A iphone with iCloud lock

I wanna buy a iphone on ebay with I cloud lock will I be able to unlock it?

You will only be able to use it if the Activation lock can be removed. To do that, You'll have to know the Apple ID that has been used to set it up. Check this article about it:
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
iCloud: Remove your device from Find My iPhone
If the previous owner does not give you the info or is not able to sell the iPhone without the Activation Lock enabled, don't buy the device, you will not be able to restore it.

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  • I bought an iphone with icloud locked what should i do and i don't have the owner contact num,pls advice me

    hello sir,
    i bought an iphone5 with icloud cocked2 months ago,,i didn't know about this lock,now it isn't unlock and i don't have the
    owner contact pls advice me...
                                                      thanks,

    afzal135 wrote:
    hello sir,
    i bought an iphone5 with icloud cocked2 months ago,,i didn't know about this lock,now it isn't unlock and i don't have the
    owner contact pls advice me...
                                                      thanks,
    Ther is nothing you can do...
    See this -> Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account - Apple Support

  • How to activate iphone with icloud lock

    I bought this iPhone 5s 64gb off ebay. The phone is icloud activation locked. Someone please help, can I contact apple to help me or what? There's no apple store anywhere close to me. Keep this in mind. Thank you!!

    You have wasted your money if you do not have the iCloud password.
    Nobody can bypass the activation lock - not even Apple.
    Only the previous owner can remove the lock.

  • I've lost my iphone with passcode lock and find my iphone lock on but the wifi n cellular data was turned off so no way i can trace it so the only question remains is will the person who finds it be able to unlock it and use it as his own ?

    i've lost my iphone with passcode lock and find my iphone lock on but the wifi n cellular data was turned off so no way i can trace it so the only question remains is will the person who finds it be able to unlock it and use it as his own ?
    is it possible to change imei number?
    i've tried for so many times n still the phone is offline so i've set it to offline mode with my message but it never shows the last location why?

    If the device is found, nobody can use it without knowing your Apple ID and password.
    The phone will only show it's location if it is connected to cellular network or Wi-Fi. If those options are switched off, you can't locate the phone.
    With iOS 7, Find My iPhone includes a new feature called Activation Lock, which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you ever lose it. It starts working the moment you turn on Find My iPhone in iOS 7. With Activation Lock, your Apple ID and password will be required before anyone can:
    Turn off Find My iPhone on your device
    Erase your device
    Reactivate and use your device
    This can help you keep your device secure, even if it is in the wrong hands, and can improve your chances of recovering it. Even if you erase your device remotely, Activation Lock can continue to deter anyone from reactivating your device without your permission. All you need to do is keep Find My iPhone turned on, andremember your Apple ID and password.
    What steps should I take if I misplace my device?
    If you ever misplace your device—whether it’s just lost or you think it may have been stolen—you should put it into Lost Mode immediately using Find My iPhone.
    Lost Mode locks your screen with a four-digit passcode and lets you display a custom message with your phone number to help you get it back. You can also remotely erase your device if needed, and your custom message will continue to display even after the device is erased.
    While Activation Lock works in the background to make it more difficult for someone to use or sell your missing device, Lost Mode clearly indicates to anyone who finds your device that it still belongs to you and can’t be reactivated without your password.
    To put a device into Lost Mode, sign in to icloud.com/find from a Mac or PC or use the Find My iPhone iOS app.
    For more information, read what to do if your device is lost or stolen.
    copied from iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7

  • I can't turn off find my ihone, always show "there was a problem when canceling the registration of this iphone with icloud" please help me. i can't restore my iphone before turn off find my iphone

    i can't turn off find my ihone, always show "there was a problem when canceling the registration of this iphone with icloud" please help me. i can't restore my iphone before turn off find my iphone

    If you are the original owner of the phone and know the Apple ID and password that were used to activate it originally, and if you have an existing backup to restore from, you can force it into recovery mode (which will completely erase it) and restore it as explained here: If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.  When you do you will encounter activation lock, and will have to provide the ID and password used to activate it originally in order to activate it again.  If you can't, you won't be able to activate and use it.

  • I bought a phone with icloud lock, the find my phone app is off but when i restore it still requires previous owners login details

    Hi all,
    I bought a phone with icloud lock, the find my phone app is off but when I restore it still requires previous owners login details??
    Any ideas would be appreciated..

    iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
    The phone is useless to you without the previous owners information.  Either get a hold of the owner and get the info or return the phone and get your money back.

  • Buy a iphone with icloud 5s did not know, I cheated as I can help?

    5s buy a locked iphone with icloud not know, cheated me as I can help?

    Sounds like you have encountered Activation Lock. Without the Apple ID and password of the original owner, you will not be able to activate the phone. I suggest returning the phone for a refund.

  • I am synching my ipad and iphone with icloud. Events put in calendar go to the iphone, but if i enter an event on the iphone, it does not go to the ipad. What do i do to get this to work both ways?

    I am synching my ipad and iphone with icloud. Events put in calendar on ipad  go to the iphone calendar,, but if i enter an event on the iphone calendar, it does not go to the ipad. What do i do to get this to work both ways?

    OK Vicky, good clues...
    See if this helps...
    Open Keychain Access in Utilities, use Keychain First Aid under the Keychain Menu item, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over. See if there are duplicates, should be one for Incoming & one for Outgoing.
    Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X...
    If Keychain First Aid finds an issue that it cannot repair, or if you do not know your keychain password, you may need to reset your keychain.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544

  • Usually i back my IPhone with ICloud, after installing IOS 5 it asked me to restore from I Tunes what i have to do?

    usually i back my IPhone with ICloud, after installing IOS 5 it asked me to restore from ITunes what i have to do to restore all my contact, applications and others?

