Hartburn2
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Q: Tracking a stolen iphone

Can an iPhone 3 be tracked ....the people who took it are playing games

iPhone 3G

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 9:26 PM

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Q: Tracking a stolen iphone

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Jan 31, 2013 9:27 PM in response to Hartburn2
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    Jan 31, 2013 9:27 PM in response to Hartburn2

    I believe the iPhone 3G is too old for "Find My iPhone".

     

    But if I'm wrong and you did already install Find My iPhone on it, you can track it using iCloud.

     

    Without Find My iPhone, it cannot be tracked.

  • by ckuan,

    ckuan ckuan Jan 31, 2013 9:46 PM in response to Hartburn2
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    Jan 31, 2013 9:46 PM in response to Hartburn2

    Yes you can track using Find My iPhone, it must be installed and configured before you lose it, otherwise no.

     

    @sberman, I got 2 old iPhones 3G and have installed Find My iPhone. I have to use the iPod touch 4gen though to setup up iCloud account to make it work.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Jan 31, 2013 9:55 PM in response to ckuan
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    Jan 31, 2013 9:55 PM in response to ckuan

    @ckuan, I'm surprised the iPhone 3G can run Find My iPhone because this link says "The device you're trying to find needs iOS 5 or later": http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3376

     

    Admittedly there's a reference in that document that says only iOS 3.1.3 or later is needed to run Find My iPhone, but I wonder if the 3G, although it could run the app, could actually be found.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Jan 31, 2013 9:56 PM in response to ckuan
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    Jan 31, 2013 9:56 PM in response to ckuan

    I said the last post confusingly.  I'm not surprised the 3G can run Find My iPhone, but I would be surprised if it could be found.

  • by ckuan,

    ckuan ckuan Jan 31, 2013 10:16 PM in response to sberman
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    Jan 31, 2013 10:16 PM in response to sberman

    Yes, I know.  It can also find itself - this was disputed by higher ranks. I can swear because my daughter is still using my old iPhone 3G and I can track her if I want because Find My iPhone has my Apple ID on it. I think the newer Find My iPhone cannot be installed on the 3G.

    I got iPhone 3G in in 2009 2 months before the 3GS came out (ahh...). Like I've said, I couldn't directly configure FMI (no iCloud for 3G), I have to used my son's then new iPod touch in 2010 to get it working.

     

    I said the last post confusingly.  I'm not surprised the 3G can run Find My iPhone, but I would be surprised if it could be found.

     

    True when it matters, it may not work. Anyway it's more for misplaced iPhone than stopping a thief.

  • by stevejobsfan0123,

    stevejobsfan0123 stevejobsfan0123 Jan 31, 2013 10:20 PM in response to ckuan
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    Jan 31, 2013 10:20 PM in response to ckuan

    So you set it up... how? By creating a MobileMe account (using your iCloud address) in Settings and turning on Find my iPhone? I have not had success with this on a 2nd gen iPod touch.

  • by ckuan,

    ckuan ckuan Jan 31, 2013 11:38 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123
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    Jan 31, 2013 11:38 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123

    Well, just tested to be sure it's still working.

    All I did was using iCloud address (my apple id) from ipod touch 4gen to setup FMI then signed in my old iPhone 3G FMI.

     

    After awhile of testing, only one of my 3G can still locate itself, the other is alway red (no location available)

    The 3G FMI version is 1.4 (1G13) - 2011, compare to the latest FMI is version 2.0.1 - 2012