Ipad activation locked - anyone clued up?

[squarehead94]

my OH has a fairly new Ipad with up to date IOS. hadnt used it in ages and turned it on and its been factory reset. Problem is its locked to an old Icloud account that is currently disabled. the email linked to the account is also locked as its linked to an old mobile number (which surprisingly has been re-issued to someone else as i rang it) is there any way i can bypass it to reset it with new icloud account? tried recovering the Gmail account linked to the icloud account but i cant verify it unfortunately as no access to the phone or recovery email linked. cheers

 

[Feek]

No. Apple security is very strict.
If you go to an Apple Store with proof of ownership, they may be able to do something for you but I'm not entirely sure.

If you can call the mobile number that's linked to the account, can't you explain the situation to the new owner and ask them to relay the authentication code to you?

 

[UnworthyBean]

If you can get proof of purchase then Apple will remove it for you. Or atleast they would when I worked there.

Only other option is to get the Gmail account back - maybe try their support to see if you can gain access.