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i bought a phone and it is locked i need the apple id and the person i got the phone from just completely ghosted me so now its looking like i am at a loss

is there anything i can do to get past this so that i can use the phonoe i paid for..

Posted on Sep 22, 2022 6:27 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2022 7:10 PM

If you can't reach the previous owner whose ID is on the device and have them go to https://www.icloud.com/find/, erase the device, then remove it from their account, then the device is useless. Apple won't unlock it.


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i bought a phone and it is locked i need the apple id and the person i got the phone from just completely ghosted me so now its looking like i am at a loss

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