Purchased a locked Ipad

I purchased an ipad from someone off the internet, I got home and saw I there is an activation lock. How would i fix this or find the previous owner to unlock it. The person i purchased this from doesnt know the log in information and claimed it was unlcocked


Posted on Jan 3, 2020 02:56 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2020 02:58 PM

krystin128 wrote:

The person i purchased this from doesnt know the log in information

Only the original owner can release an Activation Lock. It sounds like you purchased a previously stolen device which will be useless to you forever.


Get a refund if possible.

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Purchased a locked Ipad

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