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My old iPad 3 which is on iOS 9 is signed in on my very old Apple ID which I stopped using years ago and I didn’t have a passcode so I enabled in settings 10 wrong passcode attempts and then reset the iPad but when it reset it had an activation lock and now I have been locked out and I can’t remember the passcode for my very Old Apple ID, any help?
iPad, iOS 10
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:
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:
The age and origin of the AppleID doesn’t change the available recovery process. The Activation Lock is always associated with the AppleID that was last used to activate the device.
If you wish to recover use of the Activation Locked device, you have no alternative other than to concentrate your effort on recovery of the “old” AppleID credentials.
If the AppleID account was setup correctly, with multiple Trusted phone numbers and multiple secondary email addresses (both of which are recommended and advised), then access to at least one of these is needed to receive account reset instructions. If you have access to none, then it’s game over - other than learning from the experience and making sure that your “current” AppleID account is properly configured and maintained.
An AppleID account should be with you for life; all your devices should be associated with the account. If you ever need to to change you primary email address (used for sign-in to your AppleID), the email address should simply be updated. For future reference:
Change your Apple ID - Apple Support
Change your Apple ID password – Apple Support
What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support
Use Apple's iForgot service, or contact their Account Security team, or if you’re the iPad’s original owner, supply Apple with its purchase receipt and ask them to remove the lock.
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But this is my old Apple ID and all the email data is on my erased iPhone 3GS which is already sold so I have no way of resetting the password without that and also I stopped using that Apple ID years ago
ipad 3 ios 9. activation lock help
