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Find My iPhone Activation Lock - This is a security feature, in part to deter re-selling of stolen devices. --> http://support.apple.com/HT201365
The activation lock means asking for passcodes and Apple ID when someone tries to but didn't do yet to erase your device, reactivate and use your device or turn off Find My. The email is sent to YOU because they didn't manage to unlock the iPhone, with multiple attempts and wrong passcodes/passwords.
Level 10. 286,788 points. May 18, 2021 11:03 AM in response to kregg194. Here are the Apple support pages that outline the Activation Lock - and the only mechanisms by which it can be turned off: Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support. Turn off Activation Lock – Apple Support. As you will discover, unless you are the ...
Posted on Jan 19, 2021 2:46 AM. Here are the Apple support pages that outline the Activation Lock - and the only mechanisms by which it can be turned off: Activation Lock for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support. Turn off Activation Lock – Apple Support. As you will discover, unless you are the owner of the AppleID that was last used ...
IMPORTANT: Activation Lock remains and must be cleared afterwards to reuse the Mac. If a firmware password was set, that will also likely remain. When Recovery Assistant erases a Mac, this happens behind the scenes (for technical readers):
Activation lock removal I have a MacBook that I purchased in September of 2019 from an Apple store in person. I've been trying to sell the MacBook, and I had a person come over and sign in to the MacBook but they decided not to purchase it. I am now stuck with an activation lock from this persons Apple ID, and they are not responding.
Activation Lock Issues Hi, I have a 4th Gen iPad, and I'm trying to factory reset it. I tried to reset it through Settings -> General -> Reset, but it prompted to key in my apple ID and password, which I did - it said it was incorrect and so when I tried to reset my password using my web browser, it said that the apple ID didn't exist despite the iPad showing the exact same email address on my ...
If the device is linked to a previous owner's account and they're close by, ask them to enter their Apple ID and password on the Activation Lock screen and remove the device from their account. If you see the passcode screen and the device isn't erased, ask the previous owner to unlock the device and go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All ...
If Apple resets the device this will give you access to the device but won't restore access to the account used to lock it. There is nothing that can be done to expedite an Activation Lock request. *Apple recommends you "Keep your receipt after you buy an Apple device" --> Keep your receipt after you buy an Apple device - Apple Support. This ...
Commands issued via Find My become effective the next time the target device (your Mac) connects to the Internet. A remote lock command does this behind the scenes: The Mac connects to the Internet, and checks in with Find My. Find My relays a pending Lock command. The M1 Mac erases certain device activation info, and then immediately restarts.