So do I now need to notify Apple whenever I intend to sell my iPhone?
No. After you erase the phone you sign back in with your ID and then let your buyer carry on with the registration. This is what I think.
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iOS 7's 'Activation Lock' Delivers Cautious Optimism to Officials Concerned Over Mobile Device Thefts
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No. After you erase the phone you sign back in with your ID and then let your buyer carry on with the registration. This is what I think.
But how will i be able to sell my old iphone?
Need some more details because i need to be able to sell my phone when i buy a new version.
Need some more details because i need to be able to sell my phone when i buy a new version.
Some of the people in this thread really seem to be taking this to a level it was never meant to go. Of course phones can still be sold for parts. Of course this won't thwart 100% of theft. The point is to make it less enticing for a thief to steal the phone. I think this is a brilliant idea, one that I have been saying they should do (and they actually implemented it much like I expected they would) for a while now. I am going to reserve judgement selling hardware to a third party as Apple made no mention of how or if they are going to make this easier for the consumer.
As my old uncle Bill, the locksmith, used to say, "Locks are to keep honest people honest."
Michael
Fair points, especially the often mindless motivation for theft [that will never stop] which I debated previously on here. However I think it will effect resale enough to prevent the 'guy-down-the-pub' selling them on, which is something, better than nothing for me.
Not even that, this whole process only applies when the iPhone was 'lost and erased' remotely, not when you have it in your posession.
Your phone will still be erased and reset as usual
That is assuming Apple removes the ability to remove a device from Find my iPhone, and, or un-register a device from an iTunes account.
It's still too early to judge / worry about such things, as the details haven't been released yet, nor is iOS 7 officially available to the general public.
Agree to agree!
Of course it's a most welcome feature, even the find my iphone was mana itself.
I just think that actual impact on theft stats will take some time be noticeable. I could be wrong, no doubt.
I believe iCloud is connected to the actual SN# of the phone so it is likely that when you put in your password it's not accessing just your phone but iCloud as well. I'm pretty sure you can't hack a phones SN, and even if you did what would you change it to to be able to re-activate it? If done properly this looks like it will be pretty effective..
About time.
My wife lost her iPhone 4 in a NY can over the weekend. I immediately did "find my iPhone" and it was already off. I checked a few times and in the end sent the dreaded erase my iPhone and suspended the service.
Thankfully she is out of contract so I could move her off our AT&T family plan and onto Verizon and get her an iPhone 5. I am on iPhone 4S and still have a few months of contract before I am heading to Verizon as well.
My wife lost her iPhone 4 in a NY can over the weekend. I immediately did "find my iPhone" and it was already off. I checked a few times and in the end sent the dreaded erase my iPhone and suspended the service.
Thankfully she is out of contract so I could move her off our AT&T family plan and onto Verizon and get her an iPhone 5. I am on iPhone 4S and still have a few months of contract before I am heading to Verizon as well.
That is not what was said in the keynote, (and quoted in the article link)
Craig Federighi during Keynote said:
It also applies to devices wiped and erased in attempts to gain fresh access after a data erase.
Keynote time 1:52:10 if you are curious and want to hear him state this himself.
Based on the read me included with the new Find my iPhone app it would appear the Activation lock is enabled when a phone is registered with Find my iPhone, and disabled when its removed. Much simpler than what I though it would be.
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Mine was stolen this weekend too.... I'm running IOS7 with the new find my iPhone app, on my new one. At least if this goes bye bye its a brick to the thief.
This is great news
It's a start but they need to make it so you have to put in a pin to turn it off.
You have to use your apple id activate DUF mode or when you plug it in to a computer to wipe it.
No airplane mode on lock screen.
They need this on there mac on a chip that can't be taken out ie on the motherboard
It's a start but they need to make it so you have to put in a pin to turn it off.
You have to use your apple id activate DUF mode or when you plug it in to a computer to wipe it.
No airplane mode on lock screen.
They need this on there mac on a chip that can't be taken out ie on the motherboard
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If you don't have access to the icloud account its registered with I don't see how someone could remove it. Now if your phone is unlocked all bets are off.
I'm waiting for the stories of....
I jailbroke my phone, and it got stolen. I remotely wiped it, but I know someone who has my phone and it's still working. Apple won't help me! They're evil!
It will take some time to impact thefts but pretty soon people will figure out the pay off for taking an Apple device running IOS7 is zero and the risk remains the same.
Absolutely right! In the same way you cannot completely make your network secure, you can raise the bar high enough that would be hackers move on to softer targets. Reselling the device is as easy as removing the device from your iCloud acct it would appear. I thought it weird they didn't mention this....
They need to take what is given and be happy about it. Apple or any other company doesn't owe them anything.