Hopefully you do not have to remember this post ever, because that will mean that your beloved iPhone is still at your side. If it is not so and like me a few weeks ago, a lover of other people and good technology has appropriated your iPhone, these are the steps that you will have to follow.
First of all, go to the police
It's a no-brainer, but do not be a hero and go to the police station. It details everything you know about both the thief and of course your device: color, model, storage but above all your IMEI - so that we understand each other, the DNI of the mobiles. Where can you find it? In several places: in the box that comes when you buy it, on the back of the iPhone, in Settings> General> Information, the purchase invoice and in many cases, the web of your mobile operator.
With the IMEI, if your iPhone is found, the police will identify it and return it.
Thief
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Call your operator
Although in the complaint you should say where and when your iPhone was stolen as accurately as possible, you have to call your phone company to block the line, so that the thief or another person can make calls with your iPhone, send Messages or spend your megabytes.
Find my iPhone can be your savior
Apple has a tool to use in these cases that you should have active in all your apple bite devices. And is that with Search my iPhone you can lock the device, know its location, activate the lost mode and delete its content.
Search for my iPhone iOS 10
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To do this we must log in to icloud.com/find on a Mac or PC, or use Search for my iPhone on another iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Although as a security measure your iCloud account may be blocked, you can always access Find my iPhone.
Open Search for my iPhone and select your iPhone to see its location on the map. If the terminal is close, you can even make it sound to find it. Eye, and I say this from experience, if the iPhone is off will not appear its location, much like its last available location.
Delete-iphone-ipad-get-my-iphone-3
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Of course, you must activate the Lost mode. This way, you can lock your iPhone remotely with a code, display a personalized message with your phone number on the screen of the lost device and know its location. If you had credit or debit cards at Apple Pay, the payment authorization is suspended. In short, your iPhone becomes a nice brick.
Another option in Search my iPhone is the ability to delete the contents of the device remotely. This way you prevent a person outside of you from accessing your personal information, emails, messages, files, apps, photographs, etc. Because you erase everything directly. Of course, deleting the contents of the device, it is as if it were factory restored, so that not contain your iCloud account and your Apple ID, you will not be able to track it anymore. That is, other people will be able to use it.
... but Finding my iPhone has a weak point
Without a doubt, Find my iPhone is a very useful and powerful tool for situations where you have lost or stolen your iPhone. But it's far from perfect. And is that if as happened to me, your thief turns off your device, you will not know where the lost mode will be activated nor will you be able to erase it. The execution of all these measures will occur as soon as you turn it on.
ICloud
What happens if I find my iPhone?
If you are one of those fortunate people who can locate your iPhone or just returned it and activated the Lost mode, simply enter the code that you chose when activated. Otherwise, you can disable it from the iCloud.com website or from the Find my iPhone tool on another device.
What if I did not have Search for my iPhone activated?
Obviously, if you did not activate Search my iPhone, you will not be able to locate it, delete it or activate the lost mode remotely. But quietly, there are other steps you should take to protect your data, such as changing the password of your Apple ID from another Apple device or from the Apple website. This will prevent anyone from accessing your iCloud data, downloading apps, or using other services such as iMessage or iTunes from the lost device.
Touch ID iPhone Security
Also, you should change the passwords of all the accounts you had inside the device, such as email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram ...
Above all and for upcoming Apple devices you acquire, learn the lesson: it is vital that you activate Search my iPhone or iPad or Mac or Apple Watch
First of all, go to the police
It's a no-brainer, but do not be a hero and go to the police station. It details everything you know about both the thief and of course your device: color, model, storage but above all your IMEI - so that we understand each other, the DNI of the mobiles. Where can you find it? In several places: in the box that comes when you buy it, on the back of the iPhone, in Settings> General> Information, the purchase invoice and in many cases, the web of your mobile operator.
With the IMEI, if your iPhone is found, the police will identify it and return it.
Thief
You may be interested | How to Delete a Stolen or Lost iPhone / iPad from Find my iPhone
Call your operator
Although in the complaint you should say where and when your iPhone was stolen as accurately as possible, you have to call your phone company to block the line, so that the thief or another person can make calls with your iPhone, send Messages or spend your megabytes.
Find my iPhone can be your savior
Apple has a tool to use in these cases that you should have active in all your apple bite devices. And is that with Search my iPhone you can lock the device, know its location, activate the lost mode and delete its content.
Search for my iPhone iOS 10
You may be interested | Find my iPhone: Complete Guide to Setting Up and Using the Service
To do this we must log in to icloud.com/find on a Mac or PC, or use Search for my iPhone on another iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Although as a security measure your iCloud account may be blocked, you can always access Find my iPhone.
Open Search for my iPhone and select your iPhone to see its location on the map. If the terminal is close, you can even make it sound to find it. Eye, and I say this from experience, if the iPhone is off will not appear its location, much like its last available location.
Delete-iphone-ipad-get-my-iphone-3
You may be interested | Find your iPhone even without a battery with Find my iPhone
Of course, you must activate the Lost mode. This way, you can lock your iPhone remotely with a code, display a personalized message with your phone number on the screen of the lost device and know its location. If you had credit or debit cards at Apple Pay, the payment authorization is suspended. In short, your iPhone becomes a nice brick.
Another option in Search my iPhone is the ability to delete the contents of the device remotely. This way you prevent a person outside of you from accessing your personal information, emails, messages, files, apps, photographs, etc. Because you erase everything directly. Of course, deleting the contents of the device, it is as if it were factory restored, so that not contain your iCloud account and your Apple ID, you will not be able to track it anymore. That is, other people will be able to use it.
... but Finding my iPhone has a weak point
Without a doubt, Find my iPhone is a very useful and powerful tool for situations where you have lost or stolen your iPhone. But it's far from perfect. And is that if as happened to me, your thief turns off your device, you will not know where the lost mode will be activated nor will you be able to erase it. The execution of all these measures will occur as soon as you turn it on.
ICloud
What happens if I find my iPhone?
If you are one of those fortunate people who can locate your iPhone or just returned it and activated the Lost mode, simply enter the code that you chose when activated. Otherwise, you can disable it from the iCloud.com website or from the Find my iPhone tool on another device.
What if I did not have Search for my iPhone activated?
Obviously, if you did not activate Search my iPhone, you will not be able to locate it, delete it or activate the lost mode remotely. But quietly, there are other steps you should take to protect your data, such as changing the password of your Apple ID from another Apple device or from the Apple website. This will prevent anyone from accessing your iCloud data, downloading apps, or using other services such as iMessage or iTunes from the lost device.
Touch ID iPhone Security
Also, you should change the passwords of all the accounts you had inside the device, such as email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram ...
Above all and for upcoming Apple devices you acquire, learn the lesson: it is vital that you activate Search my iPhone or iPad or Mac or Apple Watch
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