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How to get past previous owners Apple ID

Bought a used mini 2 and Owner never unlinked From find my i phone app and was unable to contact the original owner to fix issue. So need to find a way to get past Apple ID and password that were used on it previously

iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi, Cellular

Posted on Mar 15, 2022 7:53 AM

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Posted on Mar 15, 2022 11:33 AM

TrblIntu wrote:

Bought a used mini 2 and Owner never unlinked From find my i phone app and was unable to contact the original owner to fix issue. So need to find a way to get past Apple ID and password that were used on it previously

Then the ipad is useless if you can't contact the previous owner so he/she can remove the activation lock. How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

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Mar 15, 2022 11:33 AM in response to TrblIntu

TrblIntu wrote:

Bought a used mini 2 and Owner never unlinked From find my i phone app and was unable to contact the original owner to fix issue. So need to find a way to get past Apple ID and password that were used on it previously

Then the ipad is useless if you can't contact the previous owner so he/she can remove the activation lock. How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support

How to get past previous owners Apple ID

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