My father inherited an iPhone 8 from his aunt, but when he tries to factory reset it to use it as a trade-in for an iPad, the phone shows a "Locked to owner" screen. Unfortunately, no one in our family has access to the Apple ID that was used because his aunt had dementia, and no one wrote down the password. What options do we have to unlock and reset the iPhone?
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Unfortunately, there's not a lot you can do if the phone is showing the "Locked to owner" screen. It's a pretty common situation, so if you did a search, you might have seen a lot of similar posts. Honestly, even if you could unlock it, the trade-in value for an iPhone 8 isn't great since it's quite an old model—probably around $40 tops. Just some food for thought!
I get what you mean, but I didn't find much specific about this type of scenario, especially when it involves a family heirloom.