HT201441: Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock
Learn about Turn off Find My iPhone Activation Lock
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Feb 3, 2016 7:15 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Jay-Ray,That would totally defeat the purpose of activation lock: Find My iPhone Activation Lock - Apple Support
Try checking the activation lock before you purchase: https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/ otherwise purchase from legitimate sources. If i's from eBay, they will usually allow you to contest the sale if its locked and was not part of the description.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:23 PM in response to Jay-Rayby JasonPrime,But the purpose that is in place in dumb BC the person that lost it and dont care about it or gave it a way and dont care about it. They wont go into the Icloud and take the device off there account and there is no way for u to find out who that person is so it is still point less to that activation lock BC people that get these phones still cant use them and wont ever BC in the very beginning these people dont care.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:28 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Jay-Ray,They obviously care enough not to remove them from their account after its lost/stolen. The fact that this is even a discussion means that the feature is working. If you were to steal my device you would run into the same issues. These are the chances you take when you purchase something second hand. You might just want to rethink that "too good to be true" price and just go legit form an authorized reseller, or at least someone in person you can verify before giving your money away.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:34 PM in response to Jay-Rayby JasonPrime,But once u lose it it is gone the odds of you finding it are 1 out of 9,999,999,999. Apple needs to have a thing were you can prove that you bought it and then they can take off the activate Iphone off for the new person can use it. now that is the way it should be done. That would work better then what they have now.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:38 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Jay-Ray,Its working relatively well. They have effectively turned a very expensive device into a paper weight which is the end goal. Just because you purchased it does;t mean its not stolen. If you were honestly concerned, you would take the locked iPhone to the police so that it can be matched back to its rightful owner. The complaint you have is that you are feeling victimized for purchasing lost/stolen property. At the end of the day, the feature is thankfully working to prevent the stealing and selling of other people's stuff. It'll certainly make you think twice before continuing to purchase electronics online. Kill switches (as they are referred to) are being required in some states so get used to seeing more in the future.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:53 PM in response to JasonPrimeby JasonPrime,That is wrong BC 9 out of 10 people that lose a phone dont care they will go buy a new one. so now it make the phone free game to anyone. and there has to be a way for people to wipe the phone when it is in activate iphone for the new people to use it. and it is just not people that buy the phone that way there are people that loses there phone and do a lost mode hopping to find it in the house and cant find it for a month or more and they get a new one and then one day they find it in there house and they cant get in there phone BC they dont remember there icloud so now they can get into there old phone and what are they just throw it a way there cud be stuff on there that they want. so apple needs to have a way to get into phones that have the activate iphone and turn that off.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:58 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Meg St._Clair,JasonPrime wrote:
But the purpose that is in place in dumb BC the person that lost it and dont care about it or gave it a way and dont care about it.
No, it's not dumb at all. It has been extremely effective. Since the implementation of the Activation Lock, thefts of iOS devices have dropped off they as much as 30%. The activation lock makes iOS devices a much less attractive target for theft. If you buy devices from reliable sources, you should never have a problem with it.
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Feb 3, 2016 7:56 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Meg St._Clair,JasonPrime wrote:
That is wrong BC 9 out of 10 people that lose a phone dont care they will go buy a new one. `
What is your source for that statistic?
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Feb 3, 2016 8:01 PM in response to Meg St._Clairby JasonPrime,every one that i have ask they said that there would go buy a new one. there is only one person that i talk to said that they would lock it just to make that person **** off. and i look it up on line and that is also what i got
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Feb 3, 2016 8:02 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Jay-Ray,JasonPrime wrote:
...i look it up on line and that is also what i got
If we read it online, it must be true.
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Feb 3, 2016 8:36 PM in response to JasonPrimeby Meg St._Clair,JasonPrime wrote:
every one that i have ask they said that there would go buy a new one. there is only one person that i talk to said that they would lock it just to make that person **** off.
The plural of anecdote is not evidence. The Activation Lock does not prevent the theft of any individual device. It has nothing to do with whether or not the person buys a new phone after the fact. It makes all iOS devices a less attractive thing to steal as most of them will be unusable after being stolen. It's really not that hard to understand.
JasonPrime wrote:
and i look it up on line and that is also what i got
Where on line did you find this? Please give the specific website.
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Feb 3, 2016 8:35 PM in response to Jay-Rayby Meg St._Clair,Jay-Ray wrote:
JasonPrime wrote:
...i look it up on line and that is also what i got
If we read it online, it must be true.
No, he read it online so we should believe it.