Can I get the IP of a device that connects to the internet? My device stolen. Need this info to get police help

Just to clarify, the IP address changes depending on what Wifi network the iPAd is connected to. So While it may have one now, it may be totally different 1 hour form now if its connected to a different network.

The IP address is useless to track.

If you erased it then there's no more data on i. And if you had Find My iPad turned on, then the thief will not be able to use it due to Activation Lock.

Please be aware that you are not communicating with Apple when you post in these forums. These are user-to-user support forums, so in almost all cases the only people who will reply to your posts are, like me, your fellow users.

And no, Apple cannot determine the IP address of your device. There is absolutely no way they could. Nothing they do would track and store the IP address of your iPad. Even with an IP address, and even assuming it was a current IP address, locating the device from that IP address would be very difficult and require probably multiple court orders and a lot of effort. I very much doubt that the police would go to that much trouble for a single stolen iPad.

Sorry, but there is nothing Apple nor any of us here can do to help you.

Regards.

PengXue wrote:

Thank you! But it's not only a sigle iPad, total 6 devices... This is where my only hope lies

It doesn't matter how many devices are involved. Again, sorry, but Apple cannot give you any IP addresses.

You may have a dedicated IP but the thief doesn't.

So unless the thief is inside your house using your internet connection, The IP is going to be different.

Also if you have a dedicated IP, you can ask your internet service provider what it is. But again that is not going to help you much.

THe Serial Number will only help to identify the phone if its ever found. But not to track it in any way.

The only way to track it was through iCloud /Find my iPad/iPhone.

If you have erased the devices, then there is no way to track them anymore.

Not for tracking purposes, no. There is no way to track a phone over the Internet via its serial number. And how would the serial number of a stolen iPhone help you find your stolen iPad?

Sorry, but Find My iPad is the only tracking method possible unless you had a WiFi+Cellular iPad. In that case the cell carriers might possibly be able to track it, though they will do so normally only on request of the police and usually only in a life-or-death situation.

Regards.

You aren't talking to Apple here. This is a user to user technical help forum.

An IP number isn't going to tell you anything. You are most likely not going to get your iPad back.

The first-gen iPad does indeed support Find My iPad, just FYI, as long as it's running iOS 5. If you didn't set it up, though, then it's too late now, obviously.

Regards.

Report the serial number to the police. It might be useful if that iPad shows up a a pawn shop.