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i do not know prevous owner to unlock the activation lock

iPhone XS

Posted on Aug 22, 2019 8:02 PM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2019 8:07 PM

Unless the Apple ID it's locked to is yours, you won't be able to use that iPhone. The activation lock is an anti-theft measure.

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Aug 22, 2019 8:07 PM in response to rwhetzel72

Unless the Apple ID it's locked to is yours, you won't be able to use that iPhone. The activation lock is an anti-theft measure.

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