MacBook Air Firmware Pass / iCloud Lock Removal - LFC
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2021
- Improved video about removing Apple FW passwords. Last one I did was a lucky break because there was no iCloud lock present, this one's a bit trickier. We also ensure to preserve serial numbers, MAC Addresses, etc with this method!
Something something check that the device isn't stolen before you work on it. Just because the customer doesn't know the password, doesn't mean they stole it.
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Also, as far as I know modern Apples with a T2 security chip are different animals to this. I've seen claims that there are tools to deal with T2, but I've got no intention of risking macbook to test them, or at least not until I come across a bricked one that can't get any worse.
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Why don't you try it with an iPhone? 🤔
@@chuy6590 why dont you send him a iPhone to try 🤔
**waves hand** _You don't want to send him an iPhone to try, "you want to go home and rethink your life"_
Hi, i work on T2 device all the time, if do you have any questions or need any help let me know
Love these videos. Graham makes it look so easy and the explanation alongside what he's doing leaves no room for misinterpretation! The only thing missing was showing the serial number and MAC addresses had been preserved (but then we had no data to start with lol).
By far the best video I have seen on bypassing a locked Mac- although not for the faint of heart and someone would need the right equipment and have good solid soldering skills. You explained it extremely well and made it look effortless. Great video.
You have a great way to do/explain things simple. Love it!
Great Stuff Graham. its good to see your skills and business develop over a period of time. I would have used less airflow to get the chip off the logic board, but each to their own.
Brilliant video thought I knew my way around computers at amateur level but I clearly have a lot to learn!
Internet after a decade of seeing free iCloud bypass videos: "Finally, an iCloud unlock video that actually works!"
Me still trying to iCloud unlock my iPhone 4S: *Intense breathing*
At first, I was thinking there was going to be some complicated software process to do this. It looks /relatively/ easy, though your walkthroughs are always well structured and I really appreciate that.
4s is a A5 device ....use the arduino method
@@shehzadabdulla.a7412 I wasn't expecting this.. but maybe it'll help someone. I've recycled mine by this point.
Cannot believe I just found this channel. Love it!!
Superb calm, collected procedures explained just enough and avoiding being 'gabby' like too many US sites can be.
The more years one can get out of older Airs the better because they are a mainstay of education in rich and developing countries -- not that many students in rich countries have much wealth!
Larger older Macs can have numerous problems but Airs and Minis tend be pretty resilient. Graham is helping to save the planet as a matter of course in line with his overall professional decency.
DOMO! Lordy it's been a while since I've seen anything Domo related, love the shirt!
Welcome back hope you had a nice break 😊 another top quailty video very informative 🤔 thanks for taking the time to make Graham 😀
Didn't understand a word of that, but an utterly fascinating video. Nice one Graham, love your content just don't understand any of it.
One of the very best tech videos I've seen on any subject. Thanks and very best wishes from Midwest USA.
This guy is a genius i just subscribed to your channel 😀👏 I'll just keep following thanks for the good videos
Learned a lot from your videos, thanks man!
Graham states nothing left on the bench, which is great, when I fix electronics I have 3 screws, 2 ic's, about 10 dust bunnies and half a pork pie left, I really need a cleaner place to fix things lol
when I worked at apple we just used software to remove the firmware lock as long as the customer provided proof of purchase for said device.
A most superb video graham.brilliant sir .well done,and thankyou so much indeed,for the programmer details.
You make it look so easy Adam.
It is well explained, personally I knew the procedure but not at the level of $ signs .Thank you very much bro.
Amazing video, if you didn’t get help from this video I’d advise you to send *@Gregfixtool* on Instagram a massage he got mine fixed in just 20mins his really good at it
Nice Video, Some advice if someone tried the password too many time you would need to wait until the counter finished before removing the UEFI chip otherwise the data on the chip will be corrupted
Good tip!
I did it on a macbook air 2017 a1466 here in Brazil and it worked too, thank you.
I do have the same mac and problem. Did you follow the steps in the video??
This video is super helpful, I've been recently trying to flip broken MacBooks from ebay (usually busted screen and/or water damage) but have often had them end up with a firmware or icloud lock after the repair meaning I'd end up a couple $100 out of pocket and labor time for a paperweight. with this info I can save these from the scrap heap they were destined for. Thanks!
Il doing the same as a side hussle could you tell me if this method actually worked ?
@@lorenzocicchi1961 I was able to successfully get one working, haven't had to try it on any others recently because the price of broken macbooks has skyrocketed. No more profit in it, unfortunately for me. Now I'm just trolling facebook looking for broken ones and offering repairs or to buy the broken ones
@@mtnentertainment3454 you still in the macbook market? Got one, im in 2 minds , attempt what adamant done, or take an easy path.
