HT201653: How to find your AppleCare registration number
Learn about How to find your AppleCare registration numberQ: Is there any way possible to find my stolen iPads by using the serial numbers and not the cheesy find my lost iphone/pad app. Just ... Is there any way possible to find my stolen iPads by using the serial numbers and not the cheesy find my lost iphone/pad app. Just turn off wifi, reset the ipad with a hard reset and no more tracker. Dissapointing since I paid $700 for it. more
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Jul 3, 2013 6:28 AM in response to Bratt28by varjak paw,No, the Find My iPad service provided by Apple is the only way to track an iPad absent some third-party tracking service which would as easily be removed. Resetting an iPad does not remove Find My iPad, though; that would require restoring, assuming that your iPad had a screenlock passcode.
Find My iPad is not intended nor advertised as an anti-theft service but rather for locating a lost device. iOS 7 will bring some additional features that will make it more difficult for a thief to turn off the service, but it will still not be a complete protection against theft.
Regards.
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Jul 3, 2013 6:31 AM in response to Bratt28by Ralph Landry1,There is no way to track an Apple product except by doing it yourself using the Find My function in iCloud. Devices cannot be tracked by serial number or IMEI number. Apple does not get involved in any such tracking.
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Jul 3, 2013 2:06 PM in response to Bratt28by Texas Mac Man,Apple (and no one else) can not assist (with serial number or iCloud) in finding a lost or stolen iPad.
Report to police along with serial number. Change all your passwords.
These links may be helpful.
How to Track and Report Stolen iPad
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
iCloud: Locate your device on a map
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2698
Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
What NOT to do if your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen
http://www.tomahaiku.com/what-not-to-do-if-your-iphone-or-ipad-lost-or-stolen/
Apple Product Lost or Stolen
http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st olen
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
If you don't know your lost/stolen iPad's serial number, use the instructions below. The S/N is also on the iPad's box.
How to Find Your iPad Serial Number
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number
iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4061
Cheers, Tom