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what about if i dont know who is the previous owner?

what about if i dont know who is the previous owner?


iPad mini Wi-Fi

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 3:27 AM

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Posted on Aug 24, 2020 3:36 AM

See Turn off Activation Lock https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201441If you acquired your device second hand from an individual (almost invariably not the prior legal owner), you will need to obtain the needed password from the prior legal owner (almost invariably not the seller) or have the prior legal owner sign out of iCloud; erase the device; and remove it from their device list. If you cannot do so, then the device is useless to you.


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Aug 24, 2020 3:36 AM in response to fony17

See Turn off Activation Lock https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201441If you acquired your device second hand from an individual (almost invariably not the prior legal owner), you will need to obtain the needed password from the prior legal owner (almost invariably not the seller) or have the prior legal owner sign out of iCloud; erase the device; and remove it from their device list. If you cannot do so, then the device is useless to you.


what about if i dont know who is the previous owner?

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