Activation Lock is a feature that's designed to prevent theft by requiring you to enter an Apple ID password before using an iPhone or iPad.

iPhone and iPad users who may have come unstuck and forgotten their iCloud activation passwords or login to their iOS devices may be interested in a handy utility app created by the development team ...

I need to wipe and restore this thing and haven't yet. Who has time? But I wanted to ask if anyone else had ever had this issue. This is a refurb Air 2 (cellular 128GB) that I bought in 2015 about 20 ...

My Mum has a Mac - but it's too old (G4 emac) to activate an iPad (correct me if I'm wrong). If we get the ipad mail-order, will she be able to take it to a (UK) Apple Store and have them activate it?