HT3964 tracking stolen iPhone

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The only way to locate/disable/erase any lost/stolen iPhone/iPod Touch is through Find My Phone or a similar app. However, this requires that Find My Phone be setup/activated, on your phone, before it was lost/stolen. You would then login at iCloud.com & try to locate it. This requires the phone be turned on & have an Internet connection. There is no other way to locate a lost/stolen iPhone. Apple can't/won't help you, nor will your carrier. Report the loss to the Police, your carrier & Insurance company. Change all of your passwords.
If your carrier offers Blacklisting & they Blacklist the phone, it will be unusable as a phone.
If locked with a passcode, all a thief or whoever finds it has to do is force the phone into recovery mode & restore it. While this deletes all data on the phone, it also removes the passcode so the phone can then be used as a phone or touch.

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Any way to track stolen iPhone 4 without having previously installed an app

Hi, I've had my iPhone 4 stolen.
I've not got a mobile me subscription, (but I'd buy one if it meant I could track the phone?) and haven't installed any third party tracking app either.
Is there any way it could be tracked? It seems silly that my network can send a shutdown signal, to essentially "brick" the phone unless it's recovered, but can't have the device report it's location...
Thanks.

I remember reading somewhere that they recommend that you don't immediately report it to AT&T so you can avoid having your phone turn into a brick. If the thief is not smart and uses the phone, you may be able to track the numbers the individual is calling and then report those to the police as evidence.
If the person turns off the phone and pulls the sim card out, it could be harder to trace even with tracking software installed.
For those interested in tracking software, here are some apps that might help.
http://techpp.com/2009/09/18/6-ways-to-find-track-lost-stolen-iphone-free/

Tracking stolen iphone

There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about what someone can do with a stolen iphone and what can be done to get it back. Here is what I have found: anybody can get a new sim card and reactivate the phone as theirs. Prior to doing this however, the thief can also view or listen to anything you had on the phone. The password code if you had one can be unlocked. Reporting stolen phone to ATT will stop the service, but that is it. Apple does not seem to care about this growing problem. They offer no insurance, as other phones do. They will not work with ATT to track your phone, even tho it is technically possible. There is no solution other than buying a new iphone (which is great for them). The least they could do is make it so that your phone is useless if stolen. Why don't they?

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Tracked stolen iphone with icloud but 911 needs complete address

Recently my iphone 4 s was stolen and was switched off soon after the incident so i could not track it using my icloud account. Accidently when I was trying to located it via icloud, i suddenly saw it online in a town 50 miles from my place. I called my town police as well as the police of the other town where i could locate it. with great difficulty, i could get a stolen report with my town's police but no help from the other town's police to get my iphone back. They need an exact address to go and check - iclould just shows you an intersection and not the exact address. Anyone had luck getting their iphone back in such a situation? how did it happen?
I even sent messages to this person to return it back or i am going to call 911 but no luck
Thx
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I believe you can track using MAC address and the right tools and a good idea of general location, which means you need to figure it out quickly. Please see following and tell me if you agree: http://sbranigan.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/tracking-and-recovering-a-stolen-iphon e/
As to police resources. Cell phone theft is so easy and lucrative and there is so little chance that the police will even try to help recover the lost property that it is already the most common crime in the country now and is fueling a huge resale and used parts industry. Once I told the Atlanta Police and Airtran that the phone is locked they can both safely throw their hands up because there is no chance that it will resurface on the iCloud grid.
Live and learn.
I now see that other better apps are out there to better protect my property and help me recover it. It is good to know that neither Apple nor the police will be able to help you unless you really know how to help yourself.
Several European countries have national lost cell phone and computer registries/databases that includes the serial number, IMEI and ICCID/SIM address and MAC address.
To me, it looks like Apple wants no part of helping owners/licensees of Apple products to recover "our" stolen property. It is actually Apple's software, I only have a user license. It is not as lucrative to sell/or preload an "owner" controlled and useful "application license" with helpful instructions versus selling new phones. It is all a big money go round so just
iCloud almost appears to be designed to help ensure that you have to buy a new product that you can then download much of what was lost on the new machine or a stolen machine purchased on ebay, craig's list, etc. Not good in my opinion, but such is life, at times.
At least I can be pretty sure that I do not need to do a remote wipe scrub because to restart they have to wipe out. Thanks for feedback. Very useful!

