This is a massive crisis OT

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#145547213Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:01 AM GMT

ok so i was on my dad's ipad ok my brother backed up everything on the pc and erased the stuff on the ipad (but theres a backup here so thats not a massive problem) but the real problem is that my dad got this ipad from my uncle. upon restarting the ipad we needed to know the apple id it first started with but since it used to be my uncle's ipad we dont actually know the id. ive gotten in contact with my uncle - who is in egypt - but he still hasnt replied to me. my dad is going to be so angry with me, and it would all be my brothers fault. is there any way to restore the ipad to its normal state to be able to do things as before without using the apple id previously used to start up the ipad? your help would be really useful guys, thank you so much... ♪Leopard Master♪

Acaeloth

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#145547245Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:03 AM GMT

couldnt he be near the leopards or something unlike something like egypt

EnderGirl6492

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#145547344Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:07 AM GMT

pretty sure there are no leopards in egypt update: my dad is getting angry on my brother. i feel bad for him but at the same time im happy its not my fault...... BUT id still like to know ♪Leopard Master♪

dropboxpro

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#145547394Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:10 AM GMT

If the iPad is on iOS 7 or higher, the device is locked to the Apple ID of the iCloud account applied during setup But, if your brother was able to erase the iPad, it must not have been locked otherwise it would not have allowed him to restore. What is the specific error you're having? Why don't you have your own Apple ID? Is your family stupid?

EnderGirl6492

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#145547674Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:25 AM GMT

i told you my dad got this ipad from my uncle (my dads brother or my grandmother's son you know?) for whatever reason my parents didnt get their own apple id until my brother said yo why dont we have a new apple id itd be super fun i was like yeah kk well do that now were here. the ipad that has the problem is ipad 2 as well so its kinda old ♪Leopard Master♪

dropboxpro

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#145547692Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:26 AM GMT

Is it running iOS 7 or iOS 6 If it's running iOS 7, can you access the home screen and tap on icons? Or is it stuck on a screen saying "Activate iPad" or something like that?

EnderGirl6492

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#145547715Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:27 AM GMT

its stuck on the activate ipad part..... so im basically forced to put in my uncle's id. ♪Leopard Master♪

dropboxpro

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#145547739Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:28 AM GMT

Then there's no way past it. That's an anti-theft measure of iOS 7 and can only be taken off by the original owner (your uncle)

EnderGirl6492

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#145547964Sunday, September 07, 2014 9:40 AM GMT

great.... just great (!) thanks for the help though, i really appreciate it! :-) ♪Leopard Master♪