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Cribeg06 Author

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Activating IPAD with previous owners unknown Apple ID

Trying to activate a mini-ipad and I don't know the previous owners Apple ID

iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi

Posted on Aug 23, 2019 11:55 AM

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Allan Eckert

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Posted on Aug 23, 2019 12:01 PM

That is the Activation Lock. Without help from the original owner who set it, there is no way to get it released. No one here or at Apple can help you.

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