Suggestions for finding a lost iphone?
Nov 11, 2013 | 8:47 pm
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Suggestions for finding a lost iphone?
Lost my iPhone in a cab in Seattle over the weekend. Called their lost and found - nobody turned in a phone. Does anybody know of an app or anything like that that I could use to try and find the phone? Thanks.
Nov 12, 2013 | 5:18 am
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I suppose that means that you did not have it set up with the "find my iPhone" app?
http://www.apple.com/uk/icloud/find-my-iphone.html
If you are trying to do it after the event you are probably going to have little chance unless you have any remote access technology already installed on the device.
Have you tried ringing the number? The other thing for next time is also something like the "Return Me" app, so that on the locked homepage it gives contact details.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/retu...316997752?mt=8
http://www.apple.com/uk/icloud/find-my-iphone.html
If you are trying to do it after the event you are probably going to have little chance unless you have any remote access technology already installed on the device.
Have you tried ringing the number? The other thing for next time is also something like the "Return Me" app, so that on the locked homepage it gives contact details.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/retu...316997752?mt=8
Nov 12, 2013 | 5:40 am
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Oh I hear you. Mine was stolen.
Even "find my iphone" didn't help locate it. All that I could do was erase all the info and change all my pass codes.
Even "find my iphone" didn't help locate it. All that I could do was erase all the info and change all my pass codes.
Nov 12, 2013 | 5:54 am
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I can't believe that Apple was so naive as to put this better security into iOS7 (stopping reformatting) and then allowing the thief to put the phone into airplane mode from the lock screen.
Does anyone know whether they have cracked the scheme and allow the phones to be reinitialized fromt he lock screen.
Does anyone know whether they have cracked the scheme and allow the phones to be reinitialized fromt he lock screen.
Nov 12, 2013 | 7:08 am
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I can't believe that Apple was so naive as to put this better security into iOS7 (stopping reformatting) and then allowing the thief to put the phone into airplane mode from the lock screen.
Does anyone know whether they have cracked the scheme and allow the phones to be reinitialized fromt he lock screen.
Does anyone know whether they have cracked the scheme and allow the phones to be reinitialized fromt he lock screen.
Still - ldsant, have you tried going to icloud.com on a computer and using Find My Iphone? You should at least put it in lost mode even if you can't find it.
Nov 12, 2013 | 8:49 am
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I think the real thieves would just carry some aluminum foil and wrap the phone in it.... instant airplane mode! I read that's how the police does it to protect from criminals remote wiping their seized phones.
Good luck on your iPhone OP. Try icloud like others had said.
Good luck on your iPhone OP. Try icloud like others had said.
Nov 12, 2013 | 8:51 am
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