Find my iPhone app, can you still track if you restore your iPhone as new?

[imeth]

if somebody wants to sell their iPhones, they restore phone as new.. but they ended up losing it or got jacked for it.. is there a way for findmyiPhone to track that iphone?

 

[falterego]

Find my iPhone depends on being signed into your iCloud account. Once you do a factory reset on the phone your iCloud account is no longer connected to the phone, and as a result can't be seen on find my iPhone.

 

[Mic'sBook]

As another member said, Find My iPhone (or other iOS devices/Macs) won't work once the device is wiped/restored as new.

By the way, I think it would be nice if Apple added a new feature: shutting down a device requires a passcode.

Could A PIN On Shutdown Deter iPhone Thieves?
http://www.cultofmac.com/174444/could-a-pin-on-shutdown-deter-iphone-thieves/

 

[mreddys10]

I have a related question. Does having a passcode to unlock prevent software restore? Or can you still simply connect to iTunes and reload the software?

 

[lordofthereef]

I have a related question. Does having a passcode to unlock prevent software restore? Or can you still simply connect to iTunes and reload the software?

It does not. Any iPhone can be plugged into iTunes and restored.