I ran the tcp relay with this command python tcprelay.py -t 44:2222 I downloaded the python-client folder from However, for the SSH step, I really did not want to install more software - instead I did the following to handle the SSH over USB Thankfully, hackers come to the rescue! How to remove activation lock on an iPhone 6Ī vulnerability in many old phones allows jailbreaking access, most conveniently done via the programs available here:Īnd in fact, you can find more detailed instructions how to remove activation lock here: Well, funnily enough, I did have proof of purchase saved after all these years, but wouldn’t you know it, it was from one of the few vendors who does not print that info on their receipts. Well, finally Apple gives you one last avenue - bring a proof of purchase with the IMEI and Serial printed on it, and they’ll remove the Activation Lock on your device.

So, no big deal right - just answer the security questions (which you should also make fake answers for), and get in that way.īut I don’t remember making such security questions as the ID I created likely pre-dated that requirement. (minimum character count, uppercase/lowercase mix, etc…) It was working just fine, but when I decided to factory reset it for a trade-in, they decided to screw with me and deactivate it. What I suspect happened is Apple simply deactivated it because I had created the password during a time before they had their current slightly more stringent requirements. The worst part is, this wasn’t a situation where I lost or forgot my password. It just happened to screw me over in this instance, because I also lost access to the email provider - the irony is if I had been even more paranoid and created and run my own email service (which is also a good practice, since you are extra screwed if you are locked out or hacked by using the gmails of the world), I wouldn’t be in this situation. Creating fake IDs is technically a breach in Terms of Service, but it’s generally a good practice not just with Apple, but with pretty much everyone and everywhere, seeing as how the rest of the world is even less privacy-focused than Apple.

This happened to me! I initially created a fake Apple ID many years, when I was just a wee paranoiac.

This is all well and good, but what if you are locked out of your own account? After all, if your phone is stolen, there is no way you would want the thief to be able to use it, right? What possible legit reason would you have to deactivate iPhone’s activation lock?Īpple locks every phone to the initial ID you create - a reasonable theft deterrent, you might say.

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