HT201441 How can I take someone's account off my phone if they don't remember the password or email address used to set it up?

I lent my iphone 4s to a friend who set it up with his Icloud and when I tried to do deactivate the phone so I could start using it again with my Icloud It now asks for the previous persons email adress and password. He now can remeber either and we have no way of deleting the account is there anothere way around this?

There's no way around it. If the previous owner can't remember his ID, he can try to find it as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5625. If he doesn't remember his password he can reset the password as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2617.

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\Frequently Asked Questions About Apple ID
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Hi. How can I delete my icloud account on my iPhone? I don't have that email address I was using anymore. I tried deleting it but it is asking for the password and I don't remember it.

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Hi ale.vica,
You need to go to Manage your Apple ID, https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/, and sign in with your current Apple ID and password and do the following:
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3.     Once the old iCloud account is deleted, go back into Manage your Apple ID and change your ID back to the current one
4.     Go back to Settings>iCloud and sign on with your current ID and password
That should take care of your issue!
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GB

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