If your brand new iPad has been stolen from your vehicle, will apple will be able to help me?

Has the iPad been set-up and activated by you - or was the iPad literally “brand new” and never set-up? If the latter, you have absolutely no technical means with which to trace or manage the device.

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, 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 means to recover the iPad have been lost.

NB: Apple are unable to directly assist with locating lost or stolen devices. 

In addition to filing a police report, Contact Customer Support by phone or chat:

• Call Apple at 1-800-MY-APPLE. 📞
• Call Apple Support at 1-800-APLCARE. 📞
• International Support. 🌐
• Contact Apple Support. 📝
• Chat using Messages. 💬