Lost iPhone

Do you need your lost iPhone to be connected to wifi to send a request to erase all data from the phone?

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 8:35 PM

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Michael Black

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Posted on Jun 20, 2019 8:49 PM

You need it connected to the internet to do anything by remote commands. That internet connection can be WiFi or cellular data.

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Michael Black

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Jun 20, 2019 8:49 PM in response to ar1n

You need it connected to the internet to do anything by remote commands. That internet connection can be WiFi or cellular data.

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