I purchased 4 iPad mini's from an airline unclaimed item sale, they all are locked with the apple ID. How do I unlock them. I obviously cannot contact the owner, otherwise, if I could, they would have already picked up their iPad, so now I own these through legal means, and need to unlock them to make them usable. How do I do that?
The iPad’s are useless to you.
Here are the Apple support pages that outline the Activation Lock - and the only mechanisms by which it can be turned off:
Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Turn off Activation Lock – Apple Support
As you will discover, unless you are the owner of the AppleID that was last used to activate the device, or unless you can secure the cooperation of the previous owner, you’ll not be able to defeat or bypass the Activation Lock. Without documentary evidence that you are the original owner (such as sales receipt showing the serial number), Apple won’t assist - and nobody here will be able to help you.
The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community
The iPad’s are useless to you.
Here are the Apple support pages that outline the Activation Lock - and the only mechanisms by which it can be turned off:
Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Turn off Activation Lock – Apple Support
As you will discover, unless you are the owner of the AppleID that was last used to activate the device, or unless you can secure the cooperation of the previous owner, you’ll not be able to defeat or bypass the Activation Lock. Without documentary evidence that you are the original owner (such as sales receipt showing the serial number), Apple won’t assist - and nobody here will be able to help you.
The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community
"Purchased 4 ipad mini's from airline unclaimed item sale, how can I unlock them?"
You can’t without permission from the previous owner.
Purchased 4 ipad mini's from airline unclaimed item sale, how can I unlock them?
