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i bought an iphone and its icloud locked what do i do
There’s not much you can do to unlock an iCloud locked device. You will have to get the previous owner to unlock it for you (they can do this remotely). If you bought it through eBay, you may have some recourse with their returns process.
Hello Carlos, The only successful way to deactivate iCloud lock on a device, is to switch out the logic board. I have successfully done this a couple times. However, the price of a logic board might be more than you paid for the phone and this also deactivates the Touch ID. The home button will still work, however, the phone will not be able to program fingerprints to lock and unlock the device. If you can find a “for parts” or “used” iPhone, same model that you just purchased, that does not have iCloud lock on it on Ebay, this would be the best option for you price wise. Hope this helps!
The only successful way to deactivate iCloud lock on a device, is to switch out the logic board. This is not deactivating iCloud is a logic board swap, only the buyer or the person whit original invoice of the iPhone can deactivate the lock butt Apple will not do that if it is in loss mode.
Try to find out the owner of the activation locked idevice, provide the Apple ID and password to bypass activation lock on iPhone. Without Apple ID and password, it’s difficult to remove activation lock on idevice,
If it’s your phone, enter the Apple ID username and password that was first used to activate it. Your iPhone will open. If you forgot your Apple ID or password, you will need to factory reset it. There are many online services available to help you remove the iCloud lock from your iPhone without using any tools. You will need provide the site your device details and make a payment. If you bought a used iPhone and the deivce is iCloud locked, you can contact the previous owner and aks her/him to remotely remove the Apple ID and erase the device. Just go to iCloud official site and sign in with their Apple ID and select Find iPhone. Select All Devices and select the iPhone that is iCloud locked, then choose Erase.
