Is find my iphone turned "on" by default?
Is "find my iPhone" turned "ON" by default when you purchase a brand new iPhone 4? Or do you have to go into mobileme and turn it on yourself?
Hi SEC09,
The "Find My iPhone" is off by default, it must be toggled on in the settings menu.
You can try to use the Find My iPhone login and see if there is any trace of it, but sadly this function can rather easily be disabled on the handset even if it has been enabled.
Hope this helps.
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You need to report it to the police, change your Apple/iCloud/iTunes password, and contact your carrier to suspend servce to the device.
Sorry about your troubles,
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hi i lost my iphone on a train station, how can i erase the data or find it . i had this "find my iphone" turned on.
if you have this feature turned on you will see the device listed in the top left corner
click on it and a pop up will show your options -
Lost iphone without find my iphone turned on. A Few questions
Somebody slipped their hand and took my iphone from my pocket
1. I had a 4 digit passcode on my iphone. Will the thieve be able to access any of my data?
2. Find my iphone was turned off. is there any way apple support can remotely wipe my iphone for me?
3. will they be able to restore the iphone and use it as their own?Read this
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support
Note Apple do NOT track or search for stolen iPhones nor take any other action ...that is what Find-My-iPhone is for
unless they can guess the passcode ,only way to break it is to restore the iPhone as new ,wiping all contents -
last week i went to thte bank and made a withdrawl for having my iphone activated back only to have found out later that she's no where to find. I hen proceed to check on her on my appfs find my iphone but to no avail for it was noted to have "offline". my closest guess would be on the bank's camera but the people whom i speak with has a lack of initiative to help me out and end up to get involve but a limited and not sufficient enough to satisfy me since i only see me and the tellers pose and i specifically stated to them while i was on line waiting coz i end up making hide and seek to a toddler of one and a half years and boy everytime i shows up my surprise me on a pamplet maybe my only clue to have ended dropping my phone in replave of the pamplet randomly left by one of the customer, she would simply roll her eyes and face on a different direction, we where even like a quick show for everyone who where there waiting as well.
my question is since everytime i checked it always on the offline mode, is there anyway possible to still locate it through her serial/IMEI number or like a special program to detect it. Do i still have a chance to recover after a one week missed siri ? pls. enlighten me for she was my best buddy. thanksThere's no other way to track it other than Find My iPhone. All you can do is wait to see if it ever goes back online. The serial number will only help to identify it as yours if it is ever found, and the IMEI number would only allow your carrier to blacklist the phone so it couldn't be reactivated on their network, if the carrier offers this service.
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No apple ID to activate. Previous owner's contact info isn't with me.
If a second-hand iOS device has been 'Activation locked' then only the previous owner can unlock it, either by providing you with the account ID and password, or by removing it from his list of devices (as he should have done before selling it) - please see http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4515
If you are unable to contact him to do this then I'm afraid you will not be able to use the device - there is no other way of unlocking it at all. Apple cannot unlock it for you. -
i've lost my iphone with passcode lock and find my iphone lock on but the wifi n cellular data was turned off so no way i can trace it so the only question remains is will the person who finds it be able to unlock it and use it as his own ?
is it possible to change imei number?
i've tried for so many times n still the phone is offline so i've set it to offline mode with my message but it never shows the last location why?If the device is found, nobody can use it without knowing your Apple ID and password.
The phone will only show it's location if it is connected to cellular network or Wi-Fi. If those options are switched off, you can't locate the phone.
With iOS 7, Find My iPhone includes a new feature called Activation Lock, which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you ever lose it. It starts working the moment you turn on Find My iPhone in iOS 7. With Activation Lock, your Apple ID and password will be required before anyone can:
Turn off Find My iPhone on your device
Erase your device
Reactivate and use your device
This can help you keep your device secure, even if it is in the wrong hands, and can improve your chances of recovering it. Even if you erase your device remotely, Activation Lock can continue to deter anyone from reactivating your device without your permission. All you need to do is keep Find My iPhone turned on, andremember your Apple ID and password.
What steps should I take if I misplace my device?
If you ever misplace your device—whether it’s just lost or you think it may have been stolen—you should put it into Lost Mode immediately using Find My iPhone.
Lost Mode locks your screen with a four-digit passcode and lets you display a custom message with your phone number to help you get it back. You can also remotely erase your device if needed, and your custom message will continue to display even after the device is erased.
