How to remove the "Find My iPhone” Activation Lock without the previous owner.

Apple's Activation Lock can help deter thieves, but what happens if you’ve bought a second-hand iPhone with the Find my iPhone Activation Lock still active? Thankfully there are ways around it ...

Without Apple ID, you cannot remove the Activation Lock. Maybe you acquired a used iPhone that was already signed into Apple ID.

You’ll receive a notification. To complete removing Activation Lock, return to a Find My app or iCloud.com and remove the device from your Apple ID-associated hardware: ...

Always go through proper channels when dealing with locked Apple devices. We hope that you find this guide on how to remove the activation lock on the iPhone useful.

Apple has further consolidated resources on how to turn off Activation Lock on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a new portal page linking to all support avenues that users can access.