Unlocking an iphone 8 icloud

[Bigdickjohnson]

So, im planning on buying a second hand iphone 8 thats locked with icloud(no clue what that means). Is there a way to unlock it? I read about a few ways to unlock it but they look fake. What do you guys think, is there a way to unlock it 100%?

[EPENEX]

If it's an iCloud lock there is no way to unlock it.

[Bigdickjohnson]

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[captain_to_fire]

Why do you feel that it’s a stolen iPhone which kicked in activation lock?

 

In the past, there are ways to bypass iCloud authentication but iOS 11 and beyond made it significantly more difficult and I think at the moment there’s none and if it’s a stolen iPhone, the community standards dissuades users from giving tips to undermine data protection. I think even asking the forum how to pick a lock is not allowed. 

[Bigdickjohnson]

14 minutes ago, EPENEX said:

If it's an iCloud lock there is no way to unlock it.

is there a way you can wipe everything, install a new rom or whatever the ios equivalent is called?

[captain_to_fire]

Just now, Bigdickjohnson said:

is there a way you can wipe everything, install a new rom or whatever the ios equivalent is called?

If it has iOS 11 and above, chances are USB restricted mode already kicked in which means the OS no longer allows read/write on the lightning port. 

[Bigdickjohnson]

 

2 minutes ago, captain_to_fire said:

If it has iOS 11 and above, chances are USB restricted mode already kicked in which means the OS no longer allows read/write on the lightning port. 

alright, gotchu.

[Guest]

There is no real way around the activation lock, only the corporate management system. iCloud lock is permanent, to unlock it you need to get into contact with the original owner, and Apple.

[dalekphalm]

4 hours ago, Bigdickjohnson said:

So, im planning on buying a second hand iphone 8 thats locked with icloud(no clue what that means). Is there a way to unlock it? I read about a few ways to unlock it but they look fake. What do you guys think, is there a way to unlock it 100%?

Just don't.

 

The only way to remove the activation lock is to have the original owner sign into their Apple ID Account and then manually sign out of all services on the phone.

 

So if you're buying locally, you could get the previous owner to do the sign-in/sign-out process when you pick it up (BEFORE YOU HAND THEM ANY MONEY). If they can't or won't unlock it? Run. Run for the hills.

[Crunchy Dragon]

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[Bigdickjohnson]

What if i change the whole logic board? Will that fix it, found one cheap at 50$

[dalekphalm]

1 minute ago, Bigdickjohnson said:

What if i change the whole logic board? Will that fix it, found one cheap at 50$

You need to change the whole phone... to another phone... that isn't activation locked.

 

If you want to try this as an experiment, sure, go for it. But if you're doing this to get a working phone? Total waste of money.

 

Why persist?

[Zando_]

On 9/27/2018 at 1:53 PM, Bigdickjohnson said:

is there a way you can wipe everything, install a new rom or whatever the ios equivalent is called?

You can reinstall iOS but the device just asks for the original iCloud account upon setup. iCloud lock is pretty darn tight. 

 

1 minute ago, Bigdickjohnson said:

What if i change the whole logic board? Will that fix it, found one cheap at 50$

That'd be your only option to get around it. But an iPhone 8 logic board for $50 sounds kinda fishy, and I'd look into how hard it is to replace the entire logic board, IIRC sometimes it can take microsoldering and stuff though not usually. 

[linustouchtips]

i'd personally stay away from this deal if i were you