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Can the iPad4 be restored to factory settings for someone else to use if it’s still linked to a different persons’ unique AppleID

How can I restore an iPad4 to factory settings when still linked with ex-partners AppleID so I can give to a neighbour to utilise? (Elaborated upon this problem in photo text notes link)

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi

Posted on May 2, 2021 1:40 PM

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Posted on May 2, 2021 2:09 PM

The original owner must release the Activation Lock on the iPad or the iPad will remain useless forever.


How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

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May 2, 2021 3:49 PM in response to consumed

If that is a 2012 iPad 4th generation, just forget about this iPad and maybe properly recycle this device.


Apple ended support for all 8-10-year old iOS devices well over 4 years, ago, in 2016.

Third party app developers abandoned and stopped supporting these 8-10-year old iOS devices nearly 3 years, ago, in 2018.

There are, virtually, NO MORE third party apps available from the iOS App Store, for initial download, any longer!

Third party compatible apps for such old devices are few and far between, now, in 2021.



Sorry & Best of Luck to You!


Can the iPad4 be restored to factory settings for someone else to use if it’s still linked to a different persons’ unique AppleID

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