Hi guys.
To me there’s an issue if the watch get stolen! Even if the watch is locked… it still easily can be turned off holding the lateral button under the crown. And the problem is.. how can I the use the Find function if the thief shut the watch???
is there any ways to disable the Turn Off function if the watch is locked??
[Apple Watch Ultra]
thanks 🙌
Apple Watch Ultra, watchOS 9
M4TT_ wrote:
is there any ways to disable the Turn Off function if the watch is locked??
No and Apple is unlikely to add such a feature. Restarting the watch is a crucial troubleshooting step, especially if the watch is, for some reason frozen. If you had the ability to turn it off disabled, you'd be stuck with a useless watch. And second, thieves don't need to turn the device off to make it untrackable. All they need to do is immediately put it in something like a Faraday bag, a container that blocks radio signals. They're used all the time by thieves because they prevent anti-theft tags from triggering alarms.
So, adding such a feature would cause problems and solve nothing. However, if you really feel the need to let Apple know, you can do so here:
M4TT_ wrote:
is there any ways to disable the Turn Off function if the watch is locked??
No and Apple is unlikely to add such a feature. Restarting the watch is a crucial troubleshooting step, especially if the watch is, for some reason frozen. If you had the ability to turn it off disabled, you'd be stuck with a useless watch. And second, thieves don't need to turn the device off to make it untrackable. All they need to do is immediately put it in something like a Faraday bag, a container that blocks radio signals. They're used all the time by thieves because they prevent anti-theft tags from triggering alarms.
So, adding such a feature would cause problems and solve nothing. However, if you really feel the need to let Apple know, you can do so here:
once they turn the watch back on, it will connect with the Find My network in the able to display his location once he reported lost. Even if there was a way to disable the power off function the water eventually turn off anyways, what is the battery runs out. The important thing to remember is that the watch will always update is location when it is turned on automatically so you’ll be able to track it that way.
Thanks for your reply.
I understand that, but it could be very important to track the watch in the immediate, and not wait until someone turn it back ON.
Anybody else can fix this issue, which is to me a security issue.
@Apple, an update with this function please??
thanks. 🙌
Prevent Turn OFF for Thieves
