How do I activate my old iphone without apple id? because it requires active Find My Phone!

How do I activate my old iphone without apple id? because it requires active Find My Phone!

iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Aug 1, 2014 12:37 PM

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Jan 22, 2015 2:40 PM in response to Astritferizi

Astritferizi wrote:

but iphone its not mine i bought online 500 euroa and its with apple id and number

Then contac the previous owner.

If you cannot contact previous owner, you cannot use the iPhone.

The ONLY person that can help you is previous owner...

See this -> Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account - Apple Support

Jan 22, 2015 3:01 PM in response to Astritferizi

It's no good your keeping on asking the same question: you've been told several times what to do.


Ring the number showing in your screenshot. Only the person who set up the lock can unlock it. We cannot help you: Apple cannot unlock it. If you cannot get them to unlock it for you then the phone is completely and permanently useless. If the person who sold it to you stole the phone in the first place no blame attaches to you, but you are landed with a useless phone as obviously even if you can contact them they can't unlock it.

Jan 22, 2015 3:02 PM in response to Astritferizi

Probably the person or business you bought it from stole it. Or they bought it from the person who stole it. That is not important. What is important is that you can never use the phone unless the previous owner turns off Activation Lock. The phone number of the previous owner is on the screen, so call them.


The message is in Swedish and says: "Communication from the owner. This iPhone is lost. Call me"

Jan 22, 2015 3:04 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Lawrence Finch wrote:


The message is in Swedish and says: "Communication from the owner. This iPhone is lost. Call me"

This presumably means that the person who sold it to you is not the original owner and either found or stole it. So he had no right to sell it to you, and I'm afraid you have no right to keep it (it will never work anyway). If you can contact the original owner who lost it you should return it to them.

Jan 22, 2015 3:08 PM in response to Astritferizi

Use the link found in the bottom right hand corner of every page in this forum.

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Apple will not help you to remove the Activation Lock nor will Apple tell you how

to contact the person who initiated the Activation Lock. Return the iPhone for a

refund if you can. Otherwise turn it in to the local authorities. The iPhone is useless

while it is Activation Locked. There is no workaround.

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