Is there anyway that I can unlock a phone that is locked to somoene elses icloud

I bought a phone from a pawn shop.. IPHONE 4S and its locked to someone elses icloud..  I dont know who had the phone etc.. can you help me

No - if you're being asked for an Apple ID that is not your own, there is no way to use the phone. That's Activation Lock, which will remain active unless the original owner of the phone releases it.
Return the phone if you can - it's nothing more than a paperweight to you.
~Lyssa

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    im just trying to retreive my pictures and download them to my computer, but i need to unlock my phone to do so and the only way that can be done is by unlocjing it through itunes

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  • HT1688 I just downloaded the IOS 7 update and the password picked for my lock screen is not  working is there a way I can unlock my phone?

    I need help I just updated my phone and created a password for my lock screen well I locked my phone and tried to unlock it and my password will not work.. How can I unlock it?

    Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and “ Restore “...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    If necessary Place the Device into Recovery mode...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    Note on Recovery Mode.
    You may need to try this More than Once...
    Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
    Once you have Recovered your Device...
    Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
    Restore from Backup
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
    Note:
    (Your font and color choice make your post almost impossible to read.)

  • I just setup mine and my wife's iphone 4 on new ios5 and icloud settings.  Our phones are both on my account.  Her phone is receiving my contacts, calendars, etc. due to this.  Is there a way I can separate her phone from my account in itunes and icloud?

    I just set up mine and my wife's iphone 4 on new ios5 and icloud settings.  I have both phones on one account and actually she purchases apps/music with my sign in and password on her phone. 
    Now that we are set up on icloud settings, her phone is receiving my calendars, contacts, etc.  she does not want and does not need any of these items on her phone.  How can I separate the two now?  is there a way to have a different login and password for her phone so that it sets up on its own icloud settings?
    Thanks

    She should create her own Apple ID and start using it for everything, including purchasing.
    It starts on the computer in iTunes. There are 2 elements we are dealing with;
    purchasing items from iTunes (apps, music) and playing items in iTunes.
    Only one Apple ID can be signed in at a time for purchasing. But you can "authorize" multiple Apple IDs for playing. As long as iTunes is "authorized" with both your Apple IDs, items purchased with these different accounts can coexhist in one iTunes Library.
    Why this is important, it has to do with back up and being able to transfer purchased items to the computer.
    Once your wife sets up her own account, she will want to connect the iPhone to the computer to back it up and transfer any new purchases, iTunes will need to be authorized for that to happen.     
    With that said, a new feature of iColud is back up. It will back up everything to the cloud. You need to turn it on, it's at the bottom of the iCloud settings on the iPhone. It is limited to 5GB for free, you can buy more. I used all 5GB my first back up, but I have a lot of crap, and there's a lot of things on the iPhone that get backed up that don't count against the 5GB, so it might be plenty of space for you.
    When it comes to the iCloud and contacts/calendars, again your wife needs her own account. (ASAP)  Does she have a computer in her life that has a list of her contacts and calendars. I hope so, because it sounds like her contacts on her iPhone are now mixed with yours. Or I hope there is still an untouched list of contacts on the iPhone that iCloud didn't mix.  Either way Delete your iCloud account from her iPhone. Remove the data, as long as it isn't hers. This will delete all info being synced to the cloud. If she still has a list of her old contacts on the iPhone, great. If not, I hope she has them somewhere else, like her own computer.
    Create her an iCloud account. Enter the account info where ever there is a list of contacts/calendars and get the info onto the cloud, then add the iCloud settings to any other devices. 
    Any new apps/music purchased with her account will back up to the cloud. I don't think apps purchased with your account will. She will also need to enter your password for updating these apps, because they were purchased with your account.
    I hope this helped and didn't make thing more confusing.  Good luck!

  • I forgot my password on my ipod touch (4th gen 8gb) but i do not want to restore and lose everything, so is there another way that i can unlock it?

    I forgot my password on my ipod touch (4thgen 8gb) but i do not want to lose everything so is there a way that i can unlock it without restoring it?

    No. There is not.
    You will have to restore.
    Everything should be on your computer.
    Is there some reason that everything is not on your comptuer?

  • I tried to update my phone and it ended up going into recovery mode. now my phone is locked bc i dont remember my old apple ID security questions, nor does the email exsist anymore. is there anyway i can unlock my phone myself or do i have to go to apple?

    i tried to update my phone and it ended up going into recovery mode. now my phone is locked bc i dont remember my old apple ID security questions, nor does the email exsist anymore. is there anyway i can unlock my phone myself or do i have to go to apple???? ANYONE SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
    -If you established a rescue email address, there will be a link on the "Passwords & Security" page of id.apple.com.  Clicking the link will send the reset to your rescue email address (NOTE:  This is not the same address as your Apple ID email)
    -If there is no link on the page, then you didn't establish a rescue email address.  Contact AppleCare at 800.694.7466 (If you are in the US), and ask for account security.  You will need to answer some questions to verify your identity, AND you will need access to a computer to generate a temporary support pin.
    -If you are not in the US, click http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699 - Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
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  • I prepaid the creative cloud last year and now its time to update, but I notice that i only use about 5 of the apps, is there anyway and I can just purchased those.

