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i bought an iphone 6 plus from a pawnshop that is locked to someones apple id and password dont know who they are is there anyway to bypass this so i can set up phone with my info

bought an iphone that is locked and dont know the previous owner or how to contact them

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 1:32 PM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2019 1:34 PM

Unfortunately, if the previous owner can not be contacted to remove the activation lock, the phone is useless to you. Activation lock can not be bypassed.

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i bought an iphone 6 plus from a pawnshop that is locked to someones apple id and password dont know who they are is there anyway to bypass this so i can set up phone with my info

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