I restore and upgrade my Second Hand iPhone 4s and unfortunately the Find My iphone is ON. Is there a way to Activate it since I cannot contact the previous owner?
I bought an Ipad 4 for my wife and iPad Air 2 for my daughter and I have just bought a Macbook Pro with retina display for me. The whole family is an Apple products fan due to its reliability and security. Never know that it could be a disadvantage also. I bought a second hand iPhone 4s from a friend as he is short in caash, and I've been using it for awhile. I "restore and upgrade it" without thinking or checking the Find my iPhone settings, unfortuately it is turned ON. Although the previous owner removed the phone lock, I never asked for his icloud account as I intend to use the phone only for calling. I cannot contact him as his contacts and email address were erased when I restore the iPhone.
I have learned a hard lesson since Apple security is impregnable, my iPhone 4S will just be an expensive paper weight.
no.
without the previous owners credentials the phone is useless to you.
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hello sir i purchase second hand iphone4s now my iphone ask for activation with id and password i contact with previous owner and use that id and password but that also not work what i do ola help me i try all other method restore ' upgrade etc but none work plz say what i do if u find some solution tham msg me on
iPhone 4Soenkz33 wrote:
this does not help at all for the second owner, after making the first owner id with careless, sorry for my english ...
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hello sir i purchase second hand iphone4s now my iphone ask for activation with id and password i contact with previous owner and use that id and password but that also not work what i do ola help me i try all other method restore ' upgrade etc but none work plz say what i do if u find some solution tham msg me on [email protected]
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The previous owner has not given you the correct ID and password for you to use.
If the iphone has iOS version 7, then read through the following...
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i bought a second hand ipod 5 and the original owner forgot the email and password and i can't restore the ipod and it says i need the original apple ID but i dont know it could anyone help me??
If you can access the device: Tap Settings -> General -> Reset -> Erase All Content and Settings.
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6. iTunes 10 for Mac- Update and restore software on iPod, iPhone, or iPad
Forgotten Restrictions Passcode Help
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Also, see iTunes- Restoring iOS software.
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Placing your device into recovery (DFU) mode:
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If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, try these steps again. If you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, see this article and its related links.
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If you have a problem getting into recovery mode then try: RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode.
Note: When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup. See this article for more information. -
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If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple ID.
This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
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The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID using your current password, you don’t need access to this address if it’s previously been used with your Apple ID, once you have saved these details enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone" and delete the account from your device.
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This article provides more information about Activation Lock. -
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