How can you tell if your Macbook is tied to an icloud account? Will it always say it's tied to an icloud account even if you wipe it and reinstall the OS? I bought a used Macbook, and checked and it doesn't have a firmware password. Checked icloud, and it's not signed in. Though I don't know the previous owner wiped it and it wouldn't show if it's tied to an icloud account or not. As I'd be nervous of someone years later put it in lost mode on their Find My and lock it up.
@@colt5189 if it's tied to an icloud account it will tell you. It literally won't let you finish set up until you either sign in, or remove the icloud account.
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Awesome video man! Good job!
I have no idea what's going on, but it's surprisingly relaxing to watch.
absolutely hooked on your videos :).
You got deep in, nice work!
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Another really interesting video Adam. Thank you :-)
Awesome video !!!
oh that was an interesting and well explained tutorial. cant wait for modification using usb
Well done, earned yourself a sub
Good video man…am an iphone technician but I love your video…pls what camera did you use for your hands camera
You teach me a lot bro..thank you
Also, hope you got a lot of rest on vacation!
There are scenarios where it might be better to change the serial number, however. I had a customer's laptop where it was locked for updates and only supported by the original IT department that supplied it to employees. The staff member was allowed to keep the laptop when retrenched, I trusted his story , but updates applied to it resulted in a mac that was software locked. I was able to clone a working system onto the laptop, without this password, but told him not to update the OS or the installer would send the serial to apple and relock the laptop.... The only way around this I can see would be to change the serial number.
Thanks a lot Graham, you've saved my life! 🖖
It amazes me how components as well as the surrounding SMTs can survive being heated up to extreme temperatures, even for just a few seconds, especially considering that DIY PC builders spend hours trying to get their components as cool as possible, even modifying off the shelf PC’s to run cooler (eg M1 MB Air Thermal Pad hack)
Yea, most components have a working temp and a reflow temp. The working temp is the limit for normal operation for extended periods of time, but the reflow temp is "it can survive this for a short period without dying during manufacture". If you tried to turn on the component while at reflow temp, you'd have a bad day.
That's when you have to remind yourself that the chips are just sand..
Even more so when you consider that the data on these memory devices are basically bunches of electrons held in place by the wonders of modern technology but yet remain in place after all that heat.
There is one thing to have a hot semiconductor with currents flowing in it and another without currents flowing in it.
I too cringe a bit to see him blast the board that high but these boards sport massive copper layers and take a lot of heat to reach the needed lead free flowing temperatures.
Do not blast other brands like this tho... :))
Thank you so much! My Macbook is back to life!
Great video again, how much you charging for this type of repair?
Yes. I've learned with electronics work of all kinds that quitting while one is ahead is definitely recommended. Also pleased enough that Apple makes a decent effort to lock the machine in event of theft.
Hey Graham cheers for these videos. I’m a DIY guy at heart although I had never had to enter into the programming world up until recently as I am trying to fix my 2012 a1278. I have done al the steps mentioned (with the ch341a) (I didn’t know about the voltage issue). My problem is now when I recheck the new data (and if I check the original), I am finding $SVS in multiple places, even after I had overwritten it with FF
Is this something that is a normal occurrence? I can’t find anything about it online. If it is common, I guess the first $SVS is the only one related to a FW password?
Thats really clear and quite impressive. I cannot help feeling that your labour is worth at least half the value of that used mac air, however..... possibly a bit more than half.
Videos like this always make the job seem long and in-depth, but once you've done it once, doing it again (and off camera where you just get on with it) is very little effort.
So this is very much financially viable if the repair person is just cracking on and not making UA-cam videos. I still do it cheap because while it takes me significantly longer to make a video about it - I get to make a video about it.
Very interesting video. If the client needed to save the data you could take out the m2 or sata drive, put it in a USB adapter and get the data off the drive. Then put the drive back in and proceed with your wipe and format.
Macs with soldered in drives would need a higher level of recovery to keep the data before wipe. Please correct me if I’m wrong…🤷🏼
What a fantastic video! You answered every question as I was asking it. I'd love it if you put together some sort of Amazon/other list showing what parts or tools you used -- from the RT809F to even the flux you used. I guess you could put an affiliate link on there as well to get a portion of the proceeds. Thanks!
I'm working on making a list of tools, but there are many, so it's surprisingly difficult to make a comprehensive list of "what I have" vs "what you'd actually need"
It's in the works though!
