If you buy a lost or stolen iOS device on eBay, Craigslist, or other second-hand marketplace, you may find that the device requires the original Apple ID and password when you want to enter the device. This is because the original owners enable Find My iPhone and it will lock that specific iPhone with the original owners' Apple ID account. Or if you find a lost iOS device and want to return it to the owner, you may need either contact number of e-mail id of the owner. However, you cannot access these if the iPhone is locked.

Therefore, you may want to ask: Can I bypass iCloud Activation Lock? That is why we would like to offer you several methods to bypass iCloud activation lock on iPhone to solve the iCloud locked problem.

Part 1. How to Bypass iCloud Activation Lock Quickly

Step 1. Press the home button and tap on Wi-Fi Settings; now tap on "i" next to Wi-Fi symbol.

Step 2. From here, you need to follow below mentioned steps after removing the existing DNS.

  • If you are in USA/North America, type in 104.154.51.7
  • If you are in Europe, type in 104.155.28.90
  • If are in Asia, type in 104.155.220.58
  • In rest of the world, type in 78.109.17.60
  • (In this situation, there is a way to help the owner get his phone back. Bypass iCloud Lock in iOS 9 or iOS 8 for iPhone. This method works from iOS 9.2 to iOS 8.)

    Step 3. After you have entered the right DNS, tap the "Back" button and click "Activation Help".

    When you have successfully completed the steps mentioned above, you will receive a message saying that "You have successfully connected to my Server", which means that your device is activated and you now are able to most of the major functions of the device, including the settings. By tapping on Menu on the top right, you can access different functions like iCloud Locked User Chat, Social, Internet, Mail, Maps, YouTube, Video, Audio, Games and more.

    Part 2. How to Bypass iCloud Activation Lock Permanently

    Further, if you want to bypass iCloud activation lock permanently, follow the steps below.

    Step 1. Tap on the Menu, then go down to Applications and tap on it.

    Step 2. Now tap on Crash. With this action, your iPhone will reboot.

    Step 3. When the iOS device restart, choose "Language and Country", press the "Home" button and tap on "More Wifi Settings".

    Step 4. Tap on "i." and scroll down and tap on Menu under HTTP PROXY.

    Step 5. Clear the address bar and tap on the Globe on the keyboard.

    Step 6. Type in 15 to 30 characters randomly and type in “8888” in front of Port and tap on Back.

    Step 7. Now again tap on Next.

    Finally, keep sliding to unlock and click the language options for 2-3 minutes without giving your fingers any rest. This action will lead you to the home screen of iPhone.

    Now, you can access 3 applications – Phone, Newsstand, and FaceTime. But every time you open one of the apps, you need to restart the iPhone.

    If you need help to know how to bypass iCloud lock, there are also many paid unlocking services available online. You can choose the one that you trust and start to unlock the iCloud lock.

    Part 3. Related Tip for Erasing Data Remotely from Your Lost iPhone

    Activation Lock, available on devices running iOS 7 or later, is tied to Find My iPhone. When Find My iPhone is turned on, Activation Lock is on. When setting up a new device, Find My iPhone is automatically enabled, but you can check to make sure it's turned on by following the below steps: Open the Settings app, tap iCloud, and set the Find My iPhone slider to On. You’ll need to enable this setting on each device you want to track. Then you can erase data remotely from your lost iPhone.

    1. Use the Find My iPhone app on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Or you can sign in to icloud.com/find on a Mac or PC.

    2. Tap the "My Devices" button at the top-left corner of the window on an iPad or iPhone. Select your lost iPhone from the list of devices (If you have other devices associated with your Apple ID, such as an iPad, it will be listed here as well). Or click the Devices menu at the top of the page if you are using the iCloud website.

    Note: If your iPhone cannot be located because it is turned off or out of network, check the "Notify me when found" box. As soon as the iPhone is turned back on and connected to a cellular or wireless network, you will receive a notification at your Apple ID email address.

    3. If your iPhone is online and "Find My iPhone" can locate it, the map will center on your iPhone's last-reported location. You can use this map to determine where you may have left it.

    6. Choose "Erase iPhone" to wipe your iPhone of all your data. This is a last-resort option, and should only be chosen if you are worried sensitive or personal information will be revealed. If your iPhone is passcode-locked, your information is not retrievable.

    If your iPhone is unfortunately lost, you may locate it with the “Find My iPhone” app, but if the iPhone doesn’t have this app enabled, you’ll have to kiss your iPhone goodbye. The data in your iPhone may have also lost permanently. Fortunately, if you have created an iPhone backup with iTunes or iCloud, you will still have a chance to find the lost data back. To achieve this goal, you will need a piece of iPhone data recovery software. I would like to introduce Leawo iOS Data Recovery to you. This software will help you extract data from lost iPhone backup and recover the data you need with no efforts.