How Iphone theft can be stopped (Apple please read this)

Its good to hear all the time that apple has come up with an anti theft feature which has reduced theft of this lovely device by so much of percentage, but its still happening. Lets understand, if your iphone is stolen you put it on the lost mode and keep waiting for it to appear on Find my iphone. We are quiet confident that nobody other than us can erase this device (because of icloud password), which is by far true, but what if the stolen phone is dismantled and its parts are sold separately.
Therefore, what I want to propose to apple is that every hardware in iphone should have a unique no. which is read by the operating system everytime its restarted and if any part is replaced from one phone to another then iOS should ask for the unique no. which should be entered only once at the time of replacement and this unique no. for each part should come as a part of operating manual in the iphone box. I am sure theft will be over by almost 99%.
I lost my brand new iphone 5s within 24 days of purchase which hits me inside like anything and I really feel that when you buy such an expensive phone then there should be something done for its security.
Hope apple will surely consider the same and bring something on this ground soon.

There is already an anti theft device on the iPhone called Activation Lock which is very practical and seems to be working well, if recent press reports are to be believed. What you are suggesting is way beyond the scope of reality and would not deter thefts. I'm sure that a very low number of iPhones are sold for their parts. It probably is a measure of last resort on the part of thieves.
Security for your phone is ultimately up to you and not the manufacturer. You have been given the tools to help. Whatever happens to your phone in the end is your responsibility and no one else's.
If you still want to tell Apple, tell them yourself, as no one on this forum works for Apple and Apple does not monitor this forum.
www.apple.com/feedback

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Dear Apple, Please Read This

Dear Apple,
I really like the idea of the iPhone, but it's just too fragile. I need a phone that has a rugidized clamshell design, and all the buttons on the outside of the phone are automatically locked when the phone closes. It also needs to have that phone charm hole in the top of the phone. See, I keep my phone in my front pocket and I attach my keys to the charm hole. That way I can't loose my keys, and I always have them for opening boxes at work. Because of my work, my phone gets beat to death while still in my pocket. My keys swing and hit it, it falls out of my pocket constantly, I balance heavy boxes on the front of my hips (where my phone sits), so I can't have an iPhone as it exists right now.
So here's my ideas. I have a Samsung Rugby, so let's start there. The iPhone Rugby should be wider and thinner, so the touch screen has the room to get bigger. When the phone is open, the bottom is the touch screen, the top is a regular screen, kinda like a DS. All the buttons on the outside of the phone are all located on the sides of the phone, no buttons on the front. And the only button that works when the phone is closed is the volume button that turns the ringer off when you don't want to answer that call.
The touch screen on the bottom should default with the usual 2abc 3edf format with T9 so when I'm balancing boxes in my left arm, I can text with one hand. The top screen can pivot and turn sideways for those that want a Qwerty, but I personally prefer T9. One hand texting is really important for me.
So when you figre out how to make a ruggid clamshell that won't pocket dial, doesn't require locking your buttons, has a piece I can attach my keys to, and can withstand being hit and dropped and beaten, let me know. Thanks.
With Love,
Nikki

Me! Who Else?- Actually, My usage on the IPhone tops all your concerns/Issues/Ideas. I have a landscape construction company (as a second income) where the work and preform activities that make your durability concerns seem minor. I keep the IPhone in my pocket (sometimes with a cover, the otterbox brand+ a zagg invisible shield, sometimes without) and frequently carry paving stones, concrete debris, tools of all shapes and forms, get thrashed around in my skid steer (bobcat) and generally grind the IPhone into the these tasks and more! I keep the screen towards my leg side and it has been the only phone I have owned to even make it close to lasting the duration of my three year cell contract! I have dropped the phone in sand, loam, clay mud, and once into wet concrete! A quick dust-off with compressed air and wipe was all it needed.
On an aside, I went ski touring this past winter and forgot to take the phone out of my sweaty pants for the ascent up and nearly soaked the IPhone with sweat. I dried the phone on the front defrost of my car when we returned and I (and my friends alike) were amazed that the IPhone had better reception in the Rogers Pass area (in Canada) than all the other phones.
I work as well in a hospital as a professional (Nurse) and use the IPhone there as well for calculations and reference.The Iphone is perfect as it's smooth, nearly buttonless features allow me to clean the phone effectively with bactericidal wipes at the end of each shift. Imagine a flip phone, or a phone with all those nooks and crannies for viruses and bacterias to hide? Disgusting!, considering there are so many keyboards in the hospital. Maybe the IPad will make an appearance in hospitals one day?
Anyways, I dispute your ideas and challenge them with my own experiences!