@@Adamant_ITIs this working with M1 chip or stolen Macbook locked from icloud is useless?
nice video been thinking about getting 1 of those programmers
Great Video - thanks so much - my sons EX icloud locked his 2013 Macbook Pro Retina out of spite and she will not give him the password (Hmmm) - so that shows there are quite a lot of legit reasons to do this manoeuvre - thanks again
I got a macbook air mid 2013 from a family member that they brought off ebay the seller got them from a computer salvage store the macbook has a four digit lock with a keypad on it I took it to apple they told me that it was a efi lock they couldn't help me with out the original bill of sale so i just remove the efi chip and put a new on it it's working now
Okay but do you lose the old data ???
thanks, everything worked out. Air 2017.
You are such a great Instructor
I've learned a lot from you
Thank you so much brother
Just one question if you don't mind please What is the brand of your overhead streaming camera
I'm trying to find a good one
I already ordered one but unfortunately it wasn't as good as advertised
That would be the Logitech Brio camera, only know because I have one be too! There is an HD and 4K version. So I’m not sure what he has specifically… I went 4K because I use mine for video calls and it has HDR
@@alexanders1859
Thank you for your reply my friend
I really appreciate it
I will order one👍
Thanks a lot
Hey, I enjoy every bit of your videos. Appreciates the generous expressions. Will this approach work with Apple Silicon macs ? Any tryout so far ?
cool video!!! I just got CH341A and will now look for a video on how to upgrade it, but in the meantime I also got a crocodile clip with it (can it be, that it will allow me to do the BIOS procedure without unsoldering the chip) or it's for another purpose?
GREAT VIDEO. THX MAN
Eyy big man keep up the good work🤌
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Subbed nice video 👍 job well done ✅
Thanks for sharing
Awesome Video Graham. I'd like to try this. Can you provide amazon affiliate links to the tools you used? I'd like to give this a go on an M1 Mac Mini I recently purchased off ebay.
Hi Adam. Does the procedure applied in this video work for an a2338? Thanks a lot for your teaching !
Great informative and easy to follow video as always. I just wanted to say the reasons given as to why you would need to do this is obviously no good for the passed away relatives device with the photos as it erases all the data. As all of us that repair devices know there are is a lot of software out there that says it can unlock phones etc, , when in fact all they are doing is a factory reset and wiping the device , which is pointless if it is iCloud locked. As for android devices they only work if developer options and USB debugging are enabled. How many regular phone owners even know what that is, unless someone knows how to enable it when you cannot access the device its useless. Anyway thanks again for the videos, always interesting.
So in doing everything in this video will still not help you if it is icloud locked?
It would be nice if you could post links to the tools you are using. Awesome video!
Thank you sir
I have a MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015) that I purchased on ebay, which I had to wipe because the laptop at the time was in my home which was ransacked. Looking to prevent my data from being stolen I had wiped my laptop and now I am stuck at the firmware password box with no knowledge of the password.
- I had tried Command + R + holding the power button
- I had tried option Command + R + holding the power button
- I had tried shift Command + R + holding the power button
I recommend a A-Z Phone diary book to keep passwords in . Not likely to lock up , lose power . Just handy if kept in a good hidden spot . Use a pencil to update them when required .
Ye. I'm a fan of password managers like LastPass, as they're accessible from anything with an internet connection (so you don't need to carry the book around) but I do say to my customers "yea I'd rather you keep a book at home with an ordered list than use weak passwords, post-it notes on the back of the phone/laptop or the same password on everything."
Book isn't ideal, but it's a lot better than bad practises!
6:25 -- Rossman laughs at your meager flux application.
Could you please provide link to buy the right rt809f bundle?
8:34 Are soldering on a hard drive? You are my hero.
It's just the cover .
First what you need is a chip holder so you don't solder it everytime when programming. Second what you need is smaller hot air station, check yihua.
On your easy p 2019 you need to weld a wire from the pin 4 location to the ground dot on the back of the board take the screws out of the controller look on the back of the board you'll see pin 4 location and do it to the ground dot well drill wire there and you'll get a connection every time
You just got a like just for the flux application sound effect! (6:26)
Many years ago I registered with Apple. Now I got an older Macbook with iCloud lock. All right, just remove the hard drive, install a new one, start from the USB stick. During the installation I was asked for my credentials and everything went fine with that.
Good job!
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Great video! I looked up the CH341A and it says the output is 3.3V to 5V. Does this mean you can adjust to prevent sending 5v to the chip?
good video !
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Would you happen to have a link or video on how to create such a multi install usb for apple? Your video's are one of the best!
