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lily167jov Author

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iPhone has Activation Lock and previous owner isn't available

icloud verifacation i cant get pass it and the old owner isnt avaliable please help

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iPhone 6s Plus

Posted on Oct 15, 2022 10:13 AM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Oct 15, 2022 10:41 AM

If you can't reach the previous owner whose ID is on the device and have them go to https://www.icloud.com/find/, erase the device, then remove it from their account, then the device is useless. Apple won't unlock it.

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