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HOW TO REMOVE ACTIVATION LOCK

i bought a iphone 6s off a friend and not knowing activation lock on. and i have no way of contacting him. plz help


iPhone SE (3rd generation)

Posted on Oct 28, 2023 1:12 PM

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Oct 31, 2023 6:10 AM in response to gutierrez2320

gutierrez2320 wrote:

I am the owner


You're the owner of the Apple ID? The person to whom the phone is Activation Locked?


I thought you told us before that "i bought a iphone 6s off a friend and not knowing activation lock on. and i have no way of contacting him." That gave me the impression the phone was Activation Locked to someone else.


It still is the case that

  • We cannot help you to remove the Activation Lock.
  • Apple will not help you to remove it. By your own admission, it is a second-hand phone, so you certainly would not have proof-of-purchase documentation showing that you were the original purchaser.


But if it is locked to your Apple ID, you can remove the Activation Lock using your Apple ID password.


How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support


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Oct 31, 2023 6:09 AM in response to gutierrez2320

Your "friend" did not prepare the phone correctly to pass ownership. He/she should have followed these instructions:


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


The phone is useless until this occurs. Surely you will be able to contact your friend.....since after all, they are your friend.


Apple cannot remove the Activation Lock on the phone, if that might be what you were thinking.



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Oct 28, 2023 1:19 PM in response to gutierrez2320

How do you remove Activation Lock, in this situation?


  • You don't know the credentials, so you can't remove it yourself.
  • You "have no way of contacting" your friend, so you can't get his or her help to remove the Activation Lock.
  • We cannot help you to remove the Activation Lock.
  • Apple will not help you to remove it.


The bottom line is, you don't remove it. You possess a brick. Recycle it responsibly.


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