How to remove Activation Lock from a second hand iPhone?
"The iPhone I was given says 'iPhone Locked to Owner'. Please remove it from your iCloud account or remove the Activation Lock."
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Original Title: Activation lockd
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"The iPhone I was given says 'iPhone Locked to Owner'. Please remove it from your iCloud account or remove the Activation Lock."
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Original Title: Activation lockd
Unless you can get the original owner who set up the phone to remove the phone from their account, you are the proud owner of a useless phone you can NEVER EVER use. Apple will NOT unlock the phone for you. We can't help you unlock the phone. Get your money back if you can, or recycle the phone as it is totally useless to you.
Read this --> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250001038
Unless you can get the original owner who set up the phone to remove the phone from their account, you are the proud owner of a useless phone you can NEVER EVER use. Apple will NOT unlock the phone for you. We can't help you unlock the phone. Get your money back if you can, or recycle the phone as it is totally useless to you.
Read this --> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250001038
You will need to get the necessary information from the seller. If they refuse to provide it, return the phone for a refund.
But most likely, you bought a lost or stolen phone. The seller doesn't have the information you need and will not answer you.
besufikad65 wrote:
"The iPhone I was given says 'iPhone Locked to Owner'. Please remove it from your iCloud account or remove the Activation Lock."
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Original Title: Activation lockd
You don't. Only the owner of the account used to lock it can remove the activation lock.
If they can't or won't, it's useless.
How to remove Activation Lock from a second hand iPhone?