Hello everyone! Finding information about where the iPhone was purchased by serial number is useful for several reasons. Firstly, there is always the opportunity to compare this data with your memory and make sure that you are the first owner of the device. Secondly, when buying a device from your hands, check that the seller is not lying and the phone was really bought where the person tells you, for example, in America (although you can buy it there too). And thirdly, perhaps this information will help you when creating a check (which is necessary for).
As you can see, there are a lot of serious reasons to determine the place where the purchase of the iPhone was made, and there are also enough frivolous ones - for example, just out of curiosity. And that means you need to act quickly and decisively! :)
So, we need:
- iPhone or iPad.
- Here is the checker site - imeidata.net
Updated! The checker site, which is discussed in the article, has successfully “lay down”. To what extent is unknown. However, it is possible that at the very moment when you read this warning, it will work again - this has already happened. If not, then you can temporarily use another service,.
Opens preliminary information about the device:
- Manufacturer.
- Brand and model of the gadget.
We find the line Simlock / Carrier, and click on Free Check Now.
After a short wait, much more detailed information about the iPhone is revealed, including:
- Purchase Country (the country where the phone was sold).
- Purchase Date (date of sale).
- Sold To (place of purchase).
- Carrier (supplier, but at the same time, he is almost always the official seller in the country).
It is quite another matter - this is exactly the data on the place and date of the sale that we needed!
As you can see, my iPhone was sold by a certain Haskel LLC company (although I absolutely know that I am the original owner and bought it myself in ION). However, this is an official distributor and in such cases you should not be afraid.
However, if AT&T is in this field, and you are told fairy tales about the fact that this is an official phone, for example, for Russia, then you should think about whether you should trust this person at all - after all, his words are a brazen deceit.
I can say with confidence that iPhone 6, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 7, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 Plus…. can be found, not just stolen. Why?
Because once I was in a cafe in a hurry, I just forgot my own and caught myself already at home, after 3 hours.
I also lost my friend and no doubt someone found him. Why am I leading this. I just read the "flattering comments" on articles on how to unlock a found iPhone.
What has fallen is gone. It’s a pity, of course - such devices are expensive, but as one writer said, if you knock out an eye, don’t cry, but be glad that you didn’t knock out two.
I mean, if you lost your phone, then it wasn’t taken away from you, so it’s not the fault of the finder that someone lost it.
Keep the found phone (if you can) or return it to the owner is a matter of conscience and decency.
Found - you can leave - there will be no sin, but be sure to imagine a picture of how you would feel if you had to give up many benefits for a year and lose your “treasure” in a week.
Is it possible to unlock a found iPhone at home with the function to find my phone turned on
When Find My Phone is enabled, it cannot be flashed, restored, or updated through iTunes.
When the “Find my phone” mode is turned on, after flashing, the activation lock is turned on, which, without knowing the data, cannot be bypassed.
To disable, you will need an Apple ID and password from the account in which this mode was disabled.
If you do not have such data, and after flashing at the first entrance you will be asked for them, then you can give this iPhone to be torn to pieces by a small child.
On the one hand, this is good, but on the other hand, the real owner can also get into such a situation.
The bottom line is that the device is blocked on the Apple server and no manipulations with the phone will help you.
You need to contact Apple technical support and convince them that the device belongs to you.
Then they will unlock it. How will you prove this is your business, but if there are documents, then there will be no problems.
If the real owner of the phone is marked as stolen or lost, then it is best for you to think about how to return it (possibly for a reward).
If the owner cannot be found, then try to sell for parts. If the device is not damaged, besides for the latest model, you can get pretty good money in repair shops.
You can also find "help" on the Internet, but there are quite a few scammers there (some forge a check and turn to Apple to remove the block.
A pirated option to unlock a found or hand-bought iPhone with a blocked apple id function
“I forgot my iPhone lock code” is a common complaint among Apple phone users.
What to do when the lock code flew out of our head or you found it or bought it from your hands?
