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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
My father passed away and I'd like to clear his phone before selling or recycling it. We can't find his AppleID, he no longer has email or a working phone number. Most instructions online require either AppleID, active email account or active phone number which we don't have. Any way to erase this phone?
Erase phone without AppleID
