iclouds on both ipads and i cant use them

i purchased an ipad from an estate sale and it has the icloud on it and i didnt know it at the time because it was dead and i cant get pass it. And an ipad mini was given to me and the same thing has happened what can i do to use these ipads ?


Posted on Dec 2, 2022 4:37 PM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2022 5:55 PM

There is nothing you can do. Only the person who’s AppleID is signed into iCloud can release them for you to use. Apple will not help you as the original owner must release the device. You cannot do so.

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