iPhone 5 iCloud Activation Lock

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iPhone 5 iCloud Activation Lock

Recently purchased an iCloud locked iPhone 5 on eBay (cheap) and the seller doesn't know the Apple ID or password to get past the iCloud Activation Lock. I'm wanting to try and get past it but haven't found any ways. I don't want to jailbreak it because I want to have the phone as an authentic Apple Product for my iPhone collection. Are there any ways to get past it? If I go into the store will they be able to help or will they say they are not allowed to get in because I'm not the owner with the Apple ID that currently is restricting me from setting up the phone?

Posted on Dec 1, 2018 3:05 PM

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Dec 1, 2018 4:08 PM in response to jbmeanor

If a second-hand iOS device has been 'Activation locked' then only the previous owner can unlock it, either by providing you with the account ID and password, or by removing it from his list of devices (as he should have done before selling it) .

If he is unable to do this then I'm afraid you will not be able to use the device - there is no other way of unlocking it at all. Apple cannot unlock it for you, and neither can the websites that offer to unlock it for a fee: these are scams.

You should if possible return it and ask for a refund as in this event the device is completely useless - though if you bought it knowing it was Activation Locked you wouldn't have a case.

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jbmeanor Author

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Dec 1, 2018 3:16 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Thank you for the reply!

Thats what I thought but wasn't sure.

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FoxFifth

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Dec 1, 2018 4:08 PM in response to jbmeanor

The store won't help unless you can prove that you are the original owner. There is no known way to bypass activation lock without the assistance of the previous owner.

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iPhone 5 iCloud Activation Lock

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