When you buy an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you get a tool to track and control the device remotely.
This is the Find My iPhone feature. With this feature, you can be sure that the lost smartphone can be found on the map or - in case of theft - blocked.
Here we come to the most important issue. Often on Olx and other sites you can buy cheap iPhones that have a lock.
They are described as "won't turn on" etc. Phones are cheap and sellers often don't explain the point and lie about being able to unlock easily. Of course you can not return the goods after purchase.
If you have already become a buyer of a locked iPhone and are wondering how to remove the lock, I have bad news. Officially, it cannot be unlocked.
Phone with iCloud Apple ID lock is 99% stolen. The stories that sellers say "The previous owner forgot to give me my iCloud password" are most often spun out of thin air.
Often, in addition to iCloud lock, the phone is also locked using the IMEI code and another statement to the police after theft.
Remember that when buying stolen goods, you are an accomplice in crime under the law.
Of course, the Internet does not know the concept of a vacuum, and hackers have long decided to answer the question "A blocked phone - how to deal with it?".
They developed the "DoulCi" tool shortly after the release of iOS version 7. How does doulCi work? You need to download the appropriate package with the program, and then run DoulCi HostSetup, which will create a virtual server on your computer.
During this time, disconnect from the Internet and disable all antivirus programs.
The next step is to launch the doulCi iCloud Unlocker program and connect your iPhone with a USB cable to your computer.
This way you will be able to unlock iCloud and log into the new account you created.
Of course, such decisions are risky. There is no guarantee that doulCi will work with the latest versions of iOS, in addition, Apple, along with subsequent versions of iOS, removes vulnerabilities in the system.
Moreover, as I wrote earlier, it is immoral and illegal to use someone else's phone that has been stolen.
If, in addition to iCloud blocking, there is also an IMEI blocking, you will not be able to use the iPhone even after successfully connecting to doulCi. Therefore, before buying, you should check the IMEI.
When Apple released iOS 8 (specifically iOS 8.3), there was another way to remove iCloud lock for free. Of course, also no guarantee that it will work.
One of the Internet users discovered that iCloud can be bypassed using DNS. The user needed to change DNS addresses to 78.109.17.60.
Sometimes this process had to be done even several times. Of course, the phone must be restored to factory settings.
Only this is not a complete bypass of the lock. When connected to an external server, you can watch YouTube, videos, play games, listen to music, or change settings. Only you couldn't use phone and text messages.
Who is interested in unofficial options to unlock iPhone -.
Summing up the record how to unlock the found iPhone
I have described the known ways to bypass the lock, but you will surely find a lot more on the Internet.
In the end, I warn you to contact various companies that charge money to unlock the found iPhone.
Most often, these are ordinary scammers who just want to breed gullible people. Don't get caught. Good luck.
Apple devices have never been considered budget devices, and after the crisis, their prices have become sky-high. That is why recently, more and more often, thinking about purchasing an "apple", users make a choice in favor of a used model. However, there is nothing wrong with owning a slightly “shabby” iOS device, Apple releases truly high-quality equipment that can work without failures for many years with care.
However, there are still certain risks in buying a used device. One of these risks, and perhaps the most dangerous, is this - the previous owner did not untie his Apple ID from the device being sold. What is fraught with this state of affairs, we will understand in this article.
Apple ID is a user's personal account in the iOS world, without it it is impossible to access any of the Apple giant's proprietary services, including content purchase services. Thus, if the user does not have an Apple ID, he will not even be able to download the application from the App Store. In short, the thing, as you understand, is very useful and important - and, perhaps, it would not be an exaggeration to say that every (well, maybe with rare exceptions) user of an iOS device has an Apple ID.
Why do I need to unlink my Apple ID before selling my device?
As we said above, Apple ID provides access to all branded iOS services, including iCloud cloud storage, which is not only a service that allows you to back up information stored on the device on Apple servers, but also a powerful tool to protect apples from thefts.
