1. Apple ID Apple ID works just same as a Gmail account on any Android powered phone. Unlike Gmail, Apple ID is strict on its recovery in that once you forget your ID password, and you can't access your recovery number, it's done . You forget about it. However, if you're lucky and have to the receipt still with you, you can contact the apple company for its unlock after they do verify it is your phone. If not, you won't have access to it. There are a few scammers and companies that claim to have the way to unlock it but believe me, an iCloud locked phone will only go by a bypass nothing like unlocking it fully. Bypassing an iphone means, you can use it over wifi only, but you won't receive or make any calls, no messages, or any simcard operations. Simply put: it won't read a simcard anymore. And a few of them can easily go through a bypass. Lastly, when you buy an iphone: a new one, when creating an apple ID, make sure you take note or use a password you can