HT201472 found a lost iPhone that is locked with a passcode

Found a lost iPhone that is locked with a passcode, how do I find the owner?

You probably will not be able to find the owner. Turn it into the police.

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  • I have found a lost ipad wifi only, locked with passcode ... what now ?

    i have found an ipad and i would like to help find the owner but the ipad is locked with a passcode so i cannot connect it to the internet so that owner can find it on find my ipad i have uploaded a pic of the back of the device with the serial number, i have also reported this to the local authorities
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    The best thing to do is to turn it in to your local police. Should the owner have reported the iPad as stolen, you could be liable if you hold onto the iPad. If the police have refused to accept the device - and I'd insist on that in writing if they have so you're covered in case of any legal issues - there's not much you can do. Even if the owner registered the device with Apple, Apple will not give you any of the owner's information. Normally Apple won't make any attempts to contact the owner themselves, though you can contact Apple anyway and ask.
    Regards.

  • HT1212 I have an iphone from a previous employee that is locked with a passcode and I need to wipe the phone so I can issue it to another employee...how do I go about this?

    I have an iphone that was previously used by a former employee, the phone is locked with a passcode, I need to factory reset so I can issue the phone to a new employee, how do I go about this?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    Here you go however do be warned that if activation lock is on the device you will need to contact apple support

  • HT4113 my iphone 4 is locked with a passcode

    Can anyone help me, my stepson gave me his iphone 4 and has forgot his passcode, can anyone help me with how I can get into it?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

  • I found a lost iPhone that needs restoring. What should I do?

    When I turned it on, it said I needed to connect to iTunes. Will I need to restore it?

    You should turn it in to the police. Failing to do so makes you guilty of receiving stolen property and/or something called theft by finding or larceny by finding in most jurisdictions.

  • Can my lost iPhone be hacked even with a passcode lock?

    Long story short, I left my iPhone with family and they shiped it via UPS. UPS lost it and is peforming a week long trace. Because my iPhone is off I can't track it in mobile me. But in case someone did find the package, with my name and address on it, and opened it anyway, and turned on my iPhone then they will get the 2min beeping and message asking them to call another number to reach me.
    Well today I received a confirmation email that this was delivered, but by the time I tried to GPS track it the phone was off again. I'm still hopeful of getting my iPhone back but I'm ging to have to constantly monitor things. I don't want to wipe it until I'm sure I won't get it back.
    My question: *I have a security PIN on the iPhone 3GS.* I believe this prevents someone from plugging it in and setting it to factory settings. I*s there a way around this?* Could my iPhone already be doomed by a more savvy hacker? I don't need the how, just if they can. In my head I imagine someone using Disk Utility on the Mac to reformat it.
    I'm so upset right now! In order to turn it on someone had to violate the package UPS lost, despite having my contact info on it. Then they flipped on the phone and saw my message and shut it down again! My forgetfulness for leaving it, incompetence at UPS for losing it, and dishonesty of whoever found it! Grrrrr!

    Sorry to hear about your loss...this tells you about the passcode lock. If they try enough times, the phone will either not let them try again or wipe itself depending on how you set things up. Either way, they can't get to your data unless they have the tools the FBI & police use, and that's doubtful.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212

  • I have found a lost iPhone 4--how do I get it back to the owner?

    Hello Folks,
    I've found a lost iPhone 4, along with a charger and some other personal effects (none of which are identifying, unfortunately).
    Unfortunately, the phone ("Alyssa's Phone) was locked.  No problem, call up the service provider (Telus) with the SIM card number.  Unactivated and thus unregistered SIM card.
    Okay, let's use the IMEI or serial number off the back of the SIM tray--not registered with Telus, either.
    Okay, let's phone up Apple technical support: serial number no longer eligible for support!
    Clearly, Apple has had some dealing with the phone--can they get in touch with the owner and let them know where they can pick up the phone?

    Try to connect the MBP to your computer with Firewire-Target Disk Mode
    follow instructions here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661
    and try to find out the owners identity.
    it won't work if "open firmware password" is enabled on the MBP.
    Or if everything is FileVault encrypted.
    It's possible it won't work without a power brick for the MBP, perhaps you can borrow one ?
    You could also take out the Harddisk, and pop it in an external enclosure, but that's more effort.

  • Found a lost iphone 4s

    Ok Apple so I found a lost iphone 4s at wallmart so 2 weeks earlier I decided to take it to my local police station!!! And gave it to the Police so the police contacted the owner and the owner did not want the phone back ha lol how strange! So the police told me I could have it back But I have a big problem here tho...the iphone is locked threw the icloud activation threw the owners gmail... so I called the police station and asked i if i could have the owners contact the police did not insist.they said No! Apple if I take the iphone to my local apple store can they unlock the iphone 4s activate it or flash it etc.
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    The phone appears to have had more than one 'owner' and the police do not seem inclined to pursue the matter.  I believe only Apple security can formally unlock the phone and under these circumstances I doubt they would.  There could be all sorts of private detail within.

