IPhone activate stuck at previous owner iCloud account. how can I bypass it?
I got a iPhone 5 online and reset it. When I update ios to 7.1 and reactivate it. apple asked for previous owner iCloud Account and password in order to activate the phone i have to enter previous owner ID and password. How can I bypass it?
Thanks
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695
You don't. It will have to be removed by the owner of the account that was used to lock it.
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