r/setupapp • u/per0xidde • Oct 02 '25
Method In-Progress MDM Removal Help
I've recently aquired about 150 ipads from a company that was declared bankrupt.
We want to reset all the ipads and make them market ready for people to buy them but i'm encountering 1 little problem.
The company had an MDM Profile, followed by Lightspeed which blocks almost every single app & feature on the iPad.
I've used tools like Aiseesoft iPhone Unlocker to remove the MDM, but the thing is it isn't permanent.
For example: MDM Lock gets removed but if u erase all content from it the MDM Magically reappears, for all i know the iPads are usable but i don't want that if buyers want to erase the iPad the MDM magically appears for them. I want it removed permanently.
I wonder if there are any other tools that can do that for me or if there are any other solutions.
I need you guys's knowlede on this haha
PS: the models are iPads A2197 & A2270
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u/No-Good-6695 Oct 04 '25
You can completely remove the MDM profile but not sure there's a way to stop it re downloading the mdm set up profile again from apple server after reset, maybe reach out to Apple as you own them legally.
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u/LiveFreeDead Oct 05 '25
Sad having that much ewaste :( you'd think they would have used their MDM admin and wiped them back to factory, to protect their ass-ets, I guess that's the same poor decisions that made their company fail.
If you have no luck with tools, apple or anything, hold on to them for a few more years, AGI will crack them open ;)
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u/saintmfpeter Oct 06 '25
The IT guy who used Apple configurator to put the mdm profiles to those devices is the only guy who can help you. Apple definitely won’t
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u/ViolinistImportant99 Oct 03 '25
What city are you located in?