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
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.
I AM THE ONE THAT USED THE " FIND THIS DEVICE"..BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED EVERTHING TO UNLOCK IT, I PURCHASED IT AT A YARD SALE,,AND I HAVE A ITUNES ACCOUNT THAT I HAVE BEEN TRIED TO CONNECT IT TO. PLEASE HELP
Don't shout (unless you don't want help), we are fellow users on these forums.
What exactly have you done, what are you seeing on the device's screen ? If it's locked to the previous owner's account you will have to contact the previous owner, nobody on here (nor Apple) can help
Unless you were the original purchaser of the phone and you let somebody else log into their iCloud on the phone Apple won't potentially help - you will have to find and contact the person whose account it's locked to
Do you have a technical question that one of the other users in this user-to-user forum can answer? I suggest you read the 9 pages of posts in this thread, and if they don't answer your question please ask.
No I need to get into the Ipad to contact them on my Facebook as I said I suffer from memory loss my icloud is jkimmins**@icloud.*** I know that part but the password I can't remember it
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To turn off Activation Lock on your iPad you must enter the Apple ID and password that was used to turn it on. If you do not have these and cannot get them or get the owner of them to coöperate then the iPad is useless to you.
hi, how can i contect the previous apple id owner,s
How would any of us (Apple users) know?
If it's the person you purchased your iPad from, contact her/him.
If it's someone you don't know, then the iPad was very likely stolen and you have a problem.
how do we sign in Activate?
What do you mean "sign in Activate"?
can you help me please I have to sign in my Activate Ipod
Yes! I mean sign in Activate ipod
hello can you help me I forgot my I forgot my apple ID and password and now I can not use the phone please help me to open my phone
hello can you help me I forgot my I forgot my apple ID and password and now I can not use the phone please help me to open my phone
apple.com/kb/ts4515
