Can the iphone be remotely activated if it is lost or stolen so it can be found using the find my iphone app
can the iphone 5 be remotely activated so it can be found using the find my iphone app. the phone has been offline since it was lost even though it should have had power. if it can be simply turned on by the service provider or by apple the rest i can do using the app
twhite55 wrote:
can the iphone 5 be remotely activated so it can be found using the find my iphone app. the phone has been offline since it was lost even though it should have had power. if it can be simply turned on by the service provider or by apple the rest i can do using the app
If you didn't enable the Find My iPhone function, then you can't track the iPhone. But it sounds like you did have it turned on, if you're seeing that it's listed in the Find My iPhone app or on icloud.com. But are you sure it's the same device? If you had a previous iPhone, and the name of both iPhones was the same, it would make it difficult to know which phone was which, even if they both were listed.
In any event, an offline device is not trackable. It could be offline because A) it has no power or B) it is not connected to the internet via cellular data or wi-fi.
Until it comes back online (and it may never), then it cannot be remotely tracked.
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