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My iPhone 7plus was stolen. Using Find My Phone app, I tried erasing it, but it is still pending until it comes “online”. I have a new phone now, but I can still track it because I haven’t removed it from I-cloud.
My concerns are:
1. Can the thief still break into the phone and get any personal info off the phone even though it is locked?
2. Should I remove the stolen phone from my I-cloud under “device”?
Re 1. That is highly, highly unlikely. Even governmental agencies have extreme difficulty or find it impossible.
Re 2: I wouldn't. If you remove it from your account it is no longer Activation Locked. The thief could reset it and use or sell it.
Re 1. That is highly, highly unlikely. Even governmental agencies have extreme difficulty or find it impossible.
Re 2: I wouldn't. If you remove it from your account it is no longer Activation Locked. The thief could reset it and use or sell it.
Stolen iPhone “pending erasure”
