Unlocking Ipad from Previous employer?

[Marsh]

Hey All,

Had a question. I was issued a Apple Ipad for my previous work (which I never used). I no longer work there, and just recently tried to turn on the Ipad. The system is still configured to the old employer (login/password). I was wondering if it is possible to somehow get around this or reboot the Ipad so I could just use it for personal use? Otherwise it's a fancy paperweight.

Thanks
Marsh

[firebane]

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Hey All,

Had a question. I was issued a Apple Ipad for my previous work (which I never used). I no longer work there, and just recently tried to turn on the Ipad. The system is still configured to the old employer (login/password). I was wondering if it is possible to somehow get around this or reboot the Ipad so I could just use it for personal use? Otherwise it's a fancy paperweight.

Thanks
Marsh

Fancy paperweight unfortunately. Apple makes it very difficult to get iPads/iPhones unlocked without going through a bunch of messy hoops.

Best bet would be to see if contact with ex-employee can be had and unlocked.

[Mitsu3000gt]

If you're Asian and it has face ID, just pass it to a friend or family member to unlock

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/apple-...-face-11735152

[rage2]

If it's an old enough iPad, either it didn't have Activation Lock, or the company never activated it. Do a restore and see if you can bring it back to life and start from scratch.

[ZenOps]

What cheeses me off is that I still have to remember my login pin every so often that it decides that my fingerprint is not enough. I mean really, its only the movies where you chop a guys hand off to open a security door.

[cam_wmh]

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Hey All,

Had a question. I was issued a Apple Ipad for my previous work (which I never used). I no longer work there, and just recently tried to turn on the Ipad. The system is still configured to the old employer (login/password). I was wondering if it is possible to somehow get around this or reboot the Ipad so I could just use it for personal use? Otherwise it's a fancy paperweight.

Thanks
Marsh

Likely has Apple DEP on it, as it gives administrative ownership to the your previous employer.

Question, why not return it?

[spike98]

Apple DEP can be bypassed as long as the device isn't blacklisted. But if its locked via a password, you're hooped.

[killramos]

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Question, why not return it?

What a weird thing to think of

[Xtrema]

[Marsh]

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Likely has Apple DEP on it, as it gives administrative ownership to the your previous employer.

Question, why not return it?

Yeah this is what I figured, it needs an admin login and password to go anywhere.

I never used the Ipad so it was at the back of my closet. Completely forgot about it, just found it recently.

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If it's an old enough iPad, either it didn't have Activation Lock, or the company never activated it. Do a restore and see if you can bring it back to life and start from scratch.

I did try a restore but still need the company admin login/password, so looks like it won't work.

[spike98]

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Yeah this is what I figured, it needs an admin login and password to go anywhere.

I never used the Ipad so it was at the back of my closet. Completely forgot about it, just found it recently.

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I did try a restore but still need the company admin login/password, so looks like it won't work.

This can be bypassed for a couple of bucks. https://iactivate.host/

Works great. Then you create a backup bypassed that you restore incase you need to redo a factory reset.