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track lost ipad with serial number

does apple help people who have lost their Ipad find it if they can prove that they bought it and have the serial number?

Posted on Jul 12, 2011 10:34 AM

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Jun 22, 2012 6:55 AM in response to oscarMFleon

I don't know what an "auto calling place" might be, but Apple cannot and will not do that. Whoever you talked to was wrong. Apple states publicly and clearly that they have no mechanism for flagging and tracking stolen items:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526


Sorry, but again, if you didn't set up Find My iPad, there is no way the iPad can be tracked. Only if the police happen to find it as part of another investigation or arrest or some honest person happens to find an turn it in is there much chance that you'll ever see your iPad again.


Regards.

Jun 22, 2012 10:28 AM in response to lovemyusedipad

The Find My iPad service is the tracking technology in place provided by Apple. There is no practical way a device can be be located without such a service in place.


And just to correct a common misunderstanding, Find My iPad/iPhone/iPod doesn't take an app, just setting up the service on the device and then a computer with a web browser and an Internet connection. There is an app available of you want to try and track the device from another iOS device; the app goes on the device doing the tracking.


Regards.

track lost ipad with serial number

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