Imei tracking stolen iphone

My new iphone 5 is stolen, is it possible to track it using the IMEI

carstenfromutting am ammersee wrote:
My new iphone 5 is stolen, is it possible to track it using the IMEI
No.
What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5668

Want to track stolen iPhone with imei

My iPhone is stolen and I have it's imei left only can we track lost mobile with imei only

No.

How to track stolen iPhone when it's offline when tried to locate it through Find My iPhone at iCloud?

My iPhone was stolen (through holdup) from me last August 3, 2012 around 10:30 PM while riding in a jeepney. Unfortunately, I try to locate it via iCloud's Find My iPhone App but it shows it's Offline. Now, is there any way to locate it when it's SIM card was replaced or was restored it in phone factory settings? Thanks in advance.

In order to track a phone you have to have enabled the app in advance, and it has to be on, not wiped, and able to connect to a network. If any of these conditions is not true then there is no possible way to track it.

HT4759 is there any better way you can track stolen iphone 5 and iphone 5s rather than find my iphone?

i have lost iphone 5 and iphone 5s within 4 month, its real sad coz there is no way i can track them, have been using icloud (find my iphone) for all these time but it doesn't show nothing helpful rather than my iphones are offline. i need help on this please.....

Find my...is the only way to track a device.
Barry

How to track stolen iPhone?

I gave an old iPhone 3GS to a friend, who had the phone stollen in the Phillapines. I logged into her iCloud account and the Find My iPhone gave me the correct name of the phone, but can't locate it because it says it's offline. I'm wondering if Apple would be able to give me the serial numbe of the phone based on the fact that it was connected to iCloud. Any other ideas?

The serial number will not help you find it, but you can find the serial number yourself:
iPhone: Locating the serial number, IMEI, ICCID, or MEID
If the iphone has been restored, or the SIM removed, or it is off, then you cannot track it.

Stolen iPhone 4S...any way to track it? other than using the Find My Iphone app

Hi. So yesterday, my iPhone 4S got stolen while I was in PE class.
Immediately after I realized that it was gone, I called my dad and he cancelled the service for me (Verizon) so that the person who stole it would not be able to use it.
I've been checking my phone's status on the Find My iPhone app regularly, but it keeps saying that it's offline.
So I was wondering, are there any other apps, websites, ANYTHING that I can use to find out where my phone is or turn it on? (so i can track it..)
also, i didnt have iCloud on that phone.
(as in i didnt turn it on on the phone itself)
is there a way to get all my photos that i had on my old phone back?
for example, if i get a new iphone, would i still be able to transfer the photos that were on my stolen iphone onto my new phone? (without iCloud....just using the same apple id user and pass)
Thanks.
O and one more thing..I read on other sites that I shouldn't contact the police because they just file a report and put the case aside.
Do you recommend that I still report it to the police..just in case?

Just so you don't hold on to that sinking feeling for not taking out every possible precaution aside from just leaving your phone at home and not using it... after having your phone stolen or .. lost:
I paid the insurance to cover loss or damage for two year... (really dumb of me since the deductible is $200. USD: more than I can buy the exact phone online and more than I could have sold mine if I had sold it online; (iphone 4 -32g). So don't kick yourself for not having insurance if you didn't.
I had all apps turned on: PhotoStream (which would have had to be active on your phone in order to retrieve photos to your pc or your mac now that it is lost). However, it is only as good as the last internet connection you were on and only if your were on that connection long enough for the photos to upload to photo stream. I was able to cover photos from Beijing and not the remaining 3/4 of my trip's photos.
Any photo app you may have been using most likely has an online access. Did you download a photo app? Start there. Do you have an itunes account? You can see what apps you have downloaded from there. If you use a mac you can see the photos in photo stream, (a sunflower icon).
Even if you had registered and jumped through all the hoops keeping app and updates up to par and a security passcode in place on the phone itself, your i phone tracking is not going to work at all unless the user is able to connect to the internet. This is not going to happen unless they can access the internet by having your passcode. So this tracking system, insurance and protection code is in most all cases a false since of security. It doesn't help you 95% of the time... i am guessing.
The except is possible I know.   I found two iphones one time and saw the owners request to call them that was sent from the tracking system. I called and returned their phones.   The people who have my phone have most likely dismantled it and are using the parts to recreate replications.... i lost it in China, lol.   where I saw massive fake reproduction within buildings that consume 7-15 floors and about 8 city blocks. So, it isn't always about your information: in this case they wanted the hardware. Which brings up the next point.
In the iphone tracking portion of icloud.com there is an option to erase the phone. I am not sure if this makes it unusable for the new owner of default or if it just clears your crap so they can actually use the phone.   I've left my stuff on the phone thinking it is most likely already in pieces. (a kinda Frankenstein-ish feeling when I think about it).   If you erase you phone via the icloud it seems you are no longer able to track it. it cuts all of your ties and abilities to do anything... if you could do something. ... hmmm.
So, do not bother with phone carrier insurance on phones: better to make sure it is covered in a home renter's or owner's policy. You have to specifically ask this of your agent or it is not a part of your coverage. This will cost you less than the usual cell phone insurance, shouldn't be more than $5. per month. (i paid $10!! .... should be a class action going on somewhere around that in itself).   Phone carrier insurance is a scam from A to Z these days... don't fall for it like I did. Yes, it was once a useful tool. Just make sure your home owner/renters ins deductible is not the same value as the phone.
So, do not fret that you did not have this "service" activated. Do however, check to see if you can download Photo Stream to any computer and access your last uploaded pictures from the phone. This application was most likely on your phone. Although you would have had to tie it to an account on the phone in order to tap into photo in a cloud of sorts.
Hope this helps if nothing more but to ease the pain.
ferfer

