How to bypass iCloud Locked iPhone and iPad
3 min readAug 9, 2020
Well, Here is how we can turn this:
into this:
You are going to need the following:
Mac Users
- The latest copy of checkra1n (https://checkra.in)
- The Latest Copy of Sliver https://www.appletech752.com/Downloads/SliverV5.2.dmg
- Your iCloud locked iPhone or iPad on Either iOS 12.4.7, 12.4.8 or 13.6
- A USB A to Lightning Cable (of course everyone has them)
Windows Users
- A USB Stick over 1GB
- The Latest Version of bootra1n (https://github.com/foxlet/bootra1n/releases/download/0.10.2/bootra1n-x86_64-0.10.2-20200526.iso)
- Rufus (https://rufus.ie)
- Sliver for Windows (https://www.appletech752.com/Downloads/Sliver12.4.7.zip)
- Your iCloud locked iPhone or iPad on Either iOS 12.4.7, 12.4.8 or 13.6
Method (Mac):
- Make sure you have everything downloaded (Sliver and checkra1n should be in your Applications folder)
- Open checkra1n
- (iOS 13.6 and possibly 12.4.8 only) Go to options and check Allow Untested iOS Versions
- Jailbreak your device by following the steps shown on screen
- Open Terminal
- Type the following command: sudo chmod -R 755 /Applications/Sliver.app/Contents/Resources
- Then Open Sliver and choose Other Options and then Choose Bypass iOS 13.x.x or Bypass iOS 12.4.7 (If you have a device with 12.4.7 or 12.4.8)
- Click Relay Device Info. Then Click Make it Ra1n! (Make sure you are on the activation lock screen by this point)
- Once it has finished you should get a pop up saying that it was successful
- Back out from the Activation Lock screen and stay on the It will take a few minutes to activate your iPhone screen. Eventually you will be kicked out to the home screen.
- Enjoy your iPhone!
Method (Windows):
- Open Rufus (Make sure your USB Flash Drive is plugged in)
- Choose the button titled “SELECT”
- Select your bootra1n ISO file
- Then click Start and let the process finish
- Once its done, reboot your PC, When the screen goes black, spam the key that will bring you into the boot menu (F8, F12, etc)
- Select your USB
- Choose Bootra1n when in the boot menu, eventually it will open checkra1n automatically
- (iOS 13.6 and possibly 12.4.8 only) Go to options and check Allow Untested iOS Versions
- Jailbreak your device by following the steps shown on screen
- Reboot back into Windows and Extract the contents of the Sliver.zip to a folder anywhere titled “iCloud Bypass”
- Open the .exe file inside the folder
- Select Bypass iOS 12.4.7 (Also works on 12.4.8 and 13.6. Also, Make sure you are on the activation lock screen by this point)
- You will get a pop up saying it was successful.
- Back out from the Activation Lock screen and stay on the It will take a few minutes to activate your iPhone screen. Eventually you will be kicked out to the home screen.
- Enjoy!
Credits:
Apple Tech 752 — Sliver Tool for iCloud Bypass (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a6XlCSXVetOSKjcpyA8CQ)
Checkra1n team — Checkra1n Jailbreak (checkra.in)
Foxlet — Bootra1n for Checkra1n Windows (https://github.com/foxlet)
After a reboot you will be brought back into the Activation Lock Screen. But there is a workaround that i will write about later.