolen.
If whoever you got it from can't help you, there is no help to be had.
Turn it over to the police.
Dear sir, no this situation comes after update and my i not like that comes on the screen. First comes hello then comes your software is updated and now this problem.
Ok sir but it is not stolen from me. It has software issues said by shopkeepers in market. After update it comes in
You bought a stolen device.
dear sir. After update this issue comes first this not happening But when update copleye after re start it comes
no no no not stolen iPhone I bought it from mobile shop.
The shop has sold you a useless phone. Take it back and demand a refund. Whether or not it was originally stolen is academic: you are never going to be able to use it.
Sir first it was working and after software update it is like this. First there is no id of mine and someone else but after update it has the problem
howto find previous owner of an iphone