Apple removes 'Activation Lock' tool from iPhone, iPod & iPad

"The tool allowed users to enter the serial number or IMEI of iOS devices to find out if `Activation Lock` was active, helping consumers who were interested in purchasing used devices avoid stolen ones," tech website theverge.com reported on Tuesday.

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The `Activation Lock` tool has been removed from the iCloud web page and now when you visit icloud.com/activationlock, you will find Apple`s 404 "Not Found" page.

Last year, Hemanth Joseph, a Kerala-based security researcher, has identified a bug running in iOS 10.1 version of Apple`s operating system that allowed him to bypass the `Activation Lock` on an iPad.

Joseph bypassed activation lock in a locked iPad by discovering a weakness in the device setup process running iOS 10.1.

The bug discovered by Joseph was reportedly fixed in an iOS update later.

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