Too bad this post only attracts scammer bota
another great video as always, love watching Graham fix and build computers... it's sooo satisfying and better than doing it myself lol. speaking of which... i have an iMac here and although it doesn't need quite so much work as in the video, i'm not sure what to do next. the hard drive in the mac seems to be failing, and has problems booting the OS, apart from getting to the password screen (i have the correct password) but after entering, i just got a black screen every time. so, i have installed a cheap and small 128GB SSD in the iMac (as they plan to sell it as soon as it's all done) and installed MacOS on there and that's all fine, but how easy is it to recover the customer files and data (pics, docs, etc) from this old drive, now that it's not in the iMac anymore? i do have a USB HDD dock i can use. thanks all :)
Is there a way a test clip can be used to avoid the desolder dance? I have seen something similar where they gave the board power (not turning it on) and read and written the efi data.
Your thoughts?
Spent a lot of time doing hand placement and rework on boards for Motorola and Raytheon. No need to remember the orientation of the chip. PCBs have the graphic showing pin one (shown in video), and the chips have either a printed dot or a small divot showing pin one.
Hello Graham! great tutorial, lots of details! i have a question: how do you made a usb with multiple installers? i tried to do the same but give up and end up creating one flash drive for every MacOS version (every soft that i used wipes the usb before creating the booteable installer)
Nevermind! I just found a video where you explain that, i tried something similar a long time ago but must got something wrong that wiped all the partitions. If anyone needs the video it's titled "Multi-boot OS X Install Drive"
can you please tell me If this method works with macbook air m1 2020 model no A2337
or not
Did anyone tried on a2337
You have delicate hands - in the sense that they do such lovely delicate work. I think I would be hopeless: I have blacksmith's hands.
Do you think that having such "good" hands is important for work like yours, or have you never considered the point?
I suppose it certainly helps - but the right tools can also help. If you've got big meaty fingers, a good pair of tweezers are your friend. If your eyes aren't sharp, a microscope or magnifier... Finding tools that work for you is critical in any craft 👌
I let a friend (ex-friend 😠) use my 2019 MacBook Pro and they logged into their iCloud and changed all the passwords. When I was finally able to get it back I now have no way to get into it. Do you know someone here in the states that can iCloud unlock it and if so can you point me to the right direction?
Have you had any luck? I’m in the states as well and I am trying to get into the mother’s Mac book pro, She passed a year ago and didn’t want to deal with it until recently.
Great video!! What is that yellow board called??? The one you put the firmware chip on ?
WSON8 adaptor
This was really fascinating to see, I'd honestly just install ubuntu on it, then you wouldn't have to worry about it ever phoning home.
Where can we buy the material to unlock EFI ? Thanks by advance, best regards, Michel Mostaert
I’ll donate when my job successful using Your tutorial
Could be worth buying a decent socket for the programmer, lifting tracks with multiple heating cycles is my thought :-).
A handy tool.
Yea pretty much this. I've got a socket adaptor for SOP8 chips from ATX mobos, but it's a bit hit or miss. Sacrificial breakout boards are just consumable tools IMHO. Use them 'til they break then buy another pack of ten.
However, plenty of ways to bake a cake, use whatever works for you!
Do you have any new videos based on the Apple Silicon Models?
What about $SVS is not in the BIOS bin file?
Question, cause I've never had to do it on the Air one, but done many times on the MacBook and Pro - even for myself. So, each time, all it took was removing one of 2 RAM memory chips, turning it on pressing and holding Alt / Option button and boot up with no password this time. So, do we really have to go and desolder on the Air one? If so, what's the difference that here we have to desolder UEFI / Bios?
Appreciate your video 🤗. Can you please help me on fixing same ? Flicking on screen on my 2013 edition MacBook Pro. Followed your video but on last installing new OS option i can't find any space to download and in utilities on top bar i can't see hardrive option either. Pls suggest what to do..
Hello budy, how are you? could you help me?, i removed the eprom from a macbook air 1466, and rewrote it, because it had efi password, now it doesn't turn on and I noticed that 1.8 doesn't reach the processor, could it be the eprom?? the first time I turned on the wrong bio on the label of the recorder where the metal part touched it, closing short on the pins, I removed and read the eprom, I did the whole process, and it still doesn't turn on, can you help me?
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Will this method remove remote management as well? I have a few laptops that ask to use companies credentials to continue the setup. I can wipe it and configure it without the internet but then a message pops up saying that it's the company's laptop and I should enroll in management software.
Is this chip the same on all newer MacBooks? I'm looking into doing this with a 16" Macbook M1 Pro 1TB, if they have the chip on Ebay
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DUDE!, do you have a video about how to make a multi MACOS intaller/tester HDD/SSD via USB like yours?
A mere question, is it possible to connect some POGO on the testing points around the chip without the need for desoldering ?
well done m8
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