Not that I understand how this could happen in the first place, but what difference would it even make? Why would a random person who stole your phone be suddenly interested in your home if he learned where that was?
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iPhone 2.1: Automatic Secure Wipe after Passcode Failures
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Not that I understand how this could happen in the first place, but what difference would it even make? Why would a random person who stole your phone be suddenly interested in your home if he learned where that was?
A friend of mine made the following point:
You know how when you deselect the syncing of songs or photos, and hit apply, and they instantly vanish? It doesn't require a 5 minute process like putting them on would. Boom. Gone.
I would imagine, at that point, it would only wipe the synced data. The setting on the phone would probably remain, including the password.
- and yes, it's friday.
~waits patiently~ I'll probably be in Psych when this comes out. What a fun and interesting alternative! installing 2.1 now!!!!!!!
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http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
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FWIW, I put my contact information on my lock screen. I did the same thing on my Blackberry. I've always tried to at least put my name on there. With the iPhone having plenty of room, I put my name, my address, my e-mail address, my phone number (since someone could still call it, leave a message on it, and then I could hear the message from another phone).
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Has to redownload exchange email, but imap email is still there.
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the GSM standard specifications on SIM cards won't allow point 2.
Only way of disabling the sim card is to a) enter the pin incorrectly 3 times plus the PUK code 10 times or b) get your carrier to disable to SIM altogether. None of the two options can be done automatically from the iphone OS itself.
A FAR better design would be that after the pass code is entered wrong 10 times the phone automatically runs an application that you can specify.
Then there would be, overnight, 100 new apps in the app store that you could download. Some might email you the GPS location of the phone, other might wipe the data but the idea is that you can choose. It would have taken Apple almost no extra effort to do it this way.
Then there would be, overnight, 100 new apps in the app store that you could download. Some might email you the GPS location of the phone, other might wipe the data but the idea is that you can choose. It would have taken Apple almost no extra effort to do it this way.
How 'bout if you get a reward (an Apple gift card to keep Apple's costs down) if you return a lost phone and give the Apple store your full name and contact information (verified by presenting your ID) and you describe where, when, and how you found the phone. If you drop it off anonymously, no questions asked, but no reward given.
I can't validate what pake is saying, but it sounds like it doesn't give a big warning, but it does make it fairly arduous to do this.
Good feature, glad to see it. I'll turn it on as soon as I update to 2.1... albeit that won't be till I can unlock it.
I now have 2.1 but the passcode lock works that way since before 2.0!
No, you get your "friend" to drive you there. Someone needs to accept responsibility for being a dumbass.
Here, in the UK and I believe most of Europe, when you report your phone missing to your mobile operator, they will add the phone's IMEI to a database which means that phone cannot connect to *any* phone carrier - regardless if it's unlocked or whatever.
E.g. nick it and brick it.
Not sure what happens in the US. I would have thought this were the case there.
Having a method of clearing the data on the phone after a few failed attempts is a really good feature.
If an idiot 'friend' fails 10 times and wipes it, I'm still happy as I can recover all the info from a backup the next time it's connected to my Mac. Sure, it'll take a couple of hours, but in the mean time I can beat my 'friend' with a wet kipper.
I vary the passcode prompt time on my phone depending where I am. In a pub or when visiting London, I'll change it to 5 minutes. At home I'll set it to 1 hour.
E.g. nick it and brick it.
Not sure what happens in the US. I would have thought this were the case there.
Having a method of clearing the data on the phone after a few failed attempts is a really good feature.
If an idiot 'friend' fails 10 times and wipes it, I'm still happy as I can recover all the info from a backup the next time it's connected to my Mac. Sure, it'll take a couple of hours, but in the mean time I can beat my 'friend' with a wet kipper.
I vary the passcode prompt time on my phone depending where I am. In a pub or when visiting London, I'll change it to 5 minutes. At home I'll set it to 1 hour.
Good, but could be better
I actually appreciate the new feature, but I wish that they would use MobileMe to allow for a mobile wipe. It would also be nice if they could have the phone lockup and then broadcast the GPS location until the phone died. Maybe it's in the works...
I actually appreciate the new feature, but I wish that they would use MobileMe to allow for a mobile wipe. It would also be nice if they could have the phone lockup and then broadcast the GPS location until the phone died. Maybe it's in the works...
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This is a really cool feature and it might actually encourage me to use the password.
This is a really cool feature and it might actually encourage me to use the password.
It would be great if the iPhone had an application called 'time machine' in it and then this could be activated to go to back in time and send you an alarm so that you didn't forget to pick it up and lose it in the first place
Totally called it
So. You guys totally called it on apple integrating it with mobile me for the remote wipe thing.
So I wanted to try it out and see how well it worked. From apples demo it is spose to be able to be reconnected once it is wiped to be restored.
But when I did it and I left for work when i got back charged it up it wont boot. Could this be cus the battery died while getting wiped? And it wont show up in iTunes any one got any ideas? I know on the new 3GS it just erases the hash because every thing is hardware encrypted but this was a first gen iPod Touch so it had to actually antivally wipe every thing and ran out of juice. Any one have any ideas on how to un brick my iPod Touch? Also it is out of warranty so I am not sure the genius bar is going to do any thing for me.
So. You guys totally called it on apple integrating it with mobile me for the remote wipe thing.
So I wanted to try it out and see how well it worked. From apples demo it is spose to be able to be reconnected once it is wiped to be restored.
But when I did it and I left for work when i got back charged it up it wont boot. Could this be cus the battery died while getting wiped? And it wont show up in iTunes any one got any ideas? I know on the new 3GS it just erases the hash because every thing is hardware encrypted but this was a first gen iPod Touch so it had to actually antivally wipe every thing and ran out of juice. Any one have any ideas on how to un brick my iPod Touch? Also it is out of warranty so I am not sure the genius bar is going to do any thing for me.