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Why would activation lock prevent stealing a new phone? Definitionally a phone that has not been sold doesn't have an account tied to it.

• flangola7 4y ago
  Apple can still lock those phones. They track what is in stock and what has been sold
• coldtea 4y ago
  Doesn't need an account. It just needs to not be able to be activated anymore, because the serial number is "marked" as stolen.