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I have a funny feeling that someone from Apple does monitor these forums...
Sure - somebody monitors the forums for compliance the the Terms of Use. But those people just that: forum administrators. They are not engineers or policy makers.
You can go up to the guard at a military base and complain about American foreign policy but it won't do you any good. Or, you can write letters to your Congressman and to the President. It still might not do any good, but at least the message will get to someone who can do something about your concern.
Specifically: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Anyone that works for Apple, please read this

I have a brilliant suggestion and didn't know where to post it but here it is.
I work at a pharmacy. The program we are currently using is called PDX Pharmacy. I'll be honest with you, it *****. It takes a million steps to complete one simple task. My main issue is clearly this program's user interface. We use this program on a daily basis and it is used on our windows based PCs. This program is what prints out the information for our prescription labels. I hate it so much. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that Apple is known for their outstanding graphical user interface and I know that you geniuses over there in Cupertino can come up with some great stuff. Please hear me out on this: make me a pharmacy prescription filling program for the family owned pharmacy that I work for!
Thanks for listening to me complain.
Jerm

I have a brilliant suggestion and didn't know where to post it but here it is.
http://www.apple.com/feedback
These are user to user forums. You are not addressing Apple by posting here.

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is there any way i can send this info to apple?

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Apple PLEASE Read This! When using Grab, why does Saving only allow ONE Format...Tiff?

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APPLE please read this!!!

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Apple please read this! Fix our .mac servers! WAY TO SLOW!

This is the same problem I and many others are having.
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Wh? What good will it do?
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APPLE/DEVS Read this! Windows 7 CAN'T detect the iPhone 5s but iTunes CAN detect it! WEIRD, huh?!..

