Apple Replaced iCloud Locked iPhone 6

Sometimes the police can help.

http://www.cultofmac.com/137669/apples-policies-on-theft-allow-a-thief-to-get-a- free-replacement-for-your-stolen-iphone/

"Thankfully for Barkley, police managed to obtain his iPhone and have it returned before it was sent off for servicing."

If not, maybe a small claims court case against the Apple store for holding stolen property.

You are not speaking to Apple here. Click this link --> http://www.apple.com/contact/ <-- to contact them.

You probably can't go after them for accepting it.

Go after them for having your property. It doesn't matter how they got it. It's still yours and should be returned to you.

Apple is not a law enforcement agency. They don't have much choice in the matter.

They can't not replace it without a court order if it's brought in with a hardware problem or physical damage. They will not replace a phone because it is Activation Locked, but as I said, Apple is not a law enforcement agency. The fact that it is activation locked is not proof that it is stolen. Apple does not track stolen devices. This is an issue for the police, not Apple.

If you filed a report that your original phone was stolen, then go back to the police with the evidence that Apple replaced it for someone. Apple should have a record of who brought it in for replacement. They will not, however, give up that information without a court order.

Talk to your lawyer about it. They don't have the legal right to do that. They will not, however, remove the activation lock from a device without proof of purchase or proof of ownership for the account it's locked with. Hardware service is a different thing entirely.

Debating what you think Apple should or should not do is pointless, outside the scope of these forums, and a violation of the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use.

Let it go. Take it up with police. Ranting about it will solve nothing.