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Q: How can I open my iPhone activation lock without owner's account

How can I open my new iPhone 4S activation lock without owner's account

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Oct 16, 2013 4:14 AM

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  • by marlaurente,

    marlaurente marlaurente Apr 3, 2015 5:35 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Apr 3, 2015 5:35 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Thank you. I have another question. I checked through https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/ and it says that its Activation Lock is OFF and still, my phone requires me to enter an apple ID of the previous owner. Why is that?

  • by marlaurente,

    marlaurente marlaurente Apr 3, 2015 5:41 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Apr 3, 2015 5:41 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

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    But still, who does my iPhone requires me an Activation Lock?

  • by wegras,

    wegras wegras Apr 3, 2015 6:36 AM in response to marlaurente
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    Apr 3, 2015 6:36 AM in response to marlaurente

    No idea but if the Activation server is still asking  for the original owner's Apple id then it is not going to activate

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Apr 3, 2015 9:55 AM in response to marlaurente
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    Apr 3, 2015 9:55 AM in response to marlaurente

    As wegras said, if it is reporting that Activation Lock is off, then I would not know why it is asking for the previous owner's ID. Is it reporting that when you enter your Apple ID and password to activate that it cannot activate with your ID? Does the Apple ID that you see on the screen look familiar at all? Is it possible that you changed your password since you activated a phone before?

  • by JONTU711,

    JONTU711 JONTU711 May 20, 2015 3:02 AM in response to Aldase
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    May 20, 2015 3:02 AM in response to Aldase

    Dear sir my iPhone 5 fectory unlock but iCloud locked please help me my iphone 5 details below

     

    <Personal Information Removed by Host>

  • by JONTU711,

    JONTU711 JONTU711 Jul 18, 2015 8:08 AM in response to Aldase
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    Jul 18, 2015 8:08 AM in response to Aldase

    <Image Edited by Host to Remove Personal Information>

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 May 20, 2015 3:04 AM in response to JONTU711
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    May 20, 2015 3:04 AM in response to JONTU711

    It's a security risk to post your IMEI and serial numbers and I've asked the Hosts to remove them; however it is really academic because as has been explained over and over again in this thread only the person who set up the Activation Lock can unlock it. If you cannot contact him, you will be unable ever to use the phone. Apple cannot unlock it for you.

  • by mictance50,

    mictance50 mictance50 Jun 30, 2015 3:53 PM in response to JONTU711
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    Jun 30, 2015 3:53 PM in response to JONTU711

    How can I open my iPhone activation lock without owner's account

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jun 30, 2015 11:01 PM in response to mictance50
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    Jun 30, 2015 11:01 PM in response to mictance50

    mictance50 wrote:

     

    How can I open my iPhone activation lock without owner's account

    You can't.

  • by mictance50,

    mictance50 mictance50 Jul 1, 2015 3:13 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Jul 1, 2015 3:13 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Message from Owner: of my iphone4s Cet iPhone a été égaré. Appelez-moi s’il vous plaît. 040 6764321 asking me to call him the phone number he send to me not connect Pls need help how do i get is Email address so i can send all i need to him i receive this message from is icloud login pls help me i dont no what to do. 

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 1, 2015 3:18 PM in response to mictance50
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    Jul 1, 2015 3:18 PM in response to mictance50

    mictance50 wrote:

     

    Message from Owner: of my iphone4s Cet iPhone a été égaré. Appelez-moi s’il vous plaît. 040 6764321 asking me to call him the phone number he send to me not connect Pls need help how do i get is Email address so i can send all i need to him i receive this message from is icloud login pls help me i dont no what to do.

    There is nothing you can do without the owners assistance.

  • by mictance50,

    mictance50 mictance50 Jul 1, 2015 3:33 PM in response to mictance50
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    Jul 1, 2015 3:33 PM in response to mictance50

    I want u direct me on how to contact him am in nigeria  is in molta the phone came with car they send to me in nigeria pls help

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jul 1, 2015 3:36 PM in response to mictance50
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    Jul 1, 2015 3:36 PM in response to mictance50

    I do not know who he is, let alone how to contact him.

     

    If you can't contact him the phone is useless to you, take it back and get a refund.

  • by llil_hottie,

    llil_hottie llil_hottie Jul 10, 2015 12:56 PM in response to sheila_m.
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    Jul 10, 2015 12:56 PM in response to sheila_m.

    Hi Shila,

    I am having the same problem, I bought an iPhone 4S off www.listia.com. I have contacted the previous owner and he said he can not remember his account information on the iPhone at all. What do i do now? I have tried sending him this information to help him that you posted but he will not respond back. Please help me reset this iPhone, I was told apple can do that for me.

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Jul 10, 2015 1:00 PM in response to llil_hottie
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    Jul 10, 2015 1:00 PM in response to llil_hottie

    llil_hottie wrote:

     

    Hi Shila,

    I am having the same problem, I bought an iPhone 4S off www.listia.com. I have contacted the previous owner and he said he can not remember his account information on the iPhone at all. What do i do now? I have tried sending him this information to help him that you posted but he will not respond back. Please help me reset this iPhone, I was told apple can do that for me.

    Apple cannot do it for you. Only the previous owner can. They will need to contact Apple to recover the iCloud password and then they can log into www.icloud.com and remove the device from their account. Until they do that, you will not be able to activate the device, and no one else but the previous owner can help you. If you cannot get in touch with them, or they will not assist you, then contact the place where you purchased the phone and demand a refund, since the device cannot be used. It will be worthless to you.

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