Apple ID Activation | How does Activation Lock work?

iPhone Apple Activation Lock Work..................

Many users are complaining are not being able to activate iPhone Devices after update , and being asked for an Apple ID Activation.

How does Activation Lock work?
When you enable Find My iPhone on your any iphone device running iOS 7, your Apple ID is securely stored on Apple’s activation servers and linked to your device. So activation Lock is enabled automatically when you turn on Find My iPhone in iOS 7, or when you upgrade to iOS 7 from a previous version of iOS that has Find My iPhone already turned on.

Go to Settings.
Tap iCloud.
Sign in with your Apple ID, if necessary.
Turn on Find My iPhone.

Resolution

If the device has already been complete erased, but is still linked to the previous owner’s account, you will be prompted for the previous owner’s Apple ID and password during the device setup and activation process (shown below).


If the previous owner is with you and can access the device the no problem.
Ask them to enter their Apple ID and password on the Activate iPhone screen to remove the device from their account. You can then proceed through the rest of the device setup process step by step.

If the previous owner is not present

Contact them and ask them to follow these steps to remove the device from their account following below.

Sign in to their iCloud account at www.icloud.com/find.
Choose the device from their Find My iPhone device list by clicking All Devices and selecting the correct device.
Click "Remove from Account" to remove the device from the account.
After the device has been removed from the previous owner’s account, turn it off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button located on the top right side of the device. Then restart your device and proceed with device setup as you would normally.