I bought an ipad from a friend but he forgot to take off the password. silly me, i never checked it until a got home. i wont be able to communicate with him for another few months. what should i do?

Is there anyway to unlock the ipad. i dont care if i lose whatever is inside.

If the iPad is locked with a code that prevents you from getting into the SETTINGS app, you will need to physically connect the iPad to a computer that has iTunes. Once connected, you select the iPad device and restore it to factory defaults. The process will be intuitive.

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