    If your iPhone does not search for a wi-fi connection before you are asked whether you want to set it up as new phone or restore a backup from iTunes, then I guess you have the same issue as highlighted in this thread:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/19638850?ac_cid=tw123456#19638850
    iCloud back ups can only be accessed via wi-fi that's why you are not granted this option, I have the exact same issue.

  • Why does my phone keep saying "There was a problem deregistering this iphone with icloud?"

    Every time I try to restore my phone or completely erase everything on it, a box comes up that says "There was a problem deregistering this Iphone with iCloud." Why is it saying this and how can I fix it?!

    Try recovery mode to restore your phone:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

  • There was a problem deregistring this iphone with icloud

    There was a problem deregistring this iphone with icloud?

    This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
    However it can also arise when the user has changed their Apple ID details with Apple and not made the same changes to their iCloud account/Find My Phone on their device before upgrading to iOS 7.
    The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID, verify the changes, enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone".
    You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, verify it once again, delete the iCloud account from your device and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.

  • There was a problem deregistering this  iphone with icloud

    hi...
    i have big problem with this
    i have iphone 6 plus...i did mistake and i created new icloud account with my phione and i forget to active it but i inserted inside of my iphone..
    the find my iphone is on..
    now i activated my icloud account but it tell my no device connected but it is still in my iphone and when i want to sign out
    from my phone it tell me :
    there was a problem deregistering this
    iphone with icloud.
    try deleting your account again
    what can i do with this?
    i want to restore my iphone to latest version and i have this trouble.

    Backup to computer first and sync Apps to iTunes first!
    Restore in recovery mode will work, be persistent and retry
    Recovery restore challenges
    - computer didn't detect recovery iphone, attempted and failed 3 times
    rebooted computer then recovery restore worked
    - recovery restore was successful, unlocked, and iMessage/Facetime, Find My Iphone, ALL WORKS!
    Restore from backup challenges
    * Make sure you have plenty of harddrive space!
    - have to restore first then restore from backup, i did this incorrectly by restoring from backup and the find my iphone feature got stuck forcing me to recovery restore
    - each restore from backup attempt will copy the original backup and create another backup folder. My original was about 10gb, so it copied another 10gb onto my computer's harddrive
    - when i restore from backup, my computer ran out of space and errored out/failed.
    - I tried again to restore from backup then figured out where the backup data folder was and tried to transfer to external harddrive but not quick enough and failed again.
    - finally cleared the extra backup data files and restore from backup was successfull
    Missing apps from restore from backup
    - Downloaded all my missing Apps from APP store
    - I have 300+ apps and there are only 15 screen scrolls, have to organize before apps will populate and load, very difficult to organize now. Wished I had sync Apps first.
    Conclusion
    This process took me literally 20+ hours to correct and will probably take me few more hours to organize the apps into their respective folders...
    At least I got everything to work. Hope this helps!

  • My wife has a new Ipad and Iphone with icloud. We also have a Imac that has not been upgraded yet that is somehow syncing with her ipad and screwing up the apps. Is there anyway to prevent this. Maybe it is thru mobilme?

    My wife has a new Ipad and Iphone with icloud. We also have a Imac that has not been upgraded yet that is somehow syncing with her ipad and screwing up the apps. Is there anyway to prevent this. Maybe it is thru mobilme?

    I think iCloud isn't coming until this fall and not until iOS 5 is publicly available. Right now there is confusion because all this stuff is still in beta and things are under NDA and may still change.
    I'd just set the 3GS up the same as currently. When iOS 5 is available in the fall (and I don't think Apple has specified beyond "fall"), before you update, there should be any number of guides to setting things up and how it will all work. http://macworld.com is a good place to look for such information.

  • How can I restore my iphone with icloud without the setup assistant?

    How can I restore my iphone with icloud without using the setup assistant? If this is not possible, how do open the setup assistant?

    Settings, general, reset, erase all contenet and settings, then you will restore from icloud.

  • " Cannot Delete iCloud Account - There was a problem deregistering this iPhone with iCloud. Try deleting your account again"! i can't sign out my icloud account

    I want to sign out my icloud account but I can't. When I try sign out, I received notification " Cannot Delete iCloud Account - There was a problem deregistering this iPhone with iCloud. Try deleting your account again"

    Backup to computer first and sync Apps to iTunes first!
    Restore in recovery mode will work, be persistent and retry
    Recovery restore challenges
    - computer didn't detect recovery iphone, attempted and failed 3 times
    rebooted computer then recovery restore worked
    - recovery restore was successful, unlocked, and iMessage/Facetime, Find My Iphone, ALL WORKS!
    Restore from backup challenges
    * Make sure you have plenty of harddrive space!
    - have to restore first then restore from backup, i did this incorrectly by restoring from backup and the find my iphone feature got stuck forcing me to recovery restore
    - each restore from backup attempt will copy the original backup and create another backup folder. My original was about 10gb, so it copied another 10gb onto my computer's harddrive
    - when i restore from backup, my computer ran out of space and errored out/failed.
    - I tried again to restore from backup then figured out where the backup data folder was and tried to transfer to external harddrive but not quick enough and failed again.
    - finally cleared the extra backup data files and restore from backup was successfull
    Missing apps from restore from backup
    - Downloaded all my missing Apps from APP store
    - I have 300+ apps and there are only 15 screen scrolls, have to organize before apps will populate and load, very difficult to organize now. Wished I had sync Apps first.
    Conclusion
    This process took me literally 20+ hours to correct and will probably take me few more hours to organize the apps into their respective folders...
    At least I got everything to work. Hope this helps!

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