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I bought a phone second hand what do I do it has a activation lock

Posted on Sep 14, 2021 4:23 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2021 4:26 PM

You get whoever you bought it from to remove Activation Lock. If they cannot, you get your money back or you recycle the phone. It its currently state, it is utterly, completely useless to you. Apple will NOT help you. We cannot help you.


Read this user tip I wrote about used IOS devices --> The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community

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Sep 14, 2021 4:26 PM in response to doubled16

You get whoever you bought it from to remove Activation Lock. If they cannot, you get your money back or you recycle the phone. It its currently state, it is utterly, completely useless to you. Apple will NOT help you. We cannot help you.


Read this user tip I wrote about used IOS devices --> The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community

I bought a phone second hand what do I do it has a activation lock

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