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What happens if I bought a iPhone XR second hand and need to remove the old Apple ID and I don’t have access to the password for that Apple ID can i hard reset and erase it or will it ask for old password and lock me out or not

What happens if I bought a iPhone XR second hand and need to remove the old Apple ID and I don’t have access to the password for that Apple ID can i hard reset and erase it or will it ask for old password and lock me out or not

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 3, 2022 1:43 PM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2022 2:28 PM

Maxemam wrote:

What happens if I bought a iPhone XR second hand and need to remove the old Apple ID and I don’t have access to the password for that Apple ID can i hard reset and erase it or will it ask for old password and lock me out or not

Then the phone is useless, or ask the person you bought it from for that information.

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Mar 3, 2022 2:28 PM in response to Maxemam

Maxemam wrote:

What happens if I bought a iPhone XR second hand and need to remove the old Apple ID and I don’t have access to the password for that Apple ID can i hard reset and erase it or will it ask for old password and lock me out or not

Then the phone is useless, or ask the person you bought it from for that information.

What happens if I bought a iPhone XR second hand and need to remove the old Apple ID and I don’t have access to the password for that Apple ID can i hard reset and erase it or will it ask for old password and lock me out or not

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