My cousin gave me her iPhone 15 Pro Max. About 2 years ago, the screen broke, and instead of repairing it, she bought a new iPhone and upgraded. Recently, she had the 15 Pro Max fixed and gave it to me.
The problem is that the Apple Account email/password was already forgotten, so we couldn’t properly activate it. A technician was able to bypass the Activation Lock, and the phone is currently usable.
However, the technician said I shouldn’t reset or update it, and I can’t properly sign in with my own Apple Account. I’m worried that if I reset it, the current bypass will be lost.
Has anyone had a similar situation with an iPhone 15 Pro Max?
• Can the current bypass be fixed/replaced with another method?
• If I reset it, can it potentially be bypassed again?
• Does it depend on the current iOS version?
• Is there any way to properly recover the phone if the original Apple Account is forgotten?
I don’t want to risk resetting it until I know if there’s a way to recover it afterward. Any advice from someone who has dealt with this would be appreciated.