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activation lock

i bought an iphone xr and it had activation lock on it. the seller won’t contact me back and i’m pretty sure it was stolen. i put it in recover mode and can’t get in. is there any way I can get it it no. i was thinking about bringing it to the apple store if they could do anything. please help.

iPhone XR

Posted on Aug 22, 2019 12:22 PM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2019 12:26 PM

Nothing you can do I’m afraid, and Apple won’t help you. Activation lock is designed to stop a phone being used if it’s stolen.

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