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What happens after I Erase my stolen iPhone.

Hi my husband has lost his I Phone. I have done the lock system first and then continued to erase it but at the same time the other person switch off the phone - and the device didn’t want to carry on erasing, eventually after 15 min - his iPhone disappeared off “find my IPhone” how do I know for sure that the phone will be erased?

as I didn’t have any confirmation to say that the phone is erased.

1 hour later I’ve received a message on my phone saying that the stolen iPhone has been switched on and located and gave me a link to click on, but when I click on it - it was just a blank screen.


iPhone XS

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 5:18 PM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2019 7:47 PM

What if your device is off or offline?

If your missing device is off or offline, you can still put it in Lost Mode, lock it, or remotely erase it. The next time your device is online, these actions will take effect. If you remove the device from your account while it's offline, any pending actions for the device are canceled.


Erase your device. To prevent anyone else from accessing the data on your missing device, you can erase it remotely. When you erase your device, all of your information (including credit, debit, or prepaid cards for Apple Pay) is deleted from the device, and you won't be able to find it using Find My iPhone.


After you erase a device, you can't track it. If you remove the device from your account after you erase it, Activation Lock will be turned off. This allows another person to turn on and use your device.




If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201472

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Aug 8, 2019 7:47 PM in response to ncerasmus@gmail.com3

What if your device is off or offline?

If your missing device is off or offline, you can still put it in Lost Mode, lock it, or remotely erase it. The next time your device is online, these actions will take effect. If you remove the device from your account while it's offline, any pending actions for the device are canceled.


Erase your device. To prevent anyone else from accessing the data on your missing device, you can erase it remotely. When you erase your device, all of your information (including credit, debit, or prepaid cards for Apple Pay) is deleted from the device, and you won't be able to find it using Find My iPhone.


After you erase a device, you can't track it. If you remove the device from your account after you erase it, Activation Lock will be turned off. This allows another person to turn on and use your device.




If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201472

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