Activation lock

I brought an iPhone 7 from a guy and it’s saying activation lock. What can I do to remove this ?

Posted on Dec 21, 2019 09:18 PM

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SravanKrA

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Posted on Dec 21, 2019 09:20 PM

Catch hold of the original owner. There is no other way out. Ask them to remove the device from their Apple ID.

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Dec 21, 2019 09:20 PM in response to janivel

Catch hold of the original owner. There is no other way out. Ask them to remove the device from their Apple ID.

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