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Clayton Solski Posted on Aug 31, 2014
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How to activate iPhone 4 without apple id password

Bought iPhone 4 and tired to reset but requires password of previous owners apple id. I've tried to get a hold of previous owner but unable to, thinking I've bought an expensive iPod. i checked blacklist before buying and its not on list but without erasing it and using my own apple id i won't be able to use it properly

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    Clayton Solski Aug 31, 2014

    i had see a vidoe on youtube where there was a exploite where it was possible to by pass the apple id when activating iphone 4

  • Clayton Solski
    Clayton Solski Aug 31, 2014

    watched and tried some procedure where i had to erase the apple id password and replace it with 8 zeros and then erase the decription icloud account

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Generally speaking, you need the Apple ID to reset your iPhone. iPhone needs you to enter the Apple ID to switch off your account and the Find My iPhone service will be turn off. If you are using iTunes to reset your iPhone, you need to enter the Apple ID when your iPhone reboots.

But if you have no Apple ID or passcode, you will have to reset your iPhone without Apple ID. To reset iPhone without Apple ID, you need first put iPhone into DFU mode and connect it to your iTunes. Your iTunes will help you to reset your iPhone without entering Apple ID easily. Resetting your iPhone with this method will result in wiping all the data in your iPhone.

Step 1: Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable.
Step 2: After that, turn off you device. Press and hold the Home button for 3 seconds.
Step 3: Put your iPhone into DFU mode: Press and hold the Power and Home button for 10 seconds. Then release the power button and keep holding the home button. When you see the Apple logo disappears, you have successfully put your iPhone into DFU mode.
Step 4: When iTunes detects that your iPhone is in recovery mode, you can restore it now.
how to activate iPhone 4 without apple id password - activate-iphone-4-without-apple-id-oxaxc0rwhkhzilrwacqreyis-1-0.jpg Step 5: Click on Restore iPhone. Then you will be notified after the reset and your iPhone will take a restart.
After resetting your iPhone with the guidance mentioned above, you'd better create a new Apple ID and password in time. After resetting iPhone, you will get all the data swept from iPhone, and you can restore the files from your iPhone, iTunes backup or iCloud backup. However, you can't backup iPhone to iTunes/iCloud without Apple ID before you reset your iPhone . In this case, you need the third-party iOS data recovery software to help you recover lost data from iPhone after factory reset without Apple ID.

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You can't activate it without the password from the previous owner. This is a new level of security from Apple. You need password or previous owner must to erase it from his account.

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Looks like your iPhone won't boot, It happens sometimes if your phone is jailbroken and you have installed another non-standard language interface, i install Hebrew on my phones, If i then erase all settings it will fail to boot, like yours...
I suggest you restore the phone and re-jailbreak
since you have erased all settings i presume you have no personal data on it, if you do have contacts/calendar/SMS items, try to backup via iTunes before you restore, even when only the apple is showing, sometimes you can connect to the phone via iTunes/WinSCP
Good luck!

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The only way to bypass it is to put it into recovery mode. You can do this by turning it off and then holding the home button down then plugging it into the computer with itunes. The one you sync with. The phone will be in recovery mode, start iTunes and then you will be prompted to restore your phone. If you need further assistance, please ask.

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try going into the settings on your iphone. Then go to sounds. At the top of that page, it says vibrate and under it it says ring. Make sure that the slider next to the ring tap is on not off. I hope this helps!

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Easy. (hope not too late :))
1. Press green phone button (as making call, list of recent calls appears).
2. press "menu", go into "options", then go to "smart dialing".
3. Choose correct "country code" and "national number lenght".
4. save.

Good luck! (Pearl is the best phone ever, you just have to use some brains to make it usefull :) )

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010

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Hi,

This is not a good sign and one of the most common causes with this device. I could tell you a series of troubleshoot.If that would not work, device needs to be send for repair.

Have you tried a hard reset? Hold the Home and Sleep buttons together for 10-15 seconds, until you see the Apple logo come up on the screen. You may need to do this while the phone is plugged into it's charger or a computer, so that it has power.
Usually If it's stuck at that screen, and holding the buttons together for 10-15 seconds didn't help, then there's a hardware issue, and it will need to be replaced.

However, try few more steps

1. Connect to iTunes via USB. Do not disconnect for rest of these steps. iTunes may appear frozen or stuck with spinning beachball....this is okay, do not Force Quit iTunes. I tried a few times w/o it being connected to iTunes and it doesn't work.
2. Once connected, hold Home + Power until screen blinks then Apple logo comes back up.
3. Wait until Apple logo dims slightly (~5 minutes or less). Do NOT reboot until the apple logo dims.
4. Hold Home + Power again until it reboots and Apple logo comes back up.
5. After 2 min or so, the phone may vibrate once or twice. Continue waiting for the full 5 min until Apple logo dims slightly. iTunes at this stage MAY recognize the phone...do not sync or do anything in iTunes.
6. Hold Home + Power for the 3rd time until it reboots. Phone may vibrate again after 2 minutes or so. Eventually you'll break into your Home screen.

Or
1. Remove Sim Card
2. Hold in 'Home' button and 'On/Off' button together until Apple logo appears
3. Replace Sim Card
4. Hold in 'Home' button and 'On/Off' button together until normal phone screen appears.

Disconnect you phone from your pc leaving the wire connected to your phone not your pc.
open itunes
hold sleep wake button + home button until your screen goes blank...
let go of sleep wake button and continue to hold home while plugging back into pc... should take about 15-30sec and itunes will see your phone in restore mode

IF THIS NOT WORKING

Try rebooting you phone by plugging it into the charger & turn wall socket on

If that also does not work then you need to take it the apple store.. They will replace it or service it.

Let me know,if needed further assistance.

Hope i helped you.

Thanks for using ' Fixya ' and have a nice day!!

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