Why cant apple track my stolen iphone if it connects to the internet after reset. the IMEI number stays the same so i dont understand why they just dont shut it off and call me and the police to inform me about the whereabouts of the phone

Hi, my iphone was stolen around a month ago. After the phone popped up on find my iphone in central london the police decided to be really helpful and instead going to get it they closed my case. Since then it has been offline because the "lovely" individual who stole it obviously reset it. I was just wondering why doesnt apple track phones through the IMEI number. The number stays the same, so if the phone connects to the network they should be able to know that its my stolen iphone. I just dont understand why they dont do that. They have a huge ecosystem, and if someone signs in to my iphone with their itunes account (which they pretty much have to in order to use most of the phones features) the IMEI number gets associated with that perticular account. Would it not be possible for them to realize that its my stolen phone?
Thanks to anyone that answers.

Your carrier can lock the IMEI number, try contacting them. At least you'll have the satifsaction of knowing the theif can't use it anymore. My guess is Apple doesn't block IMEI numbers because they don't want someone selling a phone without record, and then reporting it stolen and causing problems that way. But that's just a guess, I feel for ya. Good luck either way, if it's a locked phone you should be able to call the carrier it's locked to and have the IMEI blocked.

Can i track a stolen iphone by using the imei number?

can i track a stolen iphone by using the imei number?

No. You can track it with find my iPhone if it was turned on before the phone as stolen.

I recovered my stolen iPhone 4s thru' IMEI tracking and Police's help. The thief had set up the phone with his apple account. He is now out of police's contact and i could not retrieve his Apple/icloud PASSWORD which i need to ACTIVATE my iPhone. Any way?

i recovered my stolen iPhone 4s thru' IMEI tracking and Police's help. The thief had set up the phone with his apple account. He is now out of police's contact and i could not retrieve his Apple/icloud PASSWORD which i need to ACTIVATE my iPhone. Any way?

No, not without help from the thief.

My macbook was stolen. Track my iphone emailed me that it has accessed the internet. How do i view where it is? Does the tracker show the actual address.

My macbook was stolen. Track my iphone emailed me that it has accessed the internet. How do i view where it is? Does the tracker show the actual address.

see
http://www.macworld.com/article/2034795/how-to-track-a-lost-computer-with-find-m y-mac.html
also see thread
with kappys excellent answer if Find my mac was not enabled on a mac
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23381693#23381693

HT4061 how can i track my iphone 5s that stolen?

How can i track my iphone that stolen? What if the thief change my icloud or just turn the phone off? Is there any solution for that case? Please help me..thanks

The only way to locate/disable/erase any lost/stolen iPhone/iPod Touch is through Find My Phone or a similar app. However, this requires that Find My Phone be setup/activated, on your phone, before it was lost/stolen. You would then login at iCloud.com & try to locate it. This requires the phone be turned on & have an Internet connection. There is no other way to locate a lost/stolen iPhone. Apple can't/won't help you, nor will your carrier. Report the loss to the Police, your carrier & Insurance company. Change all of your passwords, especially your Apple ID/iCloud password NOW!
If your carrier offers Blacklisting & they Blacklist the phone, it will be unusable as a phone.
If locked with a passcode, and running iOS 7.0, then phone cannot be re-activated or the passcode removed without knowing your Apple iD/Password. It will be nothing but a useless paperweight.
If not running iOS 7.0, the phone can be forced into recovery mode & restored.

HT3964 tracking stolen iPhone

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