While Activation Lock works in the background to make it more difficult for someone to use or sell your missing device, Lost Mode clearly indicates to anyone who finds your device that it still belongs to you and can’t be reactivated without your password.
To put a device into Lost Mode, sign in to icloud.com/find from a Mac or PC or use the Find My iPhone iOS app.
For more information, read what to do if your device is lost or stolen.
copied from iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7 -
Selling phone didn't turn off find my iPhone
HI. Got a 6 and selling my 4S, so I reset it to factory and pitched the SIM card two days ago.
IT's already updated to iOS 8.0.2.
ignorant! Forgot to turn off Find my iPhone before reset. And I'm supposed to ship it across America tomorrow! The buyer would have a brick if he wouldn't have my iTunes password. Sure don't want to give that to a stranger!
So, i went into iCloud.com and removed the phone from that account.
Then I turned it on, went through the preliminary set up process, reconnected to wifi, but got an error message that i must insert a valid SIM to proceed. Staff at my local AT&T store said I don't need a sim; I just needed to get on wifi to get back into find the iPhone, turn it off, and good to go.
What to do now? Only way out is buy a new SIM?
Thanks for help!Thank you. I probably should have hit the Correct Answer button, but I haven't actually tested the solution by ensuring that the phone can be safey activated by the new user.
For sure he must get his own SIM. I was just concerned that Apple's newest theft safeguards have added a new layer of tethering between icloud and a phone's hardware identity, such that, even though it's been erased successfully, it's still tethered to the old account and prevented from being activated with a new account unless find my iphone was formally turned off prior to erasure.
Over worried. The 'tethering' just prevents the erasure in the first place. I entered the password back then already, so the phone should be good to go for the new buyer.
Thanks again. This forum and you experienced people are a god-send. -
I have lost my iPhone 4s and i had it turned off when I laid it down somewhere and I have not installed the find my iPhone app. Is ther anyway possible to locate it.
Nope. If you didn't have find my iphone turned on, you will not be able to locate it. File a police report, and contact your carrier.
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Why do I receive an email saying I used find my iPhone???
Since the new iOS 8.0.1 update I found that when I log into find my iPhone i then get an email saying: Your Apple ID was used to sign into Find My iPhone. It then proceeds to tell me what device it was (my one at this time) and the date and time. I do not want this setting on. I have looked into it and can't find the option to switch it off. This gives a potential thief the notification that the device is being tracked which is certainly NOT a good idea. Please help!!!!
The idea here is to alert you in case it was not you that was using Find My iPhone. Someone can try to crack your Apple ID from any device running FindMyiPhone (does not have to be yours) or from iCloud.com (via a web browser on a PC). They do not have to be in possession of your device to do this.
If anyone successfully does this, you will get an email, so that you know about it and can change your password right sway.
If someone actually has your device, yes they may see the notice arrive if you track the phone via the web or via an iPhone that has never been used on your AppleID before. But if they have the phone on to get the email, its too late, you;ve already got their location.
Thieves know that Find My iPhone is enabled by default. They are likely to shut the phone down to avoid being caught anyway. However, activation lock will prevent them from resetting the phone.
Don't turn off Find My iPhone, it is useful and valuable. -
Stolen iPhone 6
Find my iPhone not activated
But iCloud still shows that it is logged in with my Apple IDIf your phone was stolen an didn't have Find My iPhone turned on the first thing I would do is change your Apple ID password. Immediately after that I would change the password for every app and web account that resides on the iPhone.
When you get your new replacement iPhone make sure that Find My iPhone is turned on and you have a good passcode set up to prevent unauthorized folks from gaining access to your device. -
A few days ago I lost my phone while it was in Airplane mode and initiated a remote wipe from Find my iPhone. I recovered my phone (still in airplane mode) and immediately backed it up. Once that was done, I took it out of airplane mode and let Find my iPhone wipe it. After the wipe, I restored it from my previous back up, but every time the phone connects to a cellular network or just to wifi, it gets wiped again. This occurs even if I have location services and Find my Iphone turned off on the phone! I tried removing the phone from my device list in Find my iPhone, but that still didn't help.
The phone currently has IOS 6 on it. I'm downloading IOS 7 to see if that makes any difference. Anyone have any ideas in the meantime?It is probably still worth while taking it to an Apple store for a possible OOW replacement and let them make the decision, as it was broken before the OP took the back off.
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