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Hello I bought a watch at a yard sale and it’s saying it’s locked to the owner but I don’t know there passwords or iCloud id how can I get into the watch

I bought an 7 series Apple Watch from someone at a yard sale but it’s locked to owner only how can I unlock it I don’t know him or her who owned it before

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 7:14 AM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2022 7:19 AM

The person that you bought/got this watch from needs to follow all the steps on this page;

Remove the Activation Lock so that the buyer can use it.

If they can't or won't then get your money back or recycle the watch and mark it down as a bad experience.

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Hello I bought a watch at a yard sale and it’s saying it’s locked to the owner but I don’t know there passwords or iCloud id how can I get into the watch

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