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Activation lock by previous user

I just bought this iPhone from the streets however it has been locked by the previous owner. Please assist to unlock.....

Posted on Jan 9, 2020 7:05 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2020 8:37 AM

 you will need to contact the previous owner to have them log out of iCloud or go to iCloud.com/Find My Phone and erase the device, then remove it from their account. If you can’t do that, the device is useless. 


Activation Lock - Turn off Find My iPhone 

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Activation lock by previous user

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