Activation lock

Hello, so recently i resetted my iphone because i forgot my passcode and when i set it up, it than sayed it was stolen or lost, so i resetted it again and i see activation lock. I only have three apple ids that i know by heart, and i did not create another one. Is there any way you can unlock my phone by having my IMEI, serial number and all that, because the problem is that this phone was shipped to us from America to Latvia and we dont the reciept, please help

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 28, 2022 2:55 AM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2022 2:56 AM

If you are the owner or the owner has shared all information with you then to open Activation Lock:- If it is Activation locked, read here --> Turn off Activation Lock - Apple Support Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


Learn how to remove a device from a previous owner's account.


If you are not the owner and do not have the Apple ID and Password then there is no way that you can get into this iPhone unless the original owner shares the Apple ID and password with you. If you are lucky you can get into this iPhone if they (owner) accidentally remove the device from their Apple ID.

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Jan 28, 2022 2:56 AM in response to Polina_zizemska555

If you are the owner or the owner has shared all information with you then to open Activation Lock:- If it is Activation locked, read here --> Turn off Activation Lock - Apple Support Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


Learn how to remove a device from a previous owner's account.


If you are not the owner and do not have the Apple ID and Password then there is no way that you can get into this iPhone unless the original owner shares the Apple ID and password with you. If you are lucky you can get into this iPhone if they (owner) accidentally remove the device from their Apple ID.

Jan 28, 2022 3:34 AM in response to Polina_zizemska555

Polina_zizemska555 wrote:

I am the owner of the phone, but the thing is i dont know anything about this apple id

We mean "are you the first/only/original owner of the phone?". You said it shipped from US, but Apple does not ship phones international. Did this phone come from a clearinghouse (warehouse that sells a variety of electronics)? If this came from some kind of reseller on the web, it likely was already owned by the person whose AppleID is the mystery-ID. That is the ID that must release the phone from the device list.


It has been seen that the seller of a phone they cannot legally sell resets the OS just enough to allow it to activate. But then the buyer does a phone reset and that reset clears the iOS-override that made it appear valid.

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