iPhone Find my iphone problems?

annguyen · 12-07-2011, 04:30 PM

Hi,
I just downloaded the Find my Iphone app. It does work. Another iphone of mine was stolen before so I'm gonna try everything to prevent this again. So this works by Icloud, but what if you turned off the Icloud... The app doesn't work anymore any my iphone can't be found! So a smart thief would immediately turn off icloud. How to prevent this problem?

ilovejedd · 12-07-2011, 05:09 PM

Put a password lock on your phone? Should take the thief several tries before they can get to your home screen and I believe they only have a maximum number of times they can input a wrong password before it becomes inaccessible. Mind you, a smart thief would just immediately turn off your phone to render it untraceable. No need to even bother with iCloud settings.

petermillard · 12-08-2011, 02:25 AM

Password lock on the iPhone is the first step, next step is to use Parental Restrictions (Settings>General>Restrictions) to prevent 'find my iPhone' being disabled. There's a step-by-step here and if you scroll down through the comments there are also options mentioned for replacing the simple four-digit passcode for a full alphanumeric-any-length-you-like password.

Sorry, just edited to say that the full alphanumeric password seems to only be an option for the iPhone lock screen, not the Parental Restrictions.

HTH Pete

12-07-2011, 04:30 PM	#1
annguyen Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: iphone 4s	Find my iphone problems? Hi, I just downloaded the Find my Iphone app. It does work. Another iphone of mine was stolen before so I'm gonna try everything to prevent this again. So this works by Icloud, but what if you turned off the Icloud... The app doesn't work anymore any my iphone can't be found! So a smart thief would immediately turn off icloud. How to prevent this problem?

12-08-2011, 02:25 AM	#3
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Password lock on the iPhone is the first step, next step is to use Parental Restrictions (Settings>General>Restrictions) to prevent 'find my iPhone' being disabled. There's a step-by-step here and if you scroll down through the comments there are also options mentioned for replacing the simple four-digit passcode for a full alphanumeric-any-length-you-like password. Sorry, just edited to say that the full alphanumeric password seems to only be an option for the iPhone lock screen, not the Parental Restrictions. HTH Pete Last edited by petermillard; 12-08-2011 at 03:03 AM. Reason: Clarity

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12-07-2011, 05:09 PM	#2
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Put a password lock on your phone? Should take the thief several tries before they can get to your home screen and I believe they only have a maximum number of times they can input a wrong password before it becomes inaccessible. Mind you, a smart thief would just immediately turn off your phone to render it untraceable. No need to even bother with iCloud settings.

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