the owner has passed away and the Apple ID and password is unknown, what can I do?

I have an iPhone that the owner has passed away, the Apple ID and password are unknown, what can I do?

Posted on Jan 28, 2022 9:04 AM

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See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208510

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Jan 28, 2022 9:34 AM in response to kennethfrombucyrus

See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208510

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Jan 30, 2022 8:38 AM in response to FoxFifth

Sounds like its not worth the trouble. Guess the phone will just be trash as Apple intended.

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