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How to unlock an IPad
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:49 pm
I have an IPad that belonged to my late aunt. Don’t know the password to unlock it. How can this device be made useful again?
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Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:44 pm to 90Delmore
Forget about unlocking it, they don’t do that. I don’t remember the exact steps for it, but google recovery mode and you can do an entire wipe of the device and use it with a new account.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 10:03 pm to Dam Guide
Thanks, will give it a try. . Apple tech support is extremely frustrating
Posted on 11/6/17 at 10:03 pm to 90Delmore
Yep wipe the device.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 12:07 pm to Dam Guide
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Forget about unlocking it, they don’t do that. I don’t remember the exact steps for it, but google recovery mode and you can do an entire wipe of the device and use it with a new account.
This will work for PASSCODE lock only. If here iCloud account is tied to it, the iPad is a nice paperweight if you don't know her login info
Posted on 11/7/17 at 3:22 pm to bluebarracuda
Yeah if it is locked to her iCloud account you can forget it. That is just an expensive paper weight. Depending on what version of iOS it is on you might be able to jailbreak it and get in that way. Also there are some unlocking services out there that can retrieve the passcode but that won't do anything for the icloud account. Probably would not be cost effective either.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:05 pm to t00f
Tried to wipe it without success. Went to Apple Store. No help there. It’s linked to an iCloud account and I don’t have the password
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:09 pm to 90Delmore
You have to contact apple support at 1800myapple and be patient its a long process by design.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:10 pm to 90Delmore
I had to do this with an IPhone once-
The ICloud account unlock I mean.
It's a brutal process. Have to submit original purchase receipt, maybe a picture of the box it came in, and the blood of your first born child.
It's a PITA but it can be done.
The ICloud account unlock I mean.
It's a brutal process. Have to submit original purchase receipt, maybe a picture of the box it came in, and the blood of your first born child.
It's a PITA but it can be done.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:18 pm to Jj283
Apple store wanted proof of purchase. My aunt died 3 yrs ago and lived alone
This tells me they can do it but will not
This tells me they can do it but will not
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:20 pm to 90Delmore
Three years ago? Probably close to obsolete
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:23 pm to 90Delmore
Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:22 pm to 90Delmore
Yep. It can be done. We have at least 10 phones of past employees in our IT Dept that they use as paperweights.
They won't unlock with out original proof of purchase.
I get why kind of, but damn they can use a little common sense sometimes as well.
They won't unlock with out original proof of purchase.
I get why kind of, but damn they can use a little common sense sometimes as well.
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