Apple launches tool to check iCloud lock

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It wasn't long ago that Apple established a fairly effective anti-theft method. While it certainly does not prevent a device from being stolen, iCloud lock makes it almost useless for a thief to take one of your Apple devices from you, since without entering your password you will not be able to unlock or restore it. But at the same time that it is a very important deterrent tool, it has also become a nuisance for those who buy a second-hand iPhone or iPad, since it is not the first time that the previous owner has blocked it and the new owner has not. you can unlock it to use it. Apple seems to be aware of this problem and has launched a new tool that allows you to check the device's locking situation. We tell you the details below.

This tool that we can use from any web browser from this link it only requires that let us know the serial number or IMEI of the device we want to check. Once entered, the information of the device in question will appear, information provided directly from Apple. You can also check here if a iPhone is locked by iCloud.

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The options that it gives us in the event that it is blocked include contacting the person who sold us the device, who will have to enter their iCloud account to erase the device and thus be able to activate it and associate it with our account, or if it is us those of us who are going to sell it, gives us the instructions to remove the device from our account and thus avoid problems for the future owner.

This new lock checking tool becomes an essential step before purchasing any Apple device to avoid unpleasant surprises. Because if annoying is that they give it to you blocked and you have to call the previous owner to unlock it, more annoying is that the iPhone cannot be unlocked because it is stolen and the one who sold it to you does not show signs of life once they have taken the money .


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