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

kiseo wrote:

 

Unfortunately, I now have to be rude and bother him about his log in information again. Last time I checked, he didn't remember it.

If asking your father to help you out with a password is considered rude in your family, well. I suspect your problems are not going to be solved in a technical support forum.

My family (especially my dad) Hates having to call support for no reason, and he doesn't have internet at home so now he has to go out of his way to reset his password.

He is not calling support for "no reason". He would be calling support to get help resetting his password.

However, is sounds as if getting this iPad unlocked is going to cause far more family drama than is healthy. Give it up as a bad job.

Yes! Some people as apple appear to be smart but in reality they are not. Just by watching the apps in all new device tbat they claim; it still the same application with no extra feature now to prevent " thieves " they bring that issue that I still not get it.

I Talk to their representative and he ask me if I had a receipt! Are you serious?

what if it is the owner who sold it to me? Do he will gave me a receipt? How ppl are so dumpt as it!!!

and if the owner get it by credit; he can claim to had be stole or lost it while in fact he did sale it then receive away to pay 150 down as part of his insurance contrat to get a new one!

isn't ridiculous for apple or other provider store???

and if I was a thieves do I will contact them???

they must review it and get very smart! You are not preventing theives either reduce it by this action.

by the way they ask us to had found my ilhone but ask them how many ohone or ioad they did tecover a lot???

HOpe we found a solution without them.

Can you explain that, in English please

pitchu2014 wrote:

You are not preventing theives either reduce it by this action.

Funny, as the actual crime statistics in major cities would indicate strongly that they are indeed reducing theft.

http://bgr.com/2015/02/11/iphone-activation-lock-thefts/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-smartphone-killswitch-idUSKBN0LF0952015021 1

And if an owner sold you one, then no, they do not need to give you their original receipt.  What they DO need to do before they sell it is - DISABLE ACTIVATION LOCK!  It should take them all of about 10 seconds to turn off find my iPhone and sign out of their iCloud account before they sell.  There is NO EXCUSE for an owner selling their device honestly and legitamely with Activation Lock still active.  Should they forget, they can simply disable it in a web browser from their iCloud account.

Meg St._Clair wrote:

 

If asking your father to help you out with a password is considered rude in your family, well. I suspect your problems are not going to be solved in a technical support forum.

He is not calling support for "no reason". He would be calling support to get help resetting his password.

 

However, is sounds as if getting this iPad unlocked is going to cause far more family drama than is healthy. Give it up as a bad job.

Completely off topic, but there is absolutely no reason you have to spin this just because a simple process should be simple.

I don't have to contact apple for any mac I've ever purchased.  I do have to get a new hard drive, or WIPE the previous hard drive.  Same thing for android, linux, Windows, etc.

This whole system is practically designed to make devices paperweights in order to fuel the "new device" economy for apple.  Reducing theft is just a scapegoat.  If you disagree I suggest you look up apple's stance on the Right to Repair bill.

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I disagree,

You don't.

It's called activation lock. It's a antitheft measure taken by Apple.

Find My iPhone Activation Lock - Apple Support

Before buying a device that may have been stolen, check it here:https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/

Apple not displaying the full email address of the owner protects the owner's identity and prevents thieves from harassing them.

"This whole system is practically designed to make devices paperweights in order to fuel the "new device" economy for apple.  Reducing theft is just a scapegoat."

Baloney. Having recently lost an iPad at an airport in Europe and recovered it a week later, I am grateful for Find My iPad and Activation Lock. No sympathy here for people who don't bother to write down and store their password safely somewhere or who buy a "used" iPad without making certain that it has been properly prepared for resale. As mentioned by others, it is fact that this function prevents theft.

CaptainDredlokk wrote:

 

This whole system is practically designed to make devices paperweights in order to fuel the "new device" economy for apple.  Reducing theft is just a scapegoat.  If you disagree I suggest you look up apple's stance on the Right to Repair bill.

 

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I'm well aware of Apple's stance on the "Right to Repair" bill, as well as of the opinions of people who come to this forum with the primary agenda of bringing that up (rather than to  seek or provide technical support).

I'm also aware of the statistics that show that, since Apple implemented the Activation Lock, theft of iOS devices has dropped by as much as 30% in some cities. That's 30% fewer people who have to buy new iOS devices due to loss or theft. That's 30% more people who, when they are ready to purchase a new phone, can properly wipe their phones and sell or give them away to people who can use them without a problem.

There is no need for facts here.

Cuzzes gear, do not answer

saulav wrote:

 

Cuzzes gear, do not answer

What does that mean in English

Now there a lot of scammers that abusing the Icloud lock and the I device isnt blacklisted or stolen

apple needs to Let us reactivate the used device if its not inlost mode or reported stolen

Lion wrote:

 

Now there a lot of scammers that abusing the Icloud lock and the I device isnt blacklisted or stolen

apple needs to Let us reactivate the used device if its not inlost mode or reported stolen

Nonsense.  There isn't even any way for Apple to even know if it's been reported stolen.  Nobody keeps or makes any such list available on a local, state, national or international basis.  There is absolutely no way to know if someone reports their stolen device to anyone.  And even if there were some magical such list available, if someone chooses not to report it when it is stolen, that is not some automatic blanket pass for you or anybody else to use it when they buy it from the thief or whomever.

And someone may also not place it in lost mode as they may not want to run the risk of being contacted by some miscreant.  Again, their choice not to put their lost or stolen device in lost mode does not de facto grant anyone else any right to use it themselves.

You don't want to be scammed - then don't buy from questionable sources!  If you get scammed, that' s admittedly an unpleasant experience for you, but nothing about it entitles you, at any time, to use someone else's device without their knowledge and explicit consent.