NikijW_Need_Help wrote:
iPad stolen and only works off WiFi. So it’s offline and can’t track it. How will it get locked with my msg from the find my phone app if they don’t know the passcode to get in and set up WiFi to make internet work? And then so my iPad locks and sends msg? Can they even use it or get into it without passcode? If they get into it and setup their WiFi, will I be able to track it and then it locks with my message? Any ideas how I can find it?
Here is Apple’s advice for lost or stolen devices:
If your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is lost or stolen – Apple Support
Use the Find My app to locate a lost or stolen device – Apple Support
If the Find My iPad feature was enabled prior to it being “misplaced”, then if active with a network connection, you would stand a good chance of locating it.
However, if the feature was not activated prior to being misplaced - or the iPad has been inactive for more than 24 hours - the last known location will not be available - and the opportunity to use technical all means to locate the iPad are unavailable.
However, nobody can access your iPad or access any data unless they have your Passcode. Should anyone finding your iPad attempt to enter a Passcode, they will have only a limited number of attempts to enter the correct code before the iPad will become disabled - at which point nobody will be able to access any locally stored data.
As you correctly observe, unless your WiFi Only iPad has an active WiFi connection, it can neither determine nor transmit its location. However, any attempt to fully reset your iPad will require the iPad to establish a network connection before it will activate - and will trigger an Activation Lock that, until satisfied by the owner, cannot be bypassed.
You iPad will therefore remain unusable - and will have been fully wiped of all data.
