If you bought the device second-hand, the original owner can remove it remotely by signing into Find My on iCloud.com, selecting the iPad, and choosing "Remove from Account" .
Note: This usually provides a tethered bypass, but in many cases on iOS 9.3.5, it can be made permanent if you are careful with restarts. Method 2: Arduino Uno + USB Host Shield (Hardware Bypass)
: Plug the iPad back into your computer. Use an iOS deployment tool (like Sliver) to mount the iPad's system file structure over standard SSH and execute the terminal command: mv /Applications/Setup.app /Applications/Setup.bak Use code with caution.
An or serial monitor to watch the exploit status.
On iOS devices, the Activation Lock status is verified during the setup process. The operating system checks for the existence of a cryptographic ticket stored on Apple’s activation servers. If the device is linked to an Apple ID, the setup process requires authentication.
(non-cellular A1432, or cellular A1454/A1455) runs iOS 9.3.5 or 9.3.6. Due to the A5 chip architecture, these devices can be placed into "Pwnd DFU" mode, which is crucial for bypassing the setup application.
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Because iOS 9.3.5 on the iPad Mini 1 (A5 chip) suffers from the unpatchable hardware exploit known as (and specifically the checkm30 / alloc8 exploits for older targets), it is possible to bypass the activation lock permanently using hardware.
