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i found an ipad but it is locked to owner, how do log into my apple id onthis ipad?

How do I log into my apple id on an iPad that is locked to the owner?


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At my job we have a lost and found, after a certain amount of time, with no one retrieving their items, it is up for grabs. This iPad was in the lost-in-found for a while because no one knew how to open it with its passcode. I brought it home and put it into recovery mode. When I tried to log into my apple id it said it was locked to the owner. How do I bypass this?


Posted on Jul 12, 2022 10:47 AM

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Jul 12, 2022 11:19 AM in response to christon258

You obviously cannot bypass it. Activation lock would be pointless if it could be bypassed. Activation lock is intended to make the device un-usable to anlyone but the owner until or unless that owner chooses to release it for use by someone else.


Apple will not do anything to help in such a case as Activation Lock is entirely under the control of device owners.


You will never be able to activate and use that device.

i found an ipad but it is locked to owner, how do log into my apple id onthis ipad?

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