Q: How can I bypass the previous owners password on my iPad?

W-T-F does it matter how much effort it took to compose a post?

Oh...right...it matters, so that you can be a snarky know-it-all, presuming that I don't take care of my possessions in the first place, and contributing nothing to the discussion. You must suffer from TLDR disease, a common malady in today's world of humans bred for lilliputian attention spans.

I've had the same drum kit since 1972, number of vintage Fender guitars since a few years after that, and a couple of decades' worth of expensive recording studio gear. My late grandfather's entire tool collection, and he died in '68. Oh, and my photography studio gear. My Apple products, I take care of and make them last, just like the aforementioned possessions.

A person, determined to get into my space, did so and relieved me of some things. This has nothing to do with how I take care of them.

Perhaps you should take care of your approach to people who, on an internet forum, presented a discussion viewpoint without insulting anyone in the forum. If you put as much effort into pleasantly participating in a discussion (instead of perpetuating the 'snotty Apple fanboy' idiom) as I did typing my post, none of this would be warranted.

You're just as fallible as the next guy. Learn that. Soon. You'll be much happier in the end run.

And when someone breaks into your space and takes something of yours, remember your post, here.

"Your s**t is your responsibility, keep that in mind."

Yeah, I keep it in mind every day, thanks. However, that is irrelevant to a situation involving burglary.

Insurance is the sensible way to deal with this, I am sure that you would have had coverage on such valuable items and now they are gone recovery is unlikely. At least insurance will help cover the loss.

Dave Everhart1 wrote:

 

"Your s**t is your responsibility, keep that in mind."

 

Yeah, I keep it in mind every day, thanks. However, that is irrelevant to a situation involving burglary.

So who's responsibility is your stuff then?

The dude is rightfully ticked off that some jack*** stole his stuff.  Give him a break.  Some years ago someone stole a certain valuable electronics item out of my car.  It was useless to them without the associated serial number paired transmitter.  I asked the manufacturer if they could flag an incoming request for a replacement transmitter associated with that serial number.  They very rudely wrote back that they are not in the business to recover stolen items.. Never bought another item from that small exclusive electronics firm - it was such a simple request.  On the other hand people pull a lot of crap due to divorce situations and what not so how are companies supposed to sort out legitimate requests from bogus requests? 

Dave Everhart1 wrote:

 

W-T-F does it matter how much effort it took to compose a post?

Oh...right...it matters, so that you can be a snarky know-it-all, presuming that I don't take care of my possessions in the first place, and contributing nothing to the discussion. You must suffer from TLDR disease, a common malady in today's world of humans bred for lilliputian attention spans.

I've had the same drum kit since 1972, number of vintage Fender guitars since a few years after that, and a couple of decades' worth of expensive recording studio gear. My late grandfather's entire tool collection, and he died in '68. Oh, and my photography studio gear. My Apple products, I take care of and make them last, just like the aforementioned possessions.

A person, determined to get into my space, did so and relieved me of some things. This has nothing to do with how I take care of them.

 

Perhaps you should take care of your approach to people who, on an internet forum, presented a discussion viewpoint without insulting anyone in the forum. If you put as much effort into pleasantly participating in a discussion (instead of perpetuating the 'snotty Apple fanboy' idiom) as I did typing my post, none of this would be warranted.

 

You're just as fallible as the next guy. Learn that. Soon. You'll be much happier in the end run.

 

And when someone breaks into your space and takes something of yours, remember your post, here.

Have a nice day!

Insurance is one good way of making free money. I bought new ipad with all cables box  brand new from a guy that never seen before it looked alright i could easly navigate inside the ipad and after few hours it was blocked. here you go you get money from the buyer then you get new ipad from insurance company when you report it stolen and endless story. so i have brand new useless peace of metal and glass. People will stop buying second hand ipads and iphones over the internet and those people who want to get rid of the old ipad and buy a new one wount have money apple is drowning and i feel so sorry for you guys cause what are you doing is not making bussines in four fice years youll be gone off the market

So you paid for something without bothering to check whether you could use it, get your money back.

I tried to ring that guy and the phone was off i was able to use it for a few hours and i bought it only because i was curious whats in side as i never had any apple device before. Few hundred down the toilet but what can i do

How did you pay for this (you realize that you have been cheated don't you)

Did you give him cash?

I found ad online rang him we met in the shopping center as i asked him to do so and yes i paid him in cash and as he had the box with the same serial on it i thought everything is legit but was not i was thinking to go to police but everyone said it will be just waste of my time. How could i know that apple has this interesting feature as i said never had apple device before but apple should be happy they sold another device and it happens probably everyday and at this moment

Activation lock is not a secret, and it is about to become law (in the USA first) and Apple are the first manufacturer to fit it (Samsung are the second).

So get used to it, and don't hand over cash to some guy you met in a mall, it usually turns out bad.

Go to the police, give them a copy of the ad. Why let him get away without even trying to help, he'll just do it again.

You bought this from somebody you met in a shopping centre after you met them online and you honestly think Apple is responsible for your problem? Apple did not even get the money, so how do they profit?

Clue: The answer is that the owner of this iPad - who I will guess had it stolen from them - knows their property can not be used and the information in it can not be accessed. They will be glad they spent the money. Insurance companies will decide iPads and iPhones are at reduced risk of being stolen. You will live to regret your gullibility. Keep sending the cheques to that Nigerian Prince, they need your help urgently.

Apple get paid they make it they sell it and someone buys it and sells it. Just the thing is that i bought the device trough fair trade and it was working and when it was my property as i paid the money for it was blocked. It was not said on the top of the ipad that IT IS STOLEN so what are you saying that dont buy stuff online ;] i know that you can not change anything at the moment  just saying the the device was blocked when it was my property ;] how can i prove it ? different story

Klaidas 175 wrote:

 

Apple get paid they make it they sell it and someone buys it and sells it. Just the thing is that i bought the device trough fair trade and it was working and when it was my property as i paid the money for it was blocked. It was not said on the top of the ipad that IT IS STOLEN so what are you saying that dont buy stuff online ;] i know that you can not change anything at the moment  just saying the the device was blocked when it was my property ;] how can i prove it ? different story

It's not your property.  You bought a stolen iPad.