How to remove find my iphone activation lock without previous owner?

If you’ve lost your phone or someone else has found it and locked it, you might be wondering how to remove the Activation Lock so that other people can use your device again. It’s a good idea to take some preventative action before you lose access to your own device. If the person who finds your phone locks it with the Activation Lock, you won’t have another chance to get it back without having to pay again.

How to remove find my iphone activation lock without previous owner?

You can remove the Activation Lock from a device if the previous owner did not set up any additional restrictions on the original account. This means they did not create an Apple ID and password for Find My iPhone or restrict access in any way through Restrictions. Unfortunately, this only works for iPhones that aren’t jailbroken or rooted.

Here are 2 ways you can remove the Find My iPhone activation lock without the previous owner’s permission.

If you are not the original owner of the iOS device, you can use a third-party tool to remove the Find My iPhone activation lock. There are three ways to remove the Find My iPhone activation lock:

1. Use the iCloud Activation Lock Removal Tool. This is a free jailbreak tweak that allows you to remove all previous data from your iOS device and activate it again. It will also remove Apple’s Activation Lock protection on your device. If you have tried this option, please leave a comment below so we can learn more about it.
2. Purchase a new iOS device. The best way to remove the Find My iPhone activation lock is to purchase a new device with a new Apple ID and wipe all data off your old device before turning it into a paperweight. Since the Find my iPhone app is available on both iOS 9 and iOS 8, you can purchase an older generation iPhone 5 or 6 and transfer all of your data from your old phone onto the new one. This will remove any data from your old phone (including the Find My iPhone activation lock) since both devices share the same Apple ID.

How do I bypass activation lock on iPhone?

Use iCloud to bypass iPhone activation

Visit icloud.com from another device. Step 2: Enter the Apple ID of the previous owner and hit Enter. Step 3: Select the device that you want to remove from its account and hit “Erase” to bypass iCloud activation.

How to remove a previous owner’s Apple ID from a used iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Sign in to iCloud.com. Go to Find My iPhone. Select “All Devices” to open a list of devices linked to their account, and select the device to be removed. Click “Remove from Account“.

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Can apple remove activation lock without previous owner?

Yes, your Apple ID account can be used to remove the activation lock from a device without the previous owner.

Instructions on how to remove the activation lock from an iPhone:

• Go to Settings and tap “General.”
• Select “Reset.”
• Tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”
• Enter your passcode when prompted, then tap “Erase iPhone.”
• Once the iPhone has been reset, it will no longer be locked to the previous owner’s Apple ID account.

That’s it. Hope it will be helpful for you.

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