Activation lock - prompted for Apple ID, X....@gmail.com but get error ID cannot be used
Trying to activate a family members old iPhone 6s after a restore.
Phone prompts me to enter the AppleID used to set up the phone and shows the correct email prompt: X.....@gmail.com.
I enter the correct info and get the message that email can not reused to activate the phone.
I followed the suggestion under Activation Lock Help and removed the phone from the family member's Apple ID account but no luck still doesn't work and now the device has been deleted from the account.
It is a 6s so the receipt is looooong gone. Is there any work around or is this phone effectively bricked?
iPhone 6s