It’s a lock on apples servers, as long as they know the serial of the device they can remove it. Some people have had luck getting disabled devices re enabled by apple, but usually it requires a proof of purchase of the device from a retail store that includes the serial on the receipt or invoice.
There’s been discussion about whether Apple should be forced to have services to reset devices not claimed by their owners, but last I saw it hadn’t gone anywhere yet.
It’s a lock on apples servers, as long as they know the serial of the device they can remove it. Some people have had luck getting disabled devices re enabled by apple, but usually it requires a proof of purchase of the device from a retail store that includes the serial on the receipt or invoice.
There’s been discussion about whether Apple should be forced to have services to reset devices not claimed by their owners, but last I saw it hadn’t gone anywhere yet.