Can Apple enable Find My iPad remotely for a lost device?

Hi if find my iPad wasn’t enabled on a lost device can it remotely be turned on by apple perhaps



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iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Feb 26, 2025 12:23 PM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2025 1:03 PM

Gipdog wrote:

Hi if find my iPad wasn’t enabled on a lost device can it remotely be turned on by apple perhaps


Longer "no": that tracking would be a privacy catastrophe too, and the same for requests to track by serial number or IMEI, with every thief, robber, kidnapper, abusive ex, and other miscreants all seeking exactly that tracking ability.

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Feb 26, 2025 1:03 PM in response to Gipdog

Gipdog wrote:

Hi if find my iPad wasn’t enabled on a lost device can it remotely be turned on by apple perhaps


Longer "no": that tracking would be a privacy catastrophe too, and the same for requests to track by serial number or IMEI, with every thief, robber, kidnapper, abusive ex, and other miscreants all seeking exactly that tracking ability.

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