iPhone 4s Activation lock

[Cody090909]

I recently bought an iphone 4s at goodwill, and it's cahrging port was entirely broken. I replaced it, but after wiping the iphone, it seems to have an Activation lock. Is there any way to bypass this or get contact of the original owner to fix this, or do I essentially have a 10$ brick?

 

[MeAndHax]

I recently bought an iphone 4s at goodwill, and it's cahrging port was entirely broken. I replaced it, but after wiping the iphone, it seems to have an Activation lock. Is there any way to bypass this or get contact of the original owner to fix this, or do I essentially have a 10$ brick?

You cannot completely Bypass it, unfortunately. Either you sell it or contact the owner/seller.

 

[spotanjo3]

I recently bought an iphone 4s at goodwill, and it's cahrging port was entirely broken. I replaced it, but after wiping the iphone, it seems to have an Activation lock. Is there any way to bypass this or get contact of the original owner to fix this, or do I essentially have a 10$ brick?

PM you so you can try this. I dont want to do this here.

 

[Cody090909]

Looks like I do have a brick, although I can still try flashing a custom firmware. Is taht a thing for apple devices? I remember having to do that to jailbreak my iPod touch once

 

[Deleted-379826]

Looks like I do have a brick, although I can still try flashing a custom firmware. Is taht a thing for apple devices? I remember having to do that to jailbreak my iPod touch once

Nah you can't flash custom firmwares on iOS devices.