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Disabled iphone

My GF gave me her old Iphone, but before she gave it to me she cleared everything out, with is now disabled. It says to log on to Itunes, I don't know where to go from here. How to I activate my apple ID to her old phone?

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 28, 2022 4:23 PM

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Posted on Aug 28, 2022 5:08 PM

Ask your GF to do the steps in the article below to make it your phone.


Selling/Giving Away Device.  *


See the Apple Support article(s) below for IOS 15.2 or later..


Passcode - How to reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when you forgot your passcode (IOS 15.2 or later).  *


ASC YouTube for how to restore your iPhone if you forgot your passcode - Apple Support.  -


See the Apple Support article(s) below for earlier than IOS 15.2 . 


Passcode - If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone or your device is disabled.    *

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Aug 28, 2022 5:08 PM in response to pelucas62

Ask your GF to do the steps in the article below to make it your phone.


Selling/Giving Away Device.  *


See the Apple Support article(s) below for IOS 15.2 or later..


Passcode - How to reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when you forgot your passcode (IOS 15.2 or later).  *


ASC YouTube for how to restore your iPhone if you forgot your passcode - Apple Support.  -


See the Apple Support article(s) below for earlier than IOS 15.2 . 


Passcode - If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone or your device is disabled.    *

Disabled iphone

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