iPhone pick-pocketed!

Hey, that's cool how it took a pic of the thief. Made me think of something. Would be cool on stock iOS if instead of/in addition to having the option to erase the phone after so many failed password attempts it would take a picture and upload it.

 

Do you have Find My iPhone enabled?

 

That actually is pretty awesome that iGotYa works like that.

 

yep. she looks pretty suspicious to me.

 

The fact he posted the photo yeah I thought it was pretty cool,except for the bitch stole his phone

 

Yeah...great app...great thing you have a completely useless photo...good thing ya got that app, but not your phone.

Why again?

 

When I saw it, there was no picture.

 

Wow, Apple really needs an app like this. Although it would probably be violating someone's rights.

Time to plaster this picture up everywhere.

 

you should make posters of that picture with the caption "I'm an iThief" and plaster them everywhere in that area.

 

Wow, I am seriously reconsidering my stance on jailbreaking. Put poster with her photo and reward info at the station theft took place. Chances are she probably frequents the same area so somebody might recognize her.

 

I would be wiser if you tried locating it before you stopped service.
Its not like she could get in and use your phone anyway.....
She would eventually had to charge it.

 

Great App. Does iGotya app send the photo to your email? And what are the chances of you getting your phone back now that you have a photo to show the police?

 

the crook is a she in the pic? ... hmm

 

I bought an iPhone 4 upon release, only to have it stolen three weeks later. Since I always carry a laptop, I just stopped at the closest Starbucks & wiped the phones contents. Even though it was equipped with find my phone & a password, I had no desire to track it.

I'm lucky to have both an Apple store & AT&T store within a few miles from home. So I just headed to Apple, bought a new one & set it up right there. It was very satisfying to get it all done in less than an hour. Oh sure, it was a bit costly, but stuff happens

 

That's such a bummer man... I hope you manage to sort a replacement ok

 

Oh, sorry to hear that. You should have located it first :S

 

What app allowed you to wipe your contents on the iPhone from your computer? That's so cool. I had no idea this could be done.

 

Find My iPhone (and Mac) allows you to wipe a lost/stolen device.

 

The pic from the first post don't really prove anything, the lady in the pic can be in the subway sitting next to the thief, all she does is looking at your phone.

 

Yes because when someone uses a phone they don't have it pointing towards them, they have it pointing to the person next to them.. especially when they're trying to type something on it (in case it wasn't obvious to you, the jailbreak app he's using takes a picture using the front facing camera)

 

Hi,

I also recently had my iphone 4 {JB} pick pocketed although i didn't have a photo taking option option i did have app locker installed, which added extra security to my settings and various folders I had sensitive data in such as banking apps etc.

Even tho i had this i still changed my passwords just in case !

I was not quick enough to log into the find my iPhone software as the person had already turned it off, so instead i sent a remote wipe command along with a message offering a reward.

After speaking to my network to block it and have a new micro sim issued i frequented my local network store and purchased an iphone 4s.

Learning curve : I don't keep my iphone in a hip holster anymore !