just a summary...
i have a iphone 3G which i have been using for a long time and now i got an iphone 5s.. troubleshooting this kind of stuff is not new to me from computers to smartphones.. the internet has a vast majority of information and all you need to do is type in the right "KEYWORD".. i'm that kind of guy that looks for the answer before i try to look on it on my own.. i'm a DIY kind of guy as long as there is an instruction on how to do it..
now, back to the topic..
so i was trying to copy some of my pictures on my iphone 5s to my PC for backup purposes and to see the quality of the images but the portable device doesn't show up unlike my iphone 3G which is f***ing WEIRD.. been tinkering with this over the past 5 days since i have nothing to do and testing the new features of this phone but to no avail.. searched all over the internet but still none..
so last night, i was really determined since i can't sleep and also connected my iphone 3G to my PC while the iphone 5s is connected.. so here is what shows up on my devices and printers and device manager..
i can totally see the pics on my iphone 3G but not on my iphone 5s.. totally amazing.. good job apple!
the picture under devices shows my iphone 3G and the other 2 on unspecified is my iphone 5s.. the iPhone under there is being used as my source of internet since this is tethered so i can have access and post this in here so that APPLE will know how f***ed up their SOFTWARE is is..
so i downloaded itunes a couple of times, and i can't remember how many already, i think 5 times or more and then uninstalled all apple softwares (itunes, apple application support, apple mobile device support and etc as long as there is apple in it) and then reinstalled itunes but still none..
so i went on device manager removed my iphone 3G and the only one that would show there is the Apple Mobile Device USB driver under USB controllers..
and then i uninstalled the driver, looked for the driver myself by just it doesn't show up in here where you are directed to look for the driver and oh im using 64 bit just so everyone knows and i already found out that my system is using the usbaapl64.sys file in windows>system32>drivers..
so last night i installed, reinstalled itunes and then suddenly my drive D: was gone and i received an error or a "!" on my drive and my drive is not being detected.
Error: windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damage. (code 19).
i unstalled the driver in device manager and then scan hardware changes, updated the driver automatically and manually and it is saying that i have the latest hardware but i can't use my DVD drive with the error on it..
so today i searched for that e-fing error and found this http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/a/code-19-error.htm
"4. Uninstall Apple iTunes. While that may sound a little drastic, iTunes is the cause of enough Code 19 errors to make it into this troubleshooting.
If removing iTunes works, you might try installing it again from scratch, which doesn't always reintroduce the problem. See How to Properly Reinstall a Software Program for general advice."
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after reinstallation of itunes my DVD drive can be seen and just noticed how APPLE SOFTWARES are so ****** up.. CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLE AND DAMAGES..
so going back to the topic..
i was able to find a way (AFTER HOW MANY HOURS of TROUBLESHOOTING) on how my iphone 5s was able to detect the portable device or should i say the images on my iphone 5s where the autoplay pops up and everything..
so i went on device manager, uninstalled apple mobile device USB driver, disconnected my iphone 5s, UNLOCKED my iphone 5s, connected it to my PC, clicked on TRUST this PC, on my PC the sound for a USB being connected sounded, and at the bottom right, automatically installed the drivers and then the autoplay popped up with the matching PORTABLE DEVICES on COMPUTER where i can browse the internal storage and the pictures..
so now i opened iTunes and BOOOM!
iTunes doesn't detect my iphone 5s but i can browse on the images on my phone..
so again i went to device manager, uninstalled the driver for apple iphone under portable devices, scanned for hardware changes, updated the driver manually by selecting drive C: so it would automatically find the correct drive..
so now, my iphone can be detected by itunes but not on my COMPUTER.. see how ****** UP this is?!.. JEEEEEEEEEZ!!
Now i finally found the SOLUTION on how to do this and vice versa.. UNTIL APPLE decides to FIX their SOFTWARE/DRIVER issues..
if you want to scan or browse the images on your iphone 5s on your computer all you need to do is do this:
[for those who don't know how to reach this part, here is a GUIDE on how to open this is: click on the device > click on update driver software > browse my computer for driver software > let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer]
and then you will see the screen below
click on MTP USB Device and then click on Next, after it finishes installing the drivers, your PC will automatically detect a new portable device but in order for you to access the images you need to go back on your phone, unlock it if it lock automatically and then click on "TRUST" and then you can now see the images..
BUT the problem here is that your iPhone can't be detected on iTunes...
now, if you want to go back to where your phone can be detected on itunes, just follow these steps:
click on apple mobile device USB driver, click on Next and then wait for your computer to finish the installation and then you will hear the beeping sound. check your phone, unlock it, then click on "TRUST", and then go to iTunes and you will now see your iPhone there but not on your PC where you can browse for the images..
SEE HOW THIS DRIVERS are so ****** up.. i wish i hadn't started using this ****** UP OS with all the BUGS and GLITCHES.. JEEEZ! and to think, these DEVICES are not CHEAP compared to Android devices on the market.. it's just because of how these people go with the trend that they purchase these kind of stuff and the only thing they use it for is calling or texting.. i, for once use this not for calling or texting but also for the apps that it has like the games, ebooks and etc when im bored..
i HOPE the Apple DEVS read this and find the solution on the drivers which is so ****** UP and so LAME!!
PS: i hope a lot of people who are having the same issue as what i had find this and help them with their concern even though this is not a permanent solution.. it is just a work around for folks that are looking for answers and solution.
Have a Great Day Folks and it is the start of a New Year and want to contribute something even though i don't usually posts my work around.

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