See the opening post. Poster tells us the phone is locked to a specific Yahoo email address.
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Help im locked out of iphone 6
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See the opening post. Poster tells us the phone is locked to a specific Yahoo email address.
Thats not the whole yahoo email address.
Most of the email characters are blocked out with ******** for security purposes and for thieves not to be able to abuse victims of stolen devices.
He does not have the owners email address.
iCloud locked iPhone are stolen not for utilities as a phone but for backup replacement parts.
And also it has been bypassed so not flawless either.
And also it has been bypassed so not flawless either.
I would charge up the phone and leave it on. I have no idea how long you have had the stolen phone in your possession but the owner might contact you through iCloud's Lost mode.
it's a very long shot!
you might get a reward for it's return or a bit of time at a police station..
Doubt it, because as we see here, people don't do any research and still buy activation locked phones. And they'll always have parts value. Everything in the phone is still good except the main board. Cracked screen? Buy an activation locked iPhone for cheap.
Indeed... check on eBay... so many iCloud locked iPhones in fact you can find.
Actually it's quicker just to buy or rent a new iPhone than to find a stolen or lost iPhone.
Which makes the iPhone 3GS more valuable in many ways.
Paying attention to what exactly? None of this is affecting Apple in a negative way and is seen as a good security feature that most actually see as a good thing that Apple did.
If my 6 gets stolen i'd rather it became a paperweight than some scumbag getting use from it.
I'm failing to see though how android is better than ios here unless you deliberately buy stolen phones? Even if you buy 2nd hand phone legitimately it shouldn't be an issue.
I think he meant those that purchase used iphones paying more attention and making sure its logged out of anyones icloud account before paying for it.
Or checking its imei number on the icloud website:
https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/
Well after reading the first several posts, I hopped and jumped around and am fairly intrigued to see the outcome here. From my skimming I don't think the OP has posted an update in awhile. Really curious where the OP got the phone from, and if it is indeed a stolen iPhone. Certainly sounding to be the case, for which I'm sorry to hear.
As said before. It is possible to bypass the activation. And there are ALOT of stolen phones running around in Asian with bypass activation just waiting to become a paperweight once the owner attempt to restore the phone.
Iphone generally hold their values well and thus ppl in less developed countries try their very best to squeeze every ounce of value out of it.
I'm all for activation lock but those that think this will stop thief in any ways are delusional. It just stop the less educated thief in first world countries. They could always sell it to bulk buyer for $50 who will than shipped it somewhere oversea for bigger profit. Or they could just steal an android phone and flip it the next day on Craigslist.
Iphone generally hold their values well and thus ppl in less developed countries try their very best to squeeze every ounce of value out of it.
I'm all for activation lock but those that think this will stop thief in any ways are delusional. It just stop the less educated thief in first world countries. They could always sell it to bulk buyer for $50 who will than shipped it somewhere oversea for bigger profit. Or they could just steal an android phone and flip it the next day on Craigslist.
Thieves will steal anything.
Making it harder and less desirable and taking away the value of the stolen device its what's important here and Apple has accomplished that with activation lock. iDevice theft has dropped significantly percentage wise in many major cities.
Selling it for $50 for parts is a big difference than selling it for $500+ easily on ebay or CL like they could before.
That's why laws are passed and pretty soon androids and all other smart phones will require to have a similar kill switch to new phones built after July 1st 2015.
The feature must be installed and activated in new smartphones, but users will be able to deactivate it if they desire, and it must be resistant to attempts to reinstall the operating system.
That is a good thing for us, bad thing for thieves and those that sell and buy stolen goods.
Good thing other manufacturers will soon follow to what Apple did with icloud activation lock.
I think it's Apple's responsibility to have an easy to use online tool to see if the IMEI is iCloud locked or make it easier for people buying used iPhones to check. Many people are uneducated when buying iDevices and sometimes when doing the transaction you're not in the most convenient location to go through the setup routine. Checking with the carrier (Verizon in my case) is not good enough like it was in the old days.
I personally would not buy a used iPhone which in the long run makes it harder for honest people to sale. The only reason why Apple does not make it easy is because they ultimately don't want you buying used phones that they already sold. If it's easy to lock up an iPhone it should be easy to check if it's locked.
I personally would not buy a used iPhone which in the long run makes it harder for honest people to sale. The only reason why Apple does not make it easy is because they ultimately don't want you buying used phones that they already sold. If it's easy to lock up an iPhone it should be easy to check if it's locked.
They do make it easy.
They have a website where you can check it yourself quick and easy.
https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/
Now if people go blindly and not educated and buy used and potentially stolen items its not Apples fault you didn't do your research and at least educate yourself a little to avoid getting scammed.
Icloud activation lock has been around for years.
So they do make it easy, with an easy to use online tool to see if the IMEI is iCloud locked.