What are the options if one iPad was stolen last week and Apple created a bug which the burglar can turn off "Find My Phone"?

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What are the options if one iPad was stolen last week and Apple created a bug which the burglar can turn off "Find My Phone"?

Last week, my gf was stolen and lost her iPad. I thought that everything was lost because "Find My Phone" didn't manage to track the iPad location so the police could do something.

Today, I ended up reading this article (http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/03/ios-7-bug-allows-anyone-to-disable-find-my-iphone- and-bypass-activation-lock-without-a-password/) which tells me that the iOS 7.1 presents a bug where someone can deactivate the "Find My Phone" function without the password.

What are the options here so I can rehave the stolen iPad, which Apple helped the burglar to keep it or even sell it?

Appreciate your cooperation 🙂

Posted on Apr 3, 2014 10:56 AM

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deggie

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Apr 3, 2014 11:05 AM in response to thiagok91

According to the comments in the article, and everything else I can find, this did not always work but definitely does not work in iOS 7.1.

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Apr 3, 2014 11:07 AM in response to thiagok91

Apple didn't "help the burgler" do anything. Did she have a passcode on the device? If so, the thief would not have been able to access any of the functions needed to disable Find My Phone. Also, if the device doesn't show up in iCloud's Find My Phone, it may be that it is simply turned off, or not connected to a network.

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