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a password is required to activated this device because its owner has used Find My ipone to link to thier Apple ID:

iOS 7.0.4, it says a password is required to a

Posted on Dec 29, 2013 3:52 PM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2013 3:54 PM

Exactly.


You probably have a second hand iPad that was protected using Activation Lock as described here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695


Activation Lock is an anti-theft feature. You need the previous owner's Apple ID and password to unlock the iPad. Otherwise, the iPad can never be used again.

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