User level: Level 1 (14 points)iphone stuck on activation lock. how do I fix it?
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Original Title: Activation lock
Posted on Sep 19, 2026 4:53 PM
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Sep 19, 2026 5:06 PM in response to AadeshNeopaney
AadeshNeopaney wrote:
iphone stuck on activation lock.
It’s not stuck, it’s an anti-theft mechanism, is intentionally difficult to bypass, and is here waiting for the unlock.
how do I fix it?
It’s working as intended, so there’s nothing here to fix.
Enter the associated Apple Account credentials, ask the person holding the credentials to remove the lock remotely, or present the original purchase receipt from Apple or an authorized reseller, same as the answer has been.
User level: Level 10 (205,348 points)Sep 19, 2026 4:57 PM in response to AadeshNeopaney
AadeshNeopaney wrote:
iphone stuck on activation lock. how do I fix it?
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Original Title: Activation lock
Read here How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support
and here Activation Lock for iPhone and iPad - Apple Support
User level: Level 8 (43,489 points)Sep 19, 2026 5:05 PM in response to AadeshNeopaney
To be perfectly clear … there is no “bypass”
This is an intentionally designed-in characteristic of iPhones to make stolen phones economically worthless. (other than as scrap)
You either release the lock on the phone as described in prior reply, or the phone will not work.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360809