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Is there a good reason why you might want to remove an iPhone marked as lost from your iCloud account? It seems like something that should just not be possible.
Maybe you don't want some random phone in China clogging up your map until you die? I could see wanting to get rid of it. Be nice if you could hide it or something. Maybe a button to brick it out of spite and be done with it forever.
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No, if an iPhone is iCloud locked, you're not able to use the phone unless you enter the password of the account.
>if an iPhone is iCloud locked but that still leaves the possibility that it isn't locked, and therefore it is worth it for theives to steal it. Even just the chance that it's not locked would make it worth stealing.
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These days, it's not worth it to steal an iPhone. It's a useless brick. That Apple knows where it's at.
Clearly this isn't true, as her phone got stolen.
Older iPhones are still in the wild. I wouldn't expect every pickpocket to be adept at differentiating them at a glance.
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Well this also applies if someone friendly finds your phone and wishes to return it. It's a catch 22 there.
Return it to an Apple store? Apple knows who to contact.
Honestly. This is a pretty good advertisement for Apple. I appreciate the effort that they've put into making my device less valuable to thiefs.
It’s interesting though… it’s still worth something to thieves, they still can recycle the screen, buttons, case etc. I’ve had my iPhone stolen in recent years too, people can’t resist. Don’t get me wrong, it does feel good to stick it to the perp but doesn’t apple itself have the most to gain from locking most of the value away? The second hand market is completely gated by them. Broken FaceID? You need a new phone……
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>if an iPhone is iCloud locked but that still leaves the possibility that it isn't locked, and therefore it is worth it for theives to steal it. Even just the chance that it's not locked would make it worth stealing.
Yes, but your response doesn't make sense in context. GP specifically said that there are a lot of uses "for an iCloud locked iPhone", parent debunked it.
If that isn't already the case, Apple should warn you when you put your phone in lost mode that the robbers may contact you to get you to remove it from your iCloud account, and to never do it. Or add a big warning when trying to remove a device previously put in lost mode.
Is there a good reason why you might want to remove an iPhone marked as lost from your iCloud account? It seems like something that should just not be possible.
long time ago i had my samsung galaxy stolen ive not reported as stolen because my carrier said i needed proof of the receipt (which i lost years ago) its such a crappy experience i dont wish it on anyone. Samsung has been next to useless in finding it. having said that this article makes me glad I bought an Apple just wish they'd kept the hardware touch button on the non-SE phones and back button. this is the first…
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They don’t. They’re using another phone and texting the original owner, threatening them, in order to scare them into unlocking the device. When you boot the “Lost” phone, it asks for the password of the owner’s iCloud account. There is probably an information leak where the original email or phone is presented and the thief can track the original owner through that.
The original iCloud email address is partially obfuscated “eg. e***@icloud.com”, so it’s unlikely to be useful. For this, they’re most likely reading the phone number from the physical SIM card left in the device.