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i cant get in touch with the previous owner and i would like my son to have the ipad what can i do to get by the activation lock

I bought an ipad. I can't get in touch with the previous owner. it has an activation lock. how do i bypass it. i bought it for my son. I did the holding 2 buttons at the same time, then it goes back to activation lock. Help me out please.....

iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 11.1

Posted on Mar 11, 2018 8:51 PM

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Mar 11, 2018 8:53 PM in response to pierre422008

You may have bad news to give to your son:

iCloud: Activation Lock - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201365 - This is a security feature to deter re-selling of stolen devices.


Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock (formerly: Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account) - https://support.apple.com/HT201441 - If an activation lock was put on a device, only the owner of the account that applied the lock can remove it.

i cant get in touch with the previous owner and i would like my son to have the ipad what can i do to get by the activation lock

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