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My iPad was stolen and I activated lost mode and for a sound when I was turned on. After 2 weeks the iPad doesn’t appear on the Find my device. What happened to it?

My iPad was stolen, I activated lost mode and selected to be notified by “sound” when it was turned on. After 2 weeks, my iPad doesn’t appear on Find my device. What happened to it?

iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 3rd Gen, Wi-Fi, Cell

Posted on Sep 14, 2021 12:52 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2021 1:05 PM

All a thief has to do is turn it off and you can’t use FindMy to find it. Or they can keep it “off-network.”


FindMy allows us all to be absent-minded; it does NOT provide the means to track down criminals who don’t want to be found.


You might take some comfort in - since you had “FindMy” activated - that at least the iPad is activation-locked.

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Sep 14, 2021 1:05 PM in response to MagGer2016

All a thief has to do is turn it off and you can’t use FindMy to find it. Or they can keep it “off-network.”


FindMy allows us all to be absent-minded; it does NOT provide the means to track down criminals who don’t want to be found.


You might take some comfort in - since you had “FindMy” activated - that at least the iPad is activation-locked.

My iPad was stolen and I activated lost mode and for a sound when I was turned on. After 2 weeks the iPad doesn’t appear on the Find my device. What happened to it?

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