I have an iPad Air first generation running iOS 12.5.7 purchased from a third-party informal bill of sale typed up on the fly. Is there any way to get the activation lock taken care of?
I don’t mind having to go to a notary to get a legitimate bill of sale. If that would be something that would be accepted by the application. I just don’t wanna waste my money anymore.
iPad Air (M3, 2025)
Kman365 wrote:
I have an iPad Air first generation running iOS 12.5.7 purchased from a third-party informal bill of sale typed up on the fly. Is there any way to get the activation lock taken care of?
Unless the seller can get the owner to whom the iPad Air is locked to release the lock, no.
Activation Lock is an anti-theft measure. You cannot bypass it, we cannot bypass it, and Apple will not bypass it in the case of second-hand sales. The fact that this second-hand iPad Air is Activation Locked means – at the least - that it was not properly prepared for resale. You might even be in possession of stolen property.
See also: The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a Used iPad/iPhone – Apple Community
I don’t mind having to go to a notary to get a legitimate bill of sale. If that would be something that would be accepted by the application. I just don’t wanna waste my money anymore.
Going to a notary will accomplish nothing. You are not the original purchaser and do not meet Apple's requirements for removing Activation Lock.
Kman365 wrote:
I have an iPad Air first generation running iOS 12.5.7 purchased from a third-party informal bill of sale typed up on the fly. Is there any way to get the activation lock taken care of?
Unless the seller can get the owner to whom the iPad Air is locked to release the lock, no.
Activation Lock is an anti-theft measure. You cannot bypass it, we cannot bypass it, and Apple will not bypass it in the case of second-hand sales. The fact that this second-hand iPad Air is Activation Locked means – at the least - that it was not properly prepared for resale. You might even be in possession of stolen property.
See also: The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a Used iPad/iPhone – Apple Community
I don’t mind having to go to a notary to get a legitimate bill of sale. If that would be something that would be accepted by the application. I just don’t wanna waste my money anymore.
Going to a notary will accomplish nothing. You are not the original purchaser and do not meet Apple's requirements for removing Activation Lock.
Activation lock iPad Air first generation(A1475)