    I prepaid the creative cloud last year and now its time to update, but I notice that i only use about 5 of the apps, is there anyway and I can just purchased those.

    No.
    Cloud apps are only available via subscription via a Cloud plan.
    If you need 3 or more apps then a Cloud Complete membership is the way to go.

  • HT4528 i'm in vietnam and i have a relative give me a verizon iphone now i can't use it is there anyway to get it unlock from you

    i'm in vietnam and i have a relative give me a verizon iphone now i can't use it is there anyway to get it unlock from you

    Only the carrier can unlock a phone and I am not sure if Verizon is one of those which will.
    iPhone, Troubleshooting authorized unlock issues - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3198
    Responses on these forums come from other Apple produce users like yourself.  Apple does not respond to posts on this forum.

  • I just sold my iPhone 4s after doing a reset and deleting data and settings. Is there anyway the buyer can see any of my old photos, texts, or data? I have confidential info for work and family photos and freaked out that they can be found somehow.

    I just sold my iPhone 4s after doing a reset and deleting data and settings. Is there anyway the buyer can see any of my old photos, texts, or data? I have confidential info for work and family photos and freaked out that they can be found somehow.

    No, but if the answer was yes it's a little late to start getting freaked out about it.

  • HT204060 Is there a way I can unlock my iPod Touch that has a broken screen?

    My iPod Touch, 4th Gen. iPod's screen broke and I need to access all the music and photos I have on it. But I received a new computer so it doesn't recognize my iPod and my iPod is locked. Since I still know the password, is there a way I can unlock it without restoring it or anything?

    No since that is part of the screen lock security feature.
    You may be able to get some info off the iPod after placing it in Recovery mode and restore via iTunes by:
    How to perform iPad recovery for photos, videos
    Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS: iPhone Data Recovery - Wondershare Official     
    http://www.amacsoft.com/ipod-data-recovery.html
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:        
      Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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  • I have updated my iphone 3gs to ios 5 from 4.1 and it has locked back to the original sim card in america as i live in ireland is there any way i can unlock ios 5 or delete it off my iphone and go back to 4.1 ?

    I have   updated my iphone 3gs to ios 5 from 4.1 and it has locked back to the orginal sim card in america but as i live in ireland an american simcard wont work here is there any way i can unlock ios  5 or delete it off my iphone and go back to 4.1 so i can use my iphone ?

    It sounds like you have a hacked/unofficially unlocked iphone.  When you update, it will indeed lock it back, as it should.
    The ONLY place that can legitimately unlock an iphone is the carrier to which they are locked and no U.S. carrier does this.

  • Broke my iphone 5s screen , bought an ipad today is there anyway to sync info between the two that was not in my icloud?

    broke my iphone 5s screen , bought an ipad today is there anyway to sync info between the two that was not in my icloud? The screen is pretty cracked but phone still works i get emails, texts, and everything else to it just cant view them. Is there anyway i can connect the two and pull information off the iphone?

    You can only restore what was backed up.
    you can sync to iTunes to get your music and apps.

  • I have a computer Mac, and I enter in the module, so that it can unlock, but I cant not write does not accept letters, numbers or symbols, and asks me is waiting for root device, what can I do....

    I have a computer Mac, and I enter in the module, so that it can unlock, but I cant not write does not accept letters, numbers or symbols, and asks me is waiting for root device, What can I do?....

    Some more details will probably be required.  The OS X version will help, as a start.
    If you have the diagnostics DVD disk, boot that and see if there are any errors logged.
    If this is OS X that's installed on a MacBook Air that you're using, then some of the usual triggers and approaches for resolving the still waiting for root device errors are discussed here.  Have a look at that, and see if something in that sequence looks familiar, whether the PRAM reset or the safe boot helps or works here.
    If there's any anti-malware, I/O accellerator, antivirus tools or similar installed, get rid of it.  At least for testing.
    There's a mention of "other OS" in your footer.  If not OS X, what is the operating system in use here?  If this is some other hardware or software involved, then the triggers for this error can vary.  Widely.

  • My phone is locked and I'm traveling for studies and I want to unlock it so I want to know if there is a way I can unlock my phone

    My phone is locked and I'm traveling for studies and I want to unlock it so I want to know if there is a way I can unlock my phone

    Only your carrier can unlock a phone, if they even allow that.  The two major carriers in the US, for example, do not unlock iphones under any circumstances.  If not in the US, visit your carrier (or call them up) to find out what their policy is.

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