Tristan Merritt

Q: Find my iPhone - prevent from theif turning it off with passcode?

G'day,
Due recently I lost my iPhone 3GS as fall out of my tracksuit pants at the shopping centre while kneeing down and 45 seconds after I stood up = iPhone is gone. I immediately calling my iPhone from work's phone it was switched off. I had no hope to call it. I did have the passcode with 4 digit code on, but you still can switch it off.

Since now I have iPhone 4 setup with mobileme, and my wife's iphone setup as well so i can track both. But both iphones still can switch it off without passcode.

What I am asking, if a thief picks it up and does a runner - 2 minute later it can be switched off that way I cannot track it. Is there a way to install passcode at switch off so I can track it if it happens again.

Cheers

iPhone 4, iOS 4

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 4:35 AM

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  • by RgnYLDZ,

    RgnYLDZ RgnYLDZ Jun 11, 2012 4:39 PM in response to Tristan Merritt
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    Jun 11, 2012 4:39 PM in response to Tristan Merritt

    People say that thiefs are not that smart. In fact they are not always desparet thiefs out there. Most of them are make living of this and see this as a job.

     

    So what I'm saying is most of them are smart and know to turn off phones right after make the run. BUT, not all of them know how to hard reset an iphone.

     

    By including a closing code to the regular swich off screen would give almost a 50% bigger chance to prevent switching off the phone ang give a bigger chance to track the phone.

     

    Better than nothing right

     

    OR, you could just program the gps module to be active all the time. Also while it is turned off.

     

    I could live with the loss of a bit energy instead of the possibility of never seeing my phone again.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 11, 2012 4:59 PM in response to RgnYLDZ
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    Jun 11, 2012 4:59 PM in response to RgnYLDZ

    There are so many ways to block Find My iPhone that your solution would make little difference. Wrap it in aluminum foil. Drop it in a shoplifter's metal film lined bag. Remove the SIM card. If available, take it into a subway or any other place without cell coverage.

  • by RgnYLDZ,

    RgnYLDZ RgnYLDZ Jun 11, 2012 5:10 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Jun 11, 2012 5:10 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Yeah! You are possibly right. After all, if the thief really wants to steal it, there is no way stopping him. But I think it is still worth the little chance.

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