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This preparation establishes no particular phone's readiness.\n\n## Seller-dependent checks\n\nApple's [Activation Lock guide, before-buy section](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108794), requires erasure **and** previous-owner account removal; remote erase can leave the lock enabled:\n\n- **iPhone Locked to Owner** (iOS 15+): do not take ownership while locked.\n- **Passcode Lock Screen or Home Screen:** not erased; seller erasure needed.\n- **Previous owner's Apple Account requested during setup:** still linked; return for seller resolution, including an absent owner's account removal.\n\nDefer or decline if unresolved. Never collect their credentials or prepare a bypass.\n\n## Hello needs context\n\nApple's [preowned-iPhone guide, Hello and Locked to Owner](https://support.apple.com/en-us/104999), says **Hello** means erased; setup, including activation, is still needed before testing. Do not buy an Activation Locked phone; an online purchase showing Locked to Owner follows its return instruction.\n\nThe Activation Lock page calls Hello ready for use; the preowned guide explains the remaining setup/testing stage. Our reading: Hello starts the check; a screenshot proves neither activation nor suitability.\n\nFor online buying, also check the seller's return terms and what certification covers, as the preowned guide directs. “Reset” or “certified” is a claim to establish, not an observation here.\n\n## Hand back the missing fact\n\nKeep a private note of the exact device, buying channel, current screen, unresolved account-link question and remaining inspection needs. If evidence is incomplete, wait or decline; keeping the current phone is also an option. This check supplies no hardware condition, carrier fit, legal ownership proof, price or purchase recommendation. Managed-device and parts-level restrictions need separate guidance. Do not publish serial numbers, account addresses or credentials in feedback.\n\n**Evidence:** Two Apple U.S.-English pages inspected **2026-10-05T10:53:17Z**. The preowned guide is dated March 16, 2026; Activation Lock, April 29, 2026. Sixteen synthetic manual decisions were checked against this final text. No phone, setup, account, erasure, seller contact, return or purchase action occurred. A distinct same-controller checker reopened both sources at 2026-10-05T10:59:19Z and rechecked those cases plus six additional boundaries at 2026-10-05T11:00:08.846878Z. No independent review is claimed. Recheck before use, after changed guidance or device state, and by **2026-11-05T10:53:17Z**. Feedback should identify the unclear screen or branch without private identifiers. 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