how to officially unlock icloud lock not have id and password

ShinkenRed wrote:

Im also proud of and am grateful that I own a Android phone and will always own one!

Read this and then tell us if you are 'proud and grateful' that you own an Android:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/29/new-android-fake-id-flaw-empowers-stea lthy-new-class-of-super-malware-

So you're basically saying that people who genuinely forget their iCloud login details or who buy a legitimate iCloud locked iPhone should be punished by having their iDevice turn into a paperweight just because the previous owner was either forgetful or too lazy to give the buyer the login details...

If you are the original purchaser you can take your proof of purchase along with the device to an Apple store and they can solve the problem if the phone was purchased from Apple or an authorized seller.

If you buy the phone used you take your chances. Buyer beware. Same as buying a used car. If the previous owner was forgetful they should go to the Apple store and get the problem resolved. If the seller sells the phone knowing full well the phone is locked, well that is a problem between the seller and the buyer. In many cases the "forgotten" credentials are because the device is stolen and the seller is looking to defraud someone else thereby making two victims.

I applaud the efforts of Apple to render devices useless. I think cell phone companies and device makers should do the same for stolen devices. The IMEI should be blocked for all stolen phones making the devices useless.

Hello Guys, i buyed the phone on ebay, from the pawn shop, I contacted to the pawn shop & ask for the info from old owner for my iphone, they said that can`t send me the info about the old owner!

how can i contact to old owner? can you help me APPLE ? the phone is not stolen or lost, its just linked to the apple ID, can you help me ?

i can send you the phone buying link my ID passport & everything what you need, please help me,,,

please

send me the old owners contact info or delete the phone from the id lock, or contact the old owner & give my contact info to him to talk with about the phone!

Greetings From Georgia Tbilisi

Thank you anyway!! ...

Nobody can help you except the person who locked the phone, if you can't get their assistance you can not use the phone.

It seems you didn't read the thread. The answer is still the same as when the post was created over a year ago.

So tell me why apple will not facilitate the return of an idevice to the rightful owner (if the device is truly lost/stolen) by providing the email address of the linked iCloud account. Is it because they miss out on the owner buying a new device in addition to the purchaser having to buy a new one as well. If the previous owner could be contacted then arrangements could be made to return the device to them through the Police and the seller could then be investigated. If the item was sold and not lost or stolen then the instructions could be sent to them to remove it from their account. Not everyone knows to put their phone number on the lost message nor do they know to put it in lost mode at all. While the anti-theft front looks good PR-wise it is really about taking the devices out of circulation so people have to go and buy new $1000 shiny ones to push the business bottom line. If privacy was a concern then as gigisha stated give the previous owner her contact details and let them know the new owner requests removal from their account. That would make far too much common sense and once again Apple sales would fall and the administrative burden would be increased attending to all the requests. Hang on, It could be integrated into the activation lock check utility and be automated. Hmm enter serial - it is activation locked - click here to send your email or phone to the previous owner to let them know you have a device linked to them. Smart thinking 99 but then Apple loses out. Can't have that can we 😉

AppleCouldntGiveARats wrote:

So tell me why apple will not facilitate the return of an idevice to the rightful owner (if the device is truly lost/stolen) by providing the email address of the linked iCloud account.

Because it's illegal!

Or don't you care about that?

So tell us, did you just join the forum today with this username to troll here? You obviously don't have a rat's a** of an idea what you are talking about. Apple (or any company, for that matter) cannot give out personal information to third parties because in most jurisdictions it would be violating privacy laws and illegal. It is up to the police/law enforcement agencies followup on stolen/lost devices.

Hello,

Actually brother there is no way to OFFICIALLY unlock the iphone unless you have the legal owner of that phone . So my advise would be not to buy a stolen iphone it really waste your time

Have a nice Day!

Kind Regards,

AmirKhalid (AKQ)

First you guys and gals are using the word stolen when that is not the correct unless you know 100% it was stolen, and no way you could know that for sure.

So stop saying stolen please.

a lost phone is not stolen... a phone that has been sold is not stolen... a phone that has been traded is not stolen... this takes place all the time.

*** a lost phone is not stolen...

I have found phones before and with a lock on it I can't open it to see who it belongs to and the icloud email is blocked with xxx and no message...

Turn it into the police and after 28 days if no one collects it it becomes mine officially and legal.

Now in this case how can I get the phone unlocked it officially belongs to me?

***a phone that has been sold is not stolen

I have bought a phone with a lock on it. I can't open it to see who it belongs to and the icloud email is blocked with xxx and no message...

I'm not tec wise and the person who sold it is not tec wise and they moved out of the country for a new job that is why they sold their phone.

Now I bought it from the original owner and it is locked and no way to reach them? I own it 100% bought and paid for from the original owner?

***a phone that has been traded is not stolen

Where I live we have a lot of places to trade or barter items I got a iphone in a trade it was turned on and i seen it was working it had about 2% battery so I took it home and charged it when I turned it back on found it has been locked. no message can't see the icloud email. The guy I got it from is trying to contact the original owner he bought it from. This person is at the trade center every month he did give me credit for something else. but still a iphone he bought from the original owner and has proof.

Now what can be done 100% he owns the phone and can't do anything with it ?

Stop using the word stolen as you have no ideal if it was or not.

anyways how can the problems be fixed above.

thanks

Darklin

Take the phone and proof of ownership to an Apple Store.

darklin wrote:

Now what can be done 100% he owns the phone and can't do anything with it ?

Nothing. You 100% own a paperweight.

darklin wrote:

*** a lost phone is not stolen...

I have found phones before and with a lock on it I can't open it to see who it belongs to

Do you even stop to think before you write this kind of crap... It's not stolen, buy you can't find out who it belongs to...

Google "theft by finding". It's not yours. Even if you turn it over to the police and no one claims it, there is NO WAY for you to remove the activation lock.

Don't like that? Too bad. Kill switches like Activation lock are quickly becoming legally required on smart-phones, regardless of who manufactures them.

darklin wrote:

*** a lost phone is not stolen...

Lost items became stolen as soon as someone finds them and decides to keep it. It is now stolen by you. Hand it over to the police, it is their responsibility to deal with it.

Csound1

darklin wrote:

*** a lost phone is not stolen...

Lost items became stolen as soon as someone finds them and decides to keep it. It is now stolen by you. Hand it over to the police, it is their responsibility to deal with it.

it was turned over to the police and now turned back to me as no one claimed it in the set time. By law it is now mine as all attempts to find the owner has been completed that is required.