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iPad mini iPad Mini locked by iCloud....
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It's the only ethical thing to do, but it doesn't sound like OP is worried about ethics...just personal gain.
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Huh?
It was probably stolen from someone who can't afford another one. That's ****ed up.
Now you're being ignorant, not naive.
It was probably stolen from someone who can't afford another one. That's ****ed up.
Now you're being ignorant, not naive.
No Brian, she like thousands of others think Apple products are overpriced. At memory current price all products should be maxed out instead of stupid 16GB starter level. Just looking for a deal!
Back at Apple?
Apple doesn't care if you get you stuff stolen, although they do have features built in the OS in order to track it.
Apple added the Activation Lock to iOS 7 to combat the rampant unauthorized reselling of lost/stolen devices. There is no way around this lockout… your only options are to contact the person you bought it from and (1) get the seller to remove the device from their iCloud account, or (2) get your money back. If you bought it from an honest/legitimate seller, they’ll help you out. If you bought a stolen device from a scumbag, you are simply SOL, and you now own a pretty, albeit expensive, paperweight. You might be able to get a refund if you paid for the device with Paypal - just file a claim and see what happens. Otherwise, you are simply out of luck.
So there it is. If it's your device, use the link (https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid) to reset the login. If you purchased the device from someone on eBay or CraigsList or a similar site, take whatever recourse you have against the seller to recover your cash.
In the future, before you buy a used iOS device make sure there is no active Activation Lock enabled that device. Just get either the serial number or IMEI and enter it here. Apple will report the status of the device.
https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/
Well I think there's a way to remove it by hardware... but it's probably extremely risky... I am trying to unlock my own but I don't have tools for it :l There's also a way to get it to glitch to the home screen for like less than a second but you would have to experiment to go forward with it.. you can do it by turning on the iPad and selection a language other than english you don't know like chinese or something and then as its setting the language you gotta force it to shut down by holding the power button and home button at the same time. The hardware method :
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If you locked it, then you know the password. When you get it back, just provide the password when required.
There are several kinds of "lock." The one being discussed here is Activation Lock. Read about it here: https://support.apple.com/HT201365
Almost 3yrs later...
So guys surely there is a way to unlock old iPad for use on wifi or as media device now? A1489 at pawn for $60 sticker says locked.
No, there's not. As stated many times before in this thread and elsewhere, if a device for sale is locked, it's very likely stolen. Stay away.
I have read the thread. With it being over about 3 years I thought it might be a good time to check in and see if there is a solution yet. So what are these used for then? Just a $60 item at pawn hoping to find a sucker that wants a paper weight? I suspect there is a way... I don't need any cloud services or official apple things, but this is a decent price for a browser/tv tablet.
In android tablet is super easy, I even have the software and knowledge necessary to do things like flash NVRAM and mod gaming consoles so whatever the solution here is I do not care how advanced it may be.
People buy such items for parts. So if you have a business of repairing Apple products then you can reuse the parts from an old device.
OR
Can be used as an expensive paperweight.
THAT is the difference between iOS and Android, when it comes to security.
If it were easy to get by the iCloud lock, the seller would do it and sell it a a higher price.
I forgot my windows laptop password once cause I hardly use it, it took for forever to get it unlocked..
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026971/microsoft-account-how-to-reset-your-password
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026971/microsoft-account-how-to-reset-your-password
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