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Remove Apple ID from iPhone

Hey, so I bought this second hand iPhone7 and I cannot update nor install any app on my phone.


although i made an account but it kept asking me for the old account and I couldn’t find anything related to this topic; removing the account from the device not the opposite.


yours truly.

Posted on Nov 14, 2019 11:11 AM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2019 11:13 AM

What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch [or if you received one that had not been erased] - "Use these steps to remove your personal information from a device, even if you don't have it anymore." --> https://support.apple.com/HT201351


Do the above, but it is quite possible you are encountering activation lock, in which case:


Turn off Activation Lock --> https://support.apple.com/HT201441 - An activation lock can only be removed using the log-in information for the account that applied the lock.


If this is a device for which you are not the original owner, get the owner of the account to remove the lock or return the device for a refund. The device is otherwise useless to you. If the owner has not provided contact information as a message showing in the login screen there is no way to contact the owner unless the person who gave you the device knows them.

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Nov 14, 2019 11:13 AM in response to Zaidisthedevine

What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch [or if you received one that had not been erased] - "Use these steps to remove your personal information from a device, even if you don't have it anymore." --> https://support.apple.com/HT201351


Do the above, but it is quite possible you are encountering activation lock, in which case:


Turn off Activation Lock --> https://support.apple.com/HT201441 - An activation lock can only be removed using the log-in information for the account that applied the lock.


If this is a device for which you are not the original owner, get the owner of the account to remove the lock or return the device for a refund. The device is otherwise useless to you. If the owner has not provided contact information as a message showing in the login screen there is no way to contact the owner unless the person who gave you the device knows them.

Remove Apple ID from iPhone

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