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I forgot my apple id and password on my old iPhone how do i get back in?

I forgot my apple id and password on my old iphone 6s im trying to give it to my grandma as a new phone but i don’t remember the apple id or password and its stuck on the activation lock.

iPhone 6s

Posted on Feb 29, 2020 9:03 PM

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Posted on Mar 1, 2020 7:50 AM

See if you can recover the ID/password.


Apple ID - How to find your Apple https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201354 An iCloud e-mail address is an Apple ID.


Apple ID - Find https://iforgot.apple.com/appleid#!&section=appleid


Enter the Apple (iCloud) ID and click Forgot Password.


Apple ID - Manage https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin


Apple ID – Forgot Password https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487


If necessary, if you are the original owner, take the device, the original purchase receipt with the serial number, and a photo ID to the nearest Apple Store.


Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple. https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/


or contact Apple ID Support. They will need to see the original purchase receipt/paperwork also.


Apple ID - Official Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/apple-id


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169


Get Support https://getsupport.apple.com/. Work through the screens to get a chat option.


https://twitter.com/AppleSupport


Or fill out and submit iTunes Store - Contact Us - Official Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-euro/itunes-contact The form is for iTunes, but it will get passed to the ID Support section.


After the phone is unlocked, do the below before giving it to your grandmother.


Selling/Giving Away Device. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351





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Mar 1, 2020 7:50 AM in response to zak54

See if you can recover the ID/password.


Apple ID - How to find your Apple https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201354 An iCloud e-mail address is an Apple ID.


Apple ID - Find https://iforgot.apple.com/appleid#!&section=appleid


Enter the Apple (iCloud) ID and click Forgot Password.


Apple ID - Manage https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin


Apple ID – Forgot Password https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487


If necessary, if you are the original owner, take the device, the original purchase receipt with the serial number, and a photo ID to the nearest Apple Store.


Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple. https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/


or contact Apple ID Support. They will need to see the original purchase receipt/paperwork also.


Apple ID - Official Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/apple-id


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169


Get Support https://getsupport.apple.com/. Work through the screens to get a chat option.


https://twitter.com/AppleSupport


Or fill out and submit iTunes Store - Contact Us - Official Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-euro/itunes-contact The form is for iTunes, but it will get passed to the ID Support section.


After the phone is unlocked, do the below before giving it to your grandmother.


Selling/Giving Away Device. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351





Feb 29, 2020 9:18 PM in response to zak54

zak54 Said:

I forgot my apple id and password on my old iPhone how do i get back in?: I forgot my apple id and password on my old iphone 6s im trying to give it to my grandma as a new phone but i don’t remember the apple id or password and its stuck on the activation lock.

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Contact Apple — Share the Camera App:

Ask an Apple Rep to modify your eMail and password to what it should be. I don’t know if they would be able to change it, without seeing all of this up front.


So, using another iPhone, share the screen of it with them over the phone. You would open the camera App, and then hover over is over the iPhone you are posting about. That will allow the Apple Rep to see this up front.


Normally, it would be locked from here on out.


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I forgot my apple id and password on my old iPhone how do i get back in?

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