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I couldn't find an answer to this question at all, that's why I decided to ask here. Let's say I have an Apple ID that's been disabled/locked for security reasons. This account is linked to my iPhone and in order to remove it or to simply disable find my iPhone, I have to answer the security questions on the account which I don't remember anymore. So basically the account is glued to the device with FMI enabled. So then I get a new phone and restore a local iTunes backup that I made of the old phone with the account issue on to the new phone.

  • This account is linked to my iPhone and in order to remove it or to simply disable find my iPhone, I have to answer the security questions on the account which I don't remember anymore. So basically the account is glued to the device with FMI enabled.
  • So then I get a new phone and restore a local iTunes backup that I made of the old phone with the account issue on to the new phone.

FMI shows as enabled on the new phone's settings but is itI am not sure it's actually enabled?. IMEI checker sites such as imeipro show that it's disabled but I want to get your opinion on the matter. Is it safeI want to format the new phone or willand worry it too will become activation locked.

Does restoring a local backup using iTunes enable activation lock?

I couldn't find an answer to this question at all, that's why I decided to ask here. Let's say I have an Apple ID that's been disabled/locked for security reasons. This account is linked to my iPhone and in order to remove it or to simply disable find my iPhone, I have to answer the security questions on the account which I don't remember anymore. So basically the account is glued to the device with FMI enabled. So then I get a new phone and restore a local iTunes backup that I made of the old phone with the account issue on to the new phone. FMI shows as enabled on the new phone's settings but is it actually enabled? IMEI checker sites such as imeipro show that it's disabled but I want to get your opinion on the matter. Is it safe to format the phone or will it become activation locked?

Let's say I have an Apple ID that's been disabled/locked for security reasons.

  • This account is linked to my iPhone and in order to remove it or to simply disable find my iPhone, I have to answer the security questions on the account which I don't remember anymore. So basically the account is glued to the device with FMI enabled.
  • So then I get a new phone and restore a local iTunes backup that I made of the old phone with the account issue on to the new phone.

FMI shows as enabled on the new phone's settings but I am not sure it's actually enabled. IMEI checker sites such as imeipro show that it's disabled but I want to get your opinion on the matter. I want to format the new phone and worry it too will become activation locked.

Does restoring a local backup using iTunes enable activation lock?

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Does restoring a local backup using iTunes enable activation lock?

I couldn't find an answer to this question at all, that's why I decided to ask here. Let's say I have an Apple ID that's been disabled/locked for security reasons. This account is linked to my iPhone and in order to remove it or to simply disable find my iPhone, I have to answer the security questions on the account which I don't remember anymore. So basically the account is glued to the device with FMI enabled. So then I get a new phone and restore a local iTunes backup that I made of the old phone with the account issue on to the new phone. FMI shows as enabled on the new phone's settings but is it actually enabled? IMEI checker sites such as imeipro show that it's disabled but I want to get your opinion on the matter. Is it safe to format the phone or will it become activation locked?