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i bought an ipad at a yard sale. Upon turning on the device it requires an apple id and password that i do not have access to. How do i get around that?

i bought an ipad at a yard sale. Upon turning on the device it requires an apple id and password that i do not have access to. How do i get around that?

Posted on Aug 16, 2021 6:29 PM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2021 6:38 PM

Unfortunately you do not. If you can, return it or have the seller sign out of their account (removing it) from the iPad - only the original owner can do that.

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i bought an ipad at a yard sale. Upon turning on the device it requires an apple id and password that i do not have access to. How do i get around that?

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