How can I bypass the activation lock on my iPhone 5c?

OK so I have an iPhone 5c which I cannot bypass the activation lock I even tried many apps but we need to pay for them and we don't wanna waste the money you were buying for the Apple Pencil today Friday 21 to June 557 PM and also I tried many things but I got stuck in recovery mode I got out of recovery mode and just I don't have any way to remove activation lock


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Posted on Jun 21, 2024 4:00 PM

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Posted on Jun 21, 2024 5:54 PM

parvezynr wrote:

No it's not useless


You're right. The phone does have some use. You can use it as a paperweight.


If you are thinking of buying another used iPhone, you may want to read

The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a Used iPad/iPhone – Apple Community

so that you know what to look for to avoid getting an Activation-Locked brick.


I cannot contact the owner of it since it's my teachers old phone and if he sees that it's an activation lock and there's no way to unlock it he will kill me since this has his information


If we go by what you have told us, and assume that

  • the teacher sold or gave this phone to you voluntarily
  • the phone is Activation Locked

why on Earth would you think that he would "kill you"?


While that phone is Activation Locked, it is not going to offer you access to any of his data. It may well be telling the teacher its location, though. Assuming that you got the phone in an honest way, that shouldn't be a problem. He's not going to come looking for someone to whom he voluntarily sold or gave away his phone. Right?


so you guys have to tell me some ways to remove it


You say that you cannot contact your former teacher. That rules out the only way of removing it. Since you can't get his help, the phone will forever remain a "brick."

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Jun 21, 2024 5:54 PM in response to parvezynr

parvezynr wrote:

No it's not useless


You're right. The phone does have some use. You can use it as a paperweight.


If you are thinking of buying another used iPhone, you may want to read

The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a Used iPad/iPhone – Apple Community

so that you know what to look for to avoid getting an Activation-Locked brick.


I cannot contact the owner of it since it's my teachers old phone and if he sees that it's an activation lock and there's no way to unlock it he will kill me since this has his information


If we go by what you have told us, and assume that

  • the teacher sold or gave this phone to you voluntarily
  • the phone is Activation Locked

why on Earth would you think that he would "kill you"?


While that phone is Activation Locked, it is not going to offer you access to any of his data. It may well be telling the teacher its location, though. Assuming that you got the phone in an honest way, that shouldn't be a problem. He's not going to come looking for someone to whom he voluntarily sold or gave away his phone. Right?


so you guys have to tell me some ways to remove it


You say that you cannot contact your former teacher. That rules out the only way of removing it. Since you can't get his help, the phone will forever remain a "brick."

Jun 26, 2024 10:26 PM in response to parvezynr

parvezynr wrote:

It's true he will kill me because that is his phone


I'm not sure if I understand you clearly.


Are you saying that you have your teacher's phone – and that your teacher does not want you to have this phone? If you are telling us that – and note, I'm not saying that you are – then the right thing to do would be to turn it in to the school, and say that you think this phone belongs to teacher So-and-So.

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