Mac upgrading from Ventura to Sonoma with activation bypass

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  • kevingill
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2013
    • 152
    • England
    #1

    Mac upgrading from Ventura to Sonoma with activation bypass

    I've got a MacBook Air 2018 that was activation locked.
    I've used an online service to bypass the activation and was able to sign in to iCloud. If you power off the MacBook and restart, it will be activation locked again.

    However, I've just upgraded it from Ventura to Sonoma and after completion, the activation screen came up.
    To my surprise, this prompts for my Apple email ID and password.
    Once entered, the MacBook is fully activated and powering off and on works absolutely fine.

    Can someone else try this to see if it works for them too please?
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    • curiositymaster
      Member
      • Apr 2021
      • 45
      • Nigeria
      #2
      I think the previous user removed activation-lock.

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        • toshyou
          Member
          • Jan 2023
          • 35
          • singapore
          #3
          Originally posted by curiositymaster
          I think the previous user removed activation-lock.
          Probably?

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            • toshyou
              Member
              • Jan 2023
              • 35
              • singapore
              #4
              Online where? Checkmate?

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                • curiositymaster
                  Member
                  • Apr 2021
                  • 45
                  • Nigeria
                  #5
                  Originally posted by toshyou
                  Online where? Checkmate?
                  From their Apple account I guess

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