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how do I find a lost iPhone owner

Posted on Oct 18, 2021 6:41 PM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2021 6:45 PM

You don’t. The user has had the opportunity to display a message, at their choice. If the message doesn’t show when charged, there isn’t one. This information would be massively misused by abusive exes, thieves, and ne’er-do-wells. Turn it in to the folks in charge of maintaining where it was found, or to the local police if that’s an option. Otherwise, recycle it.

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Oct 18, 2021 6:45 PM in response to neece256

You don’t. The user has had the opportunity to display a message, at their choice. If the message doesn’t show when charged, there isn’t one. This information would be massively misused by abusive exes, thieves, and ne’er-do-wells. Turn it in to the folks in charge of maintaining where it was found, or to the local police if that’s an option. Otherwise, recycle it.

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