How to check activation lock before buying a used iPhone
As everyone knows, the second-hand market price for used Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad is almost having a hot price when comparing other brand new mobile phones. Therefore, to protect people from buying those devices which may be stolen from someone else, maybe someone iPhone has been lost and found by someone or otherwise misappropriated devices, Apple has introduced a new activation lock feature and everyone can check the activation status on icloud.com. When you go to eBay or Amazon, you can find a very cheap low price iPhone, it may be 50% off from original price. We strongly suggest you, don't buy an iPhone without checking its activation lock status. Activation lock feature has been introduced and designed to make the iPhone and iPads less appealing to thieves. However, the people who are going to buy used iPhone may think after buying, it is possible to break the security activation lock. Keep in mind, an icloud lock is 100% protective and even hackers couldn't able to break it so far. Hence we recommend you to save yourself by checking the activation lock status before buying used iPhone or iPad due to following reasons.
- There are no records about an iPhone icloud lock break by hackers or any other software.
- Locked iPhone is always owned by the person who buys the iPhone and sign to icloud.com.
- If you buy an iPhone which has been stolen by someone else, you may get troubles because icloud lock feature can find the place where the iPhone is located.
- Even though iPhone lock can be bypassed, but calling feature get disable.
Now let's see how to check activation lock status before you buy used iPhone from online store or in person.
How to Check Activation Lock Status Online
If you are willing to buy used iPhone from an online web store, you can verify the activation lock status via online. Apple provides the facility to check the activation lock status of any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch by entering the device's IMEI number. You can request the IMEI number from the seller. The IMEI number is located on the back of the original box which the iPhone came in. Sometimes, the box cannot be found because you are going to purchase a used iPhone. But you can give the guidance to find the IMEI number. Navigate to iPhone Settings > General > About > Scroll down to find the IMEI number.
How to Check Activation Lock Status Online
If you are willing to buy used iPhone from an online web store, you can verify the activation lock status via online. Apple provides the facility to check the activation lock status of any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch by entering the device's IMEI number. You can request the IMEI number from the seller. The IMEI number is located on the back of the original box which the iPhone came in. Sometimes, the box cannot be found because you are going to purchase a used iPhone. But you can give the guidance to find the IMEI number. Navigate to iPhone Settings > General > About > Scroll down to find the IMEI number.
When you get the IMEI number, go to icould activation lock status check. and type the device's IMEI number and click to continue. If the status seems to be as locked, don't buy that used iPhone.
How to Check Activation Lock Status in Person
You can check and verify Find my iPhone has been turned off by navigating to Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone > Off. Before purchasing used iPhone, make sure to completely reset the iPhone by seller and verify all the data has been erased and no way to access the iPhone by the seller who is going to the sell iPhone to you. To do that, navigate to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings > Enter your Passcode > Erase iPhone and Enter the iCloud password which is activated with the iPhone to disable the activation lock. Once the disabling the activation lock process completed, iPhone ready to reboot. Then you can log in with your own details and set up it as yours.
If you are going to buy a used iPhone or iPad, let us know how it use of the activation status lock feature checker and share your observation with us by putting a comment below.
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