icloud activation

i bought a second hand iphone xsmas from a friend and there was an icloud activation lock

Posted on Aug 14, 2022 10:55 AM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2022 11:09 AM

The previous owner needs to go to https://www.icloud.com/find/ and erase the device, then remove it from their account. If they won't do that, the device is useless. Apple won't unlock it.


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