It is with the help of iCloud that the “Find iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch” option is implemented. When this option is enabled, it automatically turns on and this is the name of the activation lock. When the lock works, every time after restoring / updating / resetting the iOS device, the user is required to enter the Apple ID parameters - or, to be more precise, the login and password of the personal account, otherwise access to the system will be denied.
What gives such a scenario? The absolute senselessness of stealing Apple devices! See for yourself, the attacker gets the device and, in order to sell it, performs a reset or restore, wanting to get a clean gadget, but after performing one of these procedures, he runs into a requirement to enter an Apple ID login and password, which, of course, are unknown to him - unless, of course , it was not a targeted theft. What's left for a thief to do? Yes, only for spare parts to sell the "apple"! And this is not very, as you understand, profitable, and makes the risk that a person takes when stealing a device completely unjustified.
By the way, a great alternative to selling the device for spare parts is to return the device to its rightful owner, who, by the way, using the same “Find iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch” option and the iCloud.com website, can activate the lost mode and leave a message like "This iPhone has been lost, please return for a fee."
In short, the scenario turns out to be excellent and needless to say, after the implementation of the activation lock option in the iOS system, the number of thefts of Apple devices has decreased dramatically. And, of course, every conscious user enables this option on the device.
What if the previous owner hasn't logged out of their Apple ID?
So, Apple implemented the anti-theft protection perfectly, but ... You probably already guessed that the new owner of the device can get into the same situation as a thief if the previous user forgot to unlink his Apple ID and “Find iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch" is enabled.
I must say, the new owner may not notice this fact at all at first, and only by deciding to update the system and faced with the requirement to enter the Apple ID password, realize how depressing the situation is.
What to do? Where to run? How to find out the previous owner's Apple ID? These and other questions swarm in the head of an excited user…. Unfortunately, our answer to them will not be unambiguously positive.
The fact is, in this situation, you have only two right ways to solve the problem:
- find the previous owner
- contact Apple support
Find the previous owner
We hope you still have the seller's contacts? Because the best way to unlock an iOS device is to arrange a meeting with the seller and ask him to enter a username and password, and then unbind. However, if the previous owner no longer uses the Apple ID that is tied to your device, the meeting is most likely not needed, he can simply tell you the necessary data, and you, owning them, can easily unlock and unbind yourself.
We hope your seller is conscious and willing to help you. By the way, if he refers to the fact that he forgot the password, you can tell him that a special iForgot service will easily help him remember it.
Contact Apple Support
If it was not possible to contact the owner, or he refuses to make contact, you still have one more sure way to bypass the lock - contact Apple support. Its specialists will definitely help you if you can prove that the device belongs to you, to prove this fact you will need a box from the device and a receipt from the purchase. We hope you took these important items from the previous owner?
Dubious ways
Not? Then, unfortunately, we have bad news for you, because you find yourself in the position of a thief, in fact. Loopholes, of course, you can try to look for, but a positive result is not guaranteed. What loophole options are there? Firstly, you can "get" on Youtube - this video hosting constantly appears new ways to bypass activation blocking - most of them are created simply to get views, but perhaps some will really work. For instance, it looks very convincing.
If the methods from Youtube did not help, you just have to go in search of a company / specialist that offers activation lock bypass services. But, remember, their activities are not very legal, and therefore it is not necessary to count on any guarantees from their side. However, you have nothing more to do, you can only hope for a favorable alignment.
Let's summarize
So, if you purchased a used iOS device, the previous user of which did not unbind his Apple ID and did not turn off the “Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch” option, after trying to update/restore/reset the device, you will be prompted to enter data of this identifier.
In this situation, the best way is to contact the seller and ask for help, if it is impossible to fulfill this recommendation, you should contact Apple support and try to prove that the device belongs to you. Otherwise, it remains only to resort to all sorts of dubious ways to bypass activation blocking - you can try to do them yourself, in case of failure, contact special organizations.
