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Bought a phone from market place and can't remove previous owners Apple ID. It's unlocked and not stolen or blacklisted. How fan I remove id and can I still use this phone

Bought a phone from market place and can't remove previous owners Apple ID. It's unlocked and not stolen or blacklisted. How fan I remove id and can I still use this phone

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 22, 2022 11:06 PM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2022 1:28 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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Bought a phone from market place and can't remove previous owners Apple ID. It's unlocked and not stolen or blacklisted. How fan I remove id and can I still use this phone

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