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Getting rid of apple id

Hi my son sold his iphone 6plus, he factory reset it and removed his apple id on to his new phone, but the old phone the new owner cant access it as a old apple I'd still on from years ago and my son has forgotten his iCloud password and its linked to an old phone number which no long exist how can we sort this

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 9, 2020 8:23 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2020 9:28 AM

See if you can get an email option.


Enter the Apple (iCloud) ID and click Forgot Password.


Apple ID - Manage


Apple ID – Forgot Password


If necessary, contact Apple ID Support.


Apple ID Support


Apple ID Support (2) 


Apple Support by e-mail or chat    Work through the screens to get a chat option. 


Apple Support using Twitter


Or fill out and submit this form.          The form is for iTunes, but it will get passed to the ID Support section.  


From the article below. 


Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.


Security and your Apple ID

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jan 9, 2020 9:28 AM in response to Harrylou27

See if you can get an email option.


Enter the Apple (iCloud) ID and click Forgot Password.


Apple ID - Manage


Apple ID – Forgot Password


If necessary, contact Apple ID Support.


Apple ID Support


Apple ID Support (2) 


Apple Support by e-mail or chat    Work through the screens to get a chat option. 


Apple Support using Twitter


Or fill out and submit this form.          The form is for iTunes, but it will get passed to the ID Support section.  


From the article below. 


Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.


Security and your Apple ID

Getting rid of apple id

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