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hi bought an iphone from a friend and its asking for the icloud of the previous owner i cant use it
The problem is your friend didn't log out of all Apple services on the device before resetting the device. I've bought a couple used Apple devices over the past year and I always tell the seller the deal is off if the device boots up and asks for previous owners info.
Best way yo make sure your device is useable is to have the previous owner wipe the device in front of you. When you go to wipe it, if activation lock is enabled (find your iPhone) then they will need to deactivate it before they can wipe it.