Please stop giving out incorrect information, you clearly have no experience in this area. If the device is unable to power on or water damaged, the activation lock can still be seen as active based on a serial/imei lookup.
You WILL be asked to remove the activation lock before a replacement can take place. In fact there is NO way to bypass this when going through the replacement screen for the staff until it has been removed from the account/activation lock. Like someone mentioned earlier, the lock can be removed from your account online at icloud.com, until that takes place, you will not get a replacement device.
You WILL be asked to remove the activation lock before a replacement can take place. In fact there is NO way to bypass this when going through the replacement screen for the staff until it has been removed from the account/activation lock. Like someone mentioned earlier, the lock can be removed from your account online at icloud.com, until that takes place, you will not get a replacement device.
because they're not doing what i said..
if you go into the store with the phone ON, then the genius bar will be able to see it's activation locked.
if you go with it off, and impossible for the phone to turn on, then they won't see anything and you can get it replaced for $269.
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just stop talking..