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I purchased an I Phone from someone online. I am locked out of the phone and I was wondering what steps I would need to take to unlock the phone. As the person whom I bought it for does not know the email to phone.

I purchased a phone and the person I got it from does not know the email or password to get in phone. Is there anyway to bypass this?

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 11:06 AM

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Posted on Mar 9, 2021 11:08 AM

Without help from whoever enabled Activation Lock you will never be able to use the phone. Return it for a refund.


There is no way to bypass the activation lock theft deterrent feature of iPhones (and a similar feature on most Android phones).

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I purchased an I Phone from someone online. I am locked out of the phone and I was wondering what steps I would need to take to unlock the phone. As the person whom I bought it for does not know the email to phone.

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