Lost Mode
Hello again.
My iPhone was recently stolen. Using Find my iPhone on my Macbook Pro, I sent a command to put my phone into Lost Mode. When I first used Find my iPhone, the application told me that my iPhone was offline. However, a few hours later, I received an email that said "Lost Mode enabled on Blank's iPhone". I also received a separate email with an approximate location for the iPhone. When I checked back on the Find my iPhone website, my iPhone was once again offline.
Does the "Lost Mode enabled" email mean that lost mode is currently in effect on my iPhone (as in, a theif can't access my information because they need a passcode to unlock the phone), or simply that I sent a command to put my phone in lost mode.
Also, if Lost Mode is working, can a thief realistically do anything with my iPhone? Especially since I recently updated to iOS 7, with added safety features and Activation Lock.
Thanks!
The thief is completely locked out. Lost mode enabled means you have sent out a homing beacon with a message. If you saved the approximate location email. You should contac the authorities for tracking it's last know location
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hey all,
i need some help regarding a situation i'm in!! the overview is i'm going through a messy breakup at the moment and my ex has possession of my ipad2 (a wi-fi model that's running ios6)!! it's supposedly for my 7 year old son's use (he's autistic)!! anyway, since it's registered to me, i had restrictions enabled with a 4 digit pass code where i had location services turned on, and i disabled my mail account and other things that would not be appropriate for my son to use or access, such as skype, facebook, etc!! basically, all that was on it was his game apps, safari, youtube and our photos of days out etc!! my ex was paranoid i was spying on her through the location service....... i explained that it was a security feature that would enable it to track it if it was lost or stolen!! she even thought i was listening to her conversations and watching her through the camera!! i explained this was absurd and paranoid!! anyway........
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alexjust giving this a wee bump as time is of the essence here and i need advice/ answers quick!
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alex -
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Did you try to localise it ?
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location is off
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<Edited by Host>What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if it is connected to the Internet by Wi-Fi or cellular. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.
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My phone was stolen and I am just curious how this Lost Mode/Activation Lock works! I know they can't get into my phone currently, and it's off. I tracked the location to an apartment complex before they shut it off, but it didn't give the apartment number, I am hoping they turn it on again soon so I can go back and play the noise, however if I can't I am hoping they will be stupid enough to try to bring it into apple and use it or bring it into verizon. Will Apple or Verizon take the phone for me and return it to me or let them walk out with it? Any background information on similar situations or any feedback would be amazing, I feel naked without my phone.
They won't be able to use the phone, and Apple won't be able to reactivate it for them. Only you can unlock the phone, so it's useless to them. I would doubt that Apple would be able to identify and return the phone if they are stupid enough to take it in, but I don't know for certain.
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Hi,
My wife lost her iPhone two weeks ago while on vacation in London (cell service inoperative in foreign country). Using Find My iPhone app on my device, I activated Lost Mode and Play Sound. However, both are listed as "Pending," since it those actions require the phone to connect to the internet (wifi only due to no cellular data coverage.).
We recently returned home and purchased a new iPhone.
However, when looking to restore the apps/settings from her old phone using a previous iCloud backup, iCloud indicates that the old phone connected to iCloud and backed up the original phone at a date that is 1 week after it went missing. How is this possible without locking (Lost Mode Pending an internet connection)?
If the phone was activated and connected to the internet via a wifi signal, shouldn't it immedately lock, show up on the map, Play Sound, and send me an email that the phone has been found?
I also read somewhere that if running iOS 7, the iCloud website interface enables you to track previous locations, for instance if the phone moves from wifi hotspot to hotspot. Is that true? If so, how do I do that?
Thank you for your time, and have a great day!
Sincerely,
- Mattjust giving this a wee bump as time is of the essence here and i need advice/ answers quick!
apologies if i've broke any rules!
alex -
My iPhone is currently missing in Lost Mode, is there a possiblity the data could be accessed
Hi,
I lost my iphone 4 with ios6 and I used the tracker to see its location but after a while it went dead. Now there was 90% battery at the time of it going missing and for about 15mins I could see it moving, but then it went dead. I managed to get it into Lost Mode but I did not select the erase data option. Now I am worried that someone might be able to get at the data. I did not use a familiar passcode to lock my phone but are there tools out there that people can use to bypass the code I used. I am pretty confident I will not get this phone back but I want the data erased however I notice that the option says that it will only erase if it connects to the internet, which my phone is not doing at the moment.
Thanks for any help.well i've basically already done all of those steps, i connect the iphone, itunes says it must be restored to work properly, then in the middle of a restore is tops and a window pops up that says "an unknown error has occurred (6)" and thats where i'm stuck. also the screen thats on the iphone is the end of the USB cable that hooks into the phone with an arrow pointing to an itunes icon.
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