phone was given to me by friend and doesnt know previous owner

what can i do about the activation lock on it? since i dont know previous owners info.

iPhone XS

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 10:07 PM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2019 10:43 PM

You will have to find and contact the previous owner, he/she is the only person who can potentially help you (we can't, and Apple won't remove activation lock from second-hand devices)

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