I can't locate my iphone as the app findmyiphone is off. Is it possible to shutdown the iphone so the thief can't use it?

I can't locate my iphone as the app findmyiphone is off. Is it possible to shutdown the iphone so the thief can't use it?

No.  If you did not activate find my iPhone then here's nothing you can do. Lesson learned.

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    I can not remember my code to unlock my phone.  In itunes it tells me to turn off "locate my iphone".  How do I turn that off?

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    You are not addressing Apple here at all.
    Apple can do nothing.  Sorry.
    Like any other make of any other phone, they cannot permanently disable it.
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    It mentions "loss"  NOT theft.  you cannot find a mention of theft protection.  Find my iphone is NOT theft protection and has never been advertised as such.

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    This the Activation Lock. Read here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818
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    If you can't then you have a brick, Apple won't help and AL cannot be bypass.
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      2. Find my lost iPod Touch
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      4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
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      7. Find My iPhone
      8. Report Stolen iPad | Stolen Lost Found Online
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      2. Setup your iDevice on iCloud
      3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac
      4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on Unsupported Devices)

  • TS4006 "Find my IPhone" app on my iPad can't even locate the iPad I'm using. And I'm on a WiFi network and location services are turned on. Ideas?

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  • I lost my iPhone....no ap to locate it...can i prevent the thief from using it at very least

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    Sorry, there is no way to do that. The best you can hope for is if your carrier offers blacklisting(some do, some don't). If your carrier doesn't offer blacklisting, there is no way to prevent the phone from being used.

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