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Bought a locked phone

My phone is locked to someone elses apple id how can i fix this i dont kno previous owner

iPhone 6, iOS 10

Posted on May 9, 2019 7:01 PM

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Posted on May 9, 2019 7:45 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.


Activation Lock - Turn off Find My iPhone 

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Bought a locked phone

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