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iPhone 14 Pro Max Prevent Thieves From Turning off Your iPhone
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With newer iPhones it's still trackable if they turn it off. I believe iPhone XS and up.
There will always be a low-level reboot/shut off mechanism which bypasses the iOS software, so no matter you implement FaceID or passcode to shutdown, smart thieves can always find a way.
No. They can just let the phone battery die by itself if they wanted to. But with the latest update, it's still trackable.
Here's an article about it:
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Most thieves wouldn't care anyway. They will want to get rid of the phone fast, or at least for parts, to get cash quickly. So they will just sell it off somewhere, regardless whether the phone is on or off.
All that matters is as long as they didn't guess your passcode, your data is safe. Simply enable lost mode from icloud.com.
Here's an article about it:
iOS 15 Find My: Tracking When iPhone is Off, Live Locations, AirPods
Since introducing the unified Find My app, Apple has been working to improve the Find My experience. iOS 15 brings some major new features to Find...
www.macrumors.com
Most thieves wouldn't care anyway. They will want to get rid of the phone fast, or at least for parts, to get cash quickly. So they will just sell it off somewhere, regardless whether the phone is on or off.
All that matters is as long as they didn't guess your passcode, your data is safe. Simply enable lost mode from icloud.com.