My iphone 5 was stolen from me if they've reset the device fully will I still be able to find it with the imei number or the sim cards wifi
I'm just soo annoyed that someone stole from me and if they've restored the device will i be able to ring up the company (vodaphone) or apple to get them to track my IMEI on the phone because they're bound to connect to wifi at some point weither its their own wifi ,or my sim card or their internet wifi.
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 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.
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Well, i lost my iPod at school i dont know if it was stolen, it fell out of my pocket or what but either way it is gone. I have the find my ipod app, and contacted the local police, but i just want it back. I have turned the WIFI off because it runs down my battery and i dont get service at school. Can anyone please give me some advice as to what i should do? Retracing my steps, looking at home, backpack, car, room, clothes have all been looked through. Someone please help! It was a gift from my dad. Its really important to me!
There is nothng special you can do without wifi being on.
Report it to the school and change the passwords for all accounts used on the iPod. Apple will not help with anything. -
My iPhone was stolen from me. I have an older one that I would like to activate while my insurance claim is processed. Can I do this?
Shouldn't be a problem, call customer service and they should take care of you.
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My iPhone was stolen and I have the IMEI and serial number. Will I still be able to find it?
My iPhone was stolen and I have the IMEI and serial number. Will I still be able to find it?
Thanks. Yes. But somehow it's already turned off by the thief. I am just hoping he goes to an area with free wifi to transmit the lost phone mode. I'm giving it a few weeks and i hope that the new iOS 7 function will work. That they won't be able to reset my phone without my apple id & password. I just wish I downloaded the app iHound before.
Oh and I called up our national telecommunications commission and they'll be able to disable my phone's function through my IMEI. -
My MacBook Pro was stolen less than a week ago, and I'm not sure if the hard drive was wiped, if it was wiped would I still be able to find it with the findiphone app? Or would it be untraceable after it was wiped? I had alot of special things on my laptop, and I would hate it if I didn't find it, so I'm hoping it wasn't wiped and I will be able to find it soon, HELP ME IF YOU CAN PLEASE! ANYTHING HELPS!
If that drive was erased, you should have received a confirmation email.
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I am currently an iPhone user, and I am planning to upgrade to a galaxy s5. Will I still be able to group message with iPhone users even thought I have a galaxy
Hi
Yes you should be able too, this depends on the features on the phone but i would imagine something as new as the s5 would have this feature. However this would obviously be over standard sms rather than imessage.
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Hi Suport,
My iphone was stolen yesterday so I decided to delete my device in find my iphone, but the it has not yet been deleted bec the device is not connected to the internet yet. Can I undo my changes before it will be deleted from icloud? I want to undo the changes because I may find my phone when it connects to the internet. Thank you
See image below:
email is [email protected] for questions thank you Apple. I hope you could help me.Sorry, you can't undo your action remotely.
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My partner's iphone was stolen last week and they have changed the password to her Apple ID. They also have access to her email. She can't change her email password for 1 month. She has bought a new iphone. How can she get it activated?
She may want to contact Apple account security: Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
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This morning my iPhone was stolen from me, I immediately called it and it had been turned off. So, I went right home to activate the Find My iPhone app on the website so it would call my other contact number. Then going to my AT&T store I was told to go home and submit an insurance claim. Later this evening, I tried to access my iCloud account and I couldn't. Finally, I found an series of emails from Apple at 5:15pm and on verifying my Find My iPhone activation had been disabled and that my iCloud ID had been changed to *********. I don't know who the heck this person is, but they've managed to deactivate the Find feature and hack my iCloud ID email address. How can this happen? How do I get Apple and Gmail to prosecute this person? I still don't know the full extent of what has been hacked into. Does anyone have any helpful insight? Thanks
<E-mail Edited by Host>In terms of your account the best thing to do would be to change the password.
Also just letting you know that you aren't talking to Apple, the people here are Apple product users like yourself. If you wish to speak with Apple follow the link below and call the number for your country:
Contacting Apple for support and service
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My sons iPhone was stolen from school I contacted ATT had them disable data then found out I couldn't track it anymore so renabled this morning. Did this allow them to unlock an disable the find my iPhone app.
Hello MommyDoRight
Because the device is not in front of you, it is hard to say why you cannot find it. But some of the reasons would be the date and time is incorrect, location services may be turned off, or his iPhone may be powered off and not connected to the internet.
iCloud: Troubleshooting Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4006
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
Regards,
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My iPhone was stolen. How do I retrieve the pictures etc that were on imt. I know they must be in the iCloud but I don't know how to get into it from my iPad. Also, I would like to try to locate the phone ...how do I do that from my iPad?
These links may be helpful.
How to Track and Report Stolen iPad
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
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So my iPhone was stolen and most of the music on there was on a computer that I don't have anymore. Is it possible to get those songs back from my stolen phone or are they gone?
For iTunes purchased music you might be able to re-download it via the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage on your computer's iTunes. For music from other sources (e.g. copied from CDs) then unless you had subscribed to iTunes Match and uploaded it to it from your computer then no, it won't be stored anywhere
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A month ago my iPhone was stolen, I turned on Activation Lock but it never came out BUT an hour ago somehow my apple ID was changed and someone removed from the account both my iPhone and iPad and the iPad was also remotely wiped. As soon as I saw it I recover the password and return the access to my iPad. But iPhone is not registered for my apple ID any longer. Can Apple help me somehow? I have all the documents and the iPhone box. Will they lock the iPhone and return me access to it. I'm sure it's been attached to another apple ID.
PS. the apple ID I'm using on the discussons is not the hacked one.Try contacting the Apple account security team and ask: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699.
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My iPhone was stolen out of my coat pocket whilst christmas shopping . I immediatley had my phone blocked but because i wasn't insured i was unable to aford to replace my iPhone and had to buy the cheapest most basic phone they had. I had some very important portfolio photos for college on there that i hadn't had the chance to print out. i did have iCloud working on my phone so i was wondering if there was a way to get to my photos via my MacBook? It is very important that i try everything possible to get these photos back otherwise i risk failing my asessment and will have to re do the work. Thank you. R x
Welcome to the Apple Community Rosanna.
Photos in photo stream...
You can log into your iCloud account on another computer or device and enable photo stream to see your photos. You should do this as soon as possible because photo stream in the cloud only keeps photos for 30 days and each day you delay, you will lose another days photos.
Photos in the camera roll...
If you kept a back up of your device you can use it to restore to a replacement device, this will restore all of the photos in your camera roll and isn't time limited.
You can't do anything with the back up on your Mac, but if your photos are in back up, you might look for a friend who will let you erase their phone and restore from your back up. -
TS3989 My iphone was stolen and I want to get my pictures from the device back.
My iphone was stolen and I want to get my pictures from the device back. I have iCloud but when i logged into it there was no icon for my pictures so I guess they are not on there for some reason. How can i get my photos back either on iCloud or wherever?
If your music and books all came from iTunes you can download it again without charge. If you had maintained an iCloud backup of your phone you can restore that backup and get all of your content back.
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