  • Recently had to purchase a replacement phone a friend of mine had backed up the data on the lost phone to his Mac laptop how do I get that backed up data from the lost iPhone that's on his Mac laptop to my new replacement phone? Please give step by step

    recently had to purchase a replacement phone a friend of mine had backed up the data on the lost phone to his Mac laptop how do I get that backed up data from the lost iPhone that's on his Mac laptop to my new replacement phone? Please give step by step instructions xoxoxo
    And my iTunes sign in is also screwed up... It is underneath my friends email (the one with my backed up data on his Mac laptop) HOW DO I CHANGE THIS SO THAT I CAN DOWNLOAD APP's again...

    I suspect unless he had some items in iCloud backup then they are gone.  Connecting an iPhone to a different library from that to which it was previously connected will result in the device asking if you want to erase it.

  • How to disable the message that pops up every time i connect my iphone "photos in the camera roll of iphone cannot be imported because the device is locked with a passcode"?

    Wrongly posted in iPhoto forum, should probably be posted here instead.
    I want to remove the message that pops up every time i connect my IPhone that says: "Photos in the Camera Roll of "Name" cannot be imported because the device is locked with a passcode.".
    This computer is not one that I want to import photos to (or sync with the iPhone), so this message is just very annoying, and it pops up all the time. I cannot find a way to disable this message. It is constantly appearing. No application is launching, I have turned off the iPhoto launch in the Image Capture app as well as in iPhoto. Thanks in advance if anyone has any information about this.

    Because your computer sees your phone, as it would see any digital camera, as long as you have photos in your camera role. Since you state you don't sync with this computer & have a passcode on your phone, that's why you get that message. The only way to prevent that message is either start syncing with this computer; remove the photos from your camera roll prior to connecting; or first turn off your passcode before you connect. Either that, or you live with it.
    You shouldn't be storing photos in your camera roll anyway. iPhone camera roll is not designed for photo storage. You should be regularly importing them.

  • Hello, i found my lost iPhone and after a while it got automatically erased from find my iPhone. How can i use it again?

    Hello, i found my lost iPhone and after a while it got automatically erased from find my iPhone. How can i use it again?

    Retore the device from your iCloud or iTunes backup.
    iOS: How to back up and restore your content - Support - Apple - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

  • HT1212 I found an iphone over one year ago. Its locked with a passcode. I kept waiting for the owner to call it. They never did. I went to ATT store today, they put a new sim card in it. but now itunes needs the passcode to reset it to factory settings.

    I found an iphone over one year ago. Its locked with a passcode. I kept waiting for the owner to call it. They never did. I went to an AT&T store today, they put a new sim card in it. and told me to go home, log on to itunes, and restore the phone to "factory settings".But itunes says the phone is locked and it needs the passcode to reset it to factory settings.
    Any workaround? Or, am I doing something wrong here?
    Thanks so much.
    Joe

    Sounds like you may be the owner of a new phone!  If you don't need or want it and no one claims it you probably can sell it. Check eBay to see what the going rate is.
    You are to be commended for at least trying to find the owner. Many wouldn't. 
    Best.
    GDG

  • I have an old iPhone that is locked

    I have an old iPhone that is locked that the kids used to use to play games on.  I can't remember the password.  iTunes will not let me reset/restore this device because find my iPhone is active on this device.  I obviously can't turn it off on the device first because I don't remember the password.  I thought I would be able to restore anyway from the iTunes account and computer I have always used with it.  Any tips? 

    Log into iCloud.com on your computer and see if it show up there, then erase it there. Then connect to iTunes and reload a recent backup or start as new.

  • How to undo the search actions since i found my lost iphone

    want to undo the search action of blocking and erasing since i found my lost iphone
    is this posible?

    No, once activate, there's no turning back.
    You can restore from backup with the computer iTunes you usually sync.

  • My Ipod Touch is disabled and when I connect to Itunes to recover it, it states that itiTunes could not connect to the iPod touch "iPod touch" because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the iPod touch before it can recover.

    My Ipod Touch is disabled and when I connect to Itunes to recover it, it states that itiTunes could not connect to the iPod touch “iPod touch” because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the iPod touch before it can recover.

    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
    iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
    For how to restore:                                                             
    iTunes: Restoring iOS software
    To restore from backup see:
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes       
    If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:           
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store        
    If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

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