Apple strongly recommends using official recovery methods. Many Apple Support advisors note that a locked iPhone 4S is "a very realistic but inert theater prop" if the original credentials cannot be recovered.

: If you bought the phone secondhand, ask the previous owner to remove the device from their account via iCloud Find My .

: The A5 chip requires a hardware exploit to accept unsigned code. Connect your iPhone 4S to your computer and use an Arduino with a USB Host Shield flashed with checkm8-A5 to dump the device into a pwned DFU state.

For a permanent and "extra quality" bypass that allows you to delete the Setup.app , you must put the device into . Because the iPhone 4s uses the A5 chip, this typically requires an Arduino Uno and a USB Host Shield .

Enter one of the following IP addresses based on your geographical location: 104.154.51.7 Europe: 104.155.28.90 Asia: 104.155.220.58 South America: 35.199.88.219 Australia and Other Regions: 78.109.17.60 Tap the Back button at the top left.

Several tools claim to bypass Activation Lock on older devices. While some are reputable, others may be unreliable or introduce security risks.

: Execute the software's "Bypass Hello Screen" script. The tool leverages an older iOS 9 backup-restore loop vulnerability.