Reset to factory settings
I'm trying to factory reset my grandfather's ipad but i dont know his password to his apple id, how can i reset it without using his password?
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If you have reset your Grandfather’s iPad, you will likely have triggered the Activation Lock. To recover from this, you have no alternative other than to use his AppleID credentials.
Your Grandfather - or you, on his behalf, if you are helping him - should find this guidance to be helpful in resolving the problem...
If your device is Activation Locked, this help page will provide most of the information that you’ll need:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201365
If you have forgotten your AppleID or associated password, these can be recovered here:
To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:
- Your primary email address mailbox that corresponds with your AppleID
- Any of the secondary/recovery email addresses that should be configured for your AppleID account
- Any of the trusted telephone numbers (fixed line or Cellular/Mobile) that are associated with your AppleID
Unless you AppleID account has not been fully/correctly configured, or has been seriously neglected, recovery of the AppleID and password should not be difficult.
More information about recovery of your AppleID:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201354
More information about recovery of your AppleID password:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487
When you recover access to your credentials, you would be well advised to log-in to your AppleID account from a web browser - and verify/update any email addresses and trusted telephone numbers:
