With iOS 7, apple is REALLY cracking down on stolen iPhones aren't they?

[tymaster50]

Find my iPhone
passcode lock
activation lock
remote wipe
and a supposed fingerprint sensor

not to forget the stolen phone database. Glad to see they're doing something, why did they get rid of the activation lock settings anyway? How do i turn it off?

 

[Paddle1]

You can't turn it off if it activates.

 

[batting1000]

why did they get rid of the activation lock settings anyway? How do i turn it off?

Just turn off Find My iPhone

 

[tymaster50]

so do I have to turn off find my iPhone or delete my iCloud account? Not like I'll be selling this phone....maybe.

 

[appleisking]

Turn off find my iphone. Activation lock is meant to work during "lost mode" iphone status which I assume is a find my iphone feature that is activated by a user.

 

[batting1000]

Yeah, I mean you can delete the account if you wanted, but Find My iPhone will get rid of the activation lock.

 

[Gjwilly]

Turn off find my iphone. Activation lock is meant to work during "lost mode" iphone status which I assume is a find my iphone feature that is activated by a user.

Activation Lock simply prevents anyone but the registered owner from activating iOS devices. It is always working and can not be turned on remotely after the phone is lost. It turns on when Find My iPhone is turned on and is then permanent until deactivated and reactivated by a new owner.

 

[appleisking]

Activation Lock simply prevents anyone but the registered owner from activating iOS devices. It is always working and can not be turned on remotely after the phone is lost. It turns on when Find My iPhone is turned on and is then permanent until deactivated and reactivated by a new owner.

Gotcha thanks for clarifying.

 

[lewismayell]

It's a ****ing nightmare though, I had to restore my phone yesterday and Find My iPhone would turn off an I was stuck with a blank phone and then it got stuck activating because I just restored it in DFU so I had to wait until Apple sorted their activation **** out

 

[Daveoc64]

It's a ****ing nightmare though, I had to restore my phone yesterday and Find My iPhone would turn off an I was stuck with a blank phone and then it got stuck activating because I just restored it in DFU so I had to wait until Apple sorted their activation **** out

You would have had the same problem with iPhone OS 1.0

You can't use an iPhone until it's activated by Apple.

 

[lewismayell]

You would have had the same problem with iPhone OS 1.0

You can't use an iPhone until it's activated by Apple.

I mean my iCloud registration

 

[abshole765]

Guess I need to hurry up and sell them while I can.