However, all this "fuss" can be avoided by checking when buying a device whether the account has been unlinked. Another useful recommendation is to purchase a used device from a friend.
What is an Apple ID? This is an account used on Apple devices for authorization in iCloud, AppStore and other services. How to find out Apple ID? If you manage to forget this identifier, we will help you remember it. Moreover, in smartphones and tablets, it is registered literally everywhere. We will also tell you how to verify your Apple ID on locked devices and teach you how to recover your account password.
It is difficult to forget your Apple ID, since it exactly repeats the user's email inbox. Therefore, the easiest way to find out Apple iD is to remember your email address. If for some reason you cannot remember the address of your mailbox, pick up your iPad / iPhone and go to iCloud settings - this is where you will see the name of your account.
How else can you find out your Apple ID? Another easy way is to look in the AppStore. We launch the application, go down to the very bottom and see our identifier here. If you have already managed to delete your account from the device, it is quite possible that the data about it remained in the iTunes program - launch the program, go to the "iTunes Store" section and look for an Apple ID.
Similarly, you can see the Apple ID in already installed programs using the "My Programs" item in iTunes - call up information about any application, where you will see the buyer's name and login.
How to find out your Apple ID password
We already know how to find out Apple ID. But how to remember the password from your account? To do this, we can offer three solutions at once:
- Send a request to Apple - involves a long wait and the need to confirm the fact of legal purchase of the device;
- Recover your password by answering security questions - these questions are asked at the stage of registering an account. Answer the questions and you can set a different password;
- Restore password by mail - request a password reset, follow the link in the received email and set a new password to replace the old one.
The last two solutions are the simplest - they do not require a long wait.
How to Find an Apple ID on a Locked iPhone or iPad
In order to unlink the current account, you need to know its password. The same is needed to unlock a locked device. How to find out Apple ID on a locked iPad or iPhone? If you managed to buy a blocked device, we can only sympathize with you - most likely, you have become a victim of scammers.
You have two options:
- Find the previous owner (which is most often impossible);
- Find out Apple ID by IMEI.
How to find out Apple ID by IMEI and what is it for? The thing is that having received information about the Apple ID, you can try to write a letter to the previous owner with a request to send the password from the account - sometimes it works. In order to get information by IMEI, you need to know the UDID number - you can peep it in the driver properties when you connect the device to a computer. We go into the properties of the driver, select the item "Path to the device instance" - the UDID number will be indicated after USBVID_05AC & PID_12A8 (a long sequence of letters and numbers will be placed here.
To get an Apple ID by IMEI, you need to use special services that provide information by IMEI and UDID. The procedure is paid and expensive, so it is best not to buy blocked or used Apple smartphones and tablets from dubious persons - any problems are possible with such devices.
Call the Apple menu and go to System Preferences. Click on the iCloud icon - the user ID will be registered here. You can also look into "Internet Accounts" or launch iBooks by looking for an ID in the "Shop - View My Account" menu. The identifier is registered in one more place - in iTunes, in the "Account" menu.
Everything is simple here - launch iTunes and go to the "iTunes Store - View my account" menu. This is where the Apple ID will be registered.
How to find the previous owner's Apple ID
Did you get a used smartphone or tablet and want to know the Apple ID of the previous owner? If he did not delete the data from the device sold or donated to you, you can verify the Apple ID in iCloud settings or in the AppStore, following the instructions above. If there is no data, you will have to find the previous owner, ask him to turn off the Find My iPhone function and untie the current account.
If the previous owner used Find My iPhone, then Activation Lock will be enabled on your device and you won't be able to activate it under your account.
If nothing comes out
If you are trying to remember your Apple ID on your own locked iPhone/iPad but nothing works, contact Apple Technical Support. You will be required to scan receipts and documents to your device. After verifying all the data, technical support will reset the Apple ID and password on your device - this procedure may take 2-3 weeks.
