iOS 7 has a new feature that prevents in case of theft, the thief can activate the device without knowing our Apple ID and the password. It is a very good security measure that although it will not allow us to recover the device, it will not make it possible for other people's friends to use it.
Although the approach to this idea is very good, if you do not know it, it may generate some other problem if you decide to sell your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with iOS 7 installed. In this case, what you should do is deactivate the activation lock before sending it and for that, you have to perform the following steps:
- Enter the Settings menu and go to the iCloud section
- We go down until we find the option "Find my iPhone" and deactivate it.
- At that time, they will ask us for our Apple ID password. We introduce it and that's it.
If you sell from the device and you have not remembered After performing the previous steps, do not worry because there is still a solution. In this case, what you have to do is open the page of iCloud.com, enter our Apple ID and open the Find My iPhone web application.
In the "My devices" section we have access to the list of Apple products that are associated with our Apple ID. There we have to locate the device that we have sold and click on the option «Remove from Search my iPhone«. This simple step will allow us to remove the link that connects it to our account and thus the other user can activate it without problems.
Remember that if you are going to sell a device with iOS 7, you must deactivate the activation lock to avoid nasty surprises to the buyer. If you plan to purchase a second-hand device, it is very important that you remind the seller of this.
More information - IOS 7 Direct Download Links
Good afternoon:
I am in deals to sell mine. Not yet uploaded to ios 7. But when I finish closing the deal, I will restore it, and leave it unactivated. So there should be no problems for the buyer?
All the best
Restoring it will force you to install iOS 7. If you don't get to activate it, I don't think you'll have problems, anyway, you don't lose anything by deleting it from the list of your iCloud devices. Greetings!
Good morning:
It is currently on iOS 6, the terminal that almost closed the deal. How do I do it on this iOS?
Thank you
You have it detailed in the post. Greetings
Good afternoon:
I mean, I go to the icould settings (on the iphone) and deactivate search for my iphone. And then I restore and leave it without activating and that's it? Or would it be better to activate it as a new iPhone and see if it is? Or will I ask for id or something?
Greetings and thanks for your time
friend there is no way to remember the id that I do not remember which was the one I put ...
That post is rubbish. If you put the device in DFU the thief can do whatever he wants with it.
Are you 100% sure of it before you said that this post is rubbish? More than anything because in all the sites they say that it is useless to put it in DFU mode ... it keeps asking for the Apple ID the same.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/buying-or-selling-a-used-iphone-running-ios-7-read-this-first/
You can tell that you know everything about iOS 7.
If you are on iOS 7, you restore it as you restore it when you start it, it will ask you for the id, even on an iPhone 4 if you download from iOS 7 to any iOS that has the SHSH when activating it, it also asks you, that I personally verified
This post is correct. Check it out and you'll see before you say it's garbage. It didn't take long for us to lose respect….
you are an idiot juan pablo better investigate first before opening your mouth
hahahaha friend buy an iphone you are gross right hahahahaha
Well, if you are an asshole, right? have you done it?
Fuck your mother Juanpablo until you have a stupid name, you still have to have a beeper fucking naco, inform yourself garbage!
Even if you put it like that, you don't remove the lock, I say from experience, there is no way to remove the lock, who knows when the jailbreak comes out.
Hello, I have been scammed, well that happens to me for buying used things, I bought an iPod 5th and it is blocked in that way, it does not allow me to synchronize it with iTunes, it asks me for the id of the old owner, nor will I have a nice paperweight
Juan Pablo, you are not an apple user or you do not have any idevices, because it does not matter if you put it in DFU or however you want, nobody can activate it, remember that DFU is only a restoration mode and when the ios installation finishes you have to activate it and at that moment the problems begin. If someone knows how to break that part please contribute, thank you and Juan Pablo before speaking Document yourself so that you do not look ridiculous
http://www.taringa.net/posts/mac/17193049/Hacktivar-Cualquier-Iphone-con-IOS-7-No-Jailbreak.html Check it out, I hope it serves you, it served me! I worked 100% to enter the iPhone but I am looking for a way to activate it without asking for the Apple ID
Well, those who say that putting the device in DFU mod fixes the problem, I tell them that they are wrong because that does not solve the problem because the Apple ID asks for it after doing the restoration to be able to activate it and as long as they do not enter their ID Apple will not be able to activate it.
You can remove the security code but it is very expensive in fact I process it, it costs 250 dollars but it is worth it if you like, you can contact me in my e-mail eduardo.conexcelreparaciones@hotmail.com
You are an idiot before you open your mouth, investigate, apple if it blocks your idevice by Apple ID.
I could already activate it, it's called hacktivar, the bad thing is that it looks like an ipod but it keeps saying without sim the good thing is that I can use the iphone. without microchip
Hello! Good morning, I have a question:
I am planning to buy an iPod Touch 5g, what steps or recommendations should I have before purchasing it to make sure that the device is free from an iCloud account and when restoring it I am not useless, thank you in advance!
Hello, how are you? Can someone help me? I bought an iPhone 4 and the person who sold it to me has already unlinked it from his icloud account, the problem is that on the iphone it keeps asking me for the password of his icloud account. Help me.