Herbertlemon102 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 As above, I bought a dodgy iPhone 4s, (although I have one) but I wanted bigger memory. Unfortunately, it's iCloud locked, and the original owner won't respond and has dissapeared from everywhere. Typical. Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippY Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 As above, I bought a dodgy iPhone 4s, (although I have one) but I wanted bigger memory. Unfortunately, it's iCloud locked, and the original owner won't respond and has dissapeared from everywhere. Typical. Any help is appreciated. there were some people look at The Fappening On a serious side, I would just do a master reset on the phone and set up your own iCloud account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Master reset? I've wiped the phone but it's still there. What's a master reset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippY Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Master reset? I've wiped the phone but it's still there. What's a master reset? reset the phone to its original state like its just came out of the factory, basically a factory reset, delete every old settings and data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 reset the phone to its original state like its just came out of the factory, basically a factory reset, delete every old settings and data Not sure that works, isn't it linked to imei? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Do you not just go Settings->iCloud->Sign Out (right at the bottom)? Then sign in with your address... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Or jailbreak it for free with Pangu then update it through iTunes. That will trick it into wiping everything and making it a factory phone hen you turn it on after the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Do you not just go Settings->iCloud->Sign Out (right at the bottom)? Then sign in with your address... it's activation lock so you can't get to the settings Or jailbreak it for free with Pangu then update it through iTunes. That will trick it into wiping everything and making it a factory phone hen you turn it on after the update. jailbreak doesn't work, needs to be unlocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Is it stolen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 No, I bought it. But it's got an iCloud lock that requires the previous owners details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I don't there is a way around it that is legal. That's the whole point of it. It's the Find My Phone facility in iCloud which is enabled and so when you wipe the phone you need the owners details to access it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Sucks for you, hopefully you purchased it through the correct channels. Otherwise, more fool you and you deserve to be stuck with it as a paperweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I bought a dodgy iPhone 4s... Unfortunately, it's iCloud locked, and the original owner won't respond and has dissapeared from everywhere. Is it stolen? No. You not being the person who stole it doesn't mean it isn't stolen... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 You not being the person who stole it doesn't mean it isn't stolen..., oh, as in was it stolen at some point? It's eBay so I Ain't ruling anything out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nope you're stuck. Hunt down seller. Or sell it on but mention it's locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 eBay dispute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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