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How to change new aple id on iphone? Previus owner is dead.

Hi, I bought a used I phone from a widow. The problem is that she does not know/ remember her late husbands Id paassword. What can we do to activate the phone with a new user Id?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.1

Posted on Apr 21, 2015 10:10 AM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2015 10:11 AM

The only way you are going to be able to do this is to take the phone together with a death certificate for the previous owner to an Apple Store. Only with that evidence will they unlock it.

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How to change new aple id on iphone? Previus owner is dead.

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