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i bought the iPhone from someone but can not contact them so i have no way of unlocking the phone

how do i unlock it

iPhone 6

Posted on Sep 18, 2019 8:48 PM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Sep 18, 2019 9:05 PM

you will need to contact the previous owner to have them log out of iCloud or go to iCloud.com/Find My Phone and erase the device, then remove it from their account. If you can’t do that, the device is useless. Apple will not unlock it unless you have a copy of the original purchase receipt with the serial number on it.

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