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Activation lock is not working properly!!!

I bought a second hand ipad a while ago for my family and used it great. I erased it to give it away but forgot to sign out.


Now activation lock is not accepting my Apple ID I’ve used on the iPad. It’s asking for a Apple ID starting with “a”. I think it’s reverted back to an even older Apple ID from before I owned it. Now I have a annoying paper weight.


how can I reset activation lock? Or revert it back to the last Apple ID loaded on it???

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 11:40 AM

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Posted on Dec 23, 2020 1:45 PM

If it’s reverted back to an even older Apple ID from before you owned it, it appears it wasn't completely unlocked by the previous owner. Erasing the iPad would trigger the Activation Lock even if you had been using the iPad.

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Activation lock is not working properly!!!

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