What does it mean to annex something? To annex something means to add on or combine. Buildings can be annexed or joined together by building a covered walkway between them. Schools might be annexed by joining â¦ the schools of two neighboring towns.
If the previous owner isn't present, contact them and ask them to follow these steps to remove the device from their account: 1  Sign in to iCloud.com with their Apple ID. 2  Go to Find My iPhone. 3  Select All Devices to open a list of devices linked to their account, then select the device that you're removing.  Click Remove from Account.
Learn how to turn off Activation Lock and remove your device from a previous owner's Apple ID so that you can set up and use it. If you turn on your device and you're asked for the previous owner's Apple ID and password, the device is erased but still linked to the previous owner's account.