Ipad is lost and offline, doesnt show up on find my ipad. Does this mean it could have been wiped? I have ios7
Ipad is lost and offline, doesnt show up on find my ipad. Does this mean it could have been wiped? I have ios7
Ipad is lost and offline, doesnt show up on find my ipad. Does this mean it could have been wiped? I have ios7
HOW TO FIND YOUR IPHONE IF YOUR DEVICE IS DEAD/OFFLINE:
1) Sign into Find My iPhone on a computer.
2) In the top, left-hand corner click the down arrow next to "Find My iPhone."
3) Switch to "Find My Friends."
4) In the bottom left corner, select which device you are looking for.
5) That device's location should show up as a blue dot in comparison to your friend's locations.
6) The exact address should show up next to blue dot.
It has not been wiped as Activation Lock would prevent it from being wiped (unless you initiated a remote wipe) since you have iOS 7. It is just not connected to the Internet.
What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if it is connected to the Internet by Wi-Fi or cellular. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.
If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should have done in advance - before you lost it or it was stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help!, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen. |
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets
4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
6. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
7. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone
9. Report Stolen iPad | Stolen Lost Found Online
It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:
2. Setup your iDevice on iCloud
3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac
4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on Unsupported Devices)
If the iPad was running iOS 7, the thief/finder will not ever be able to use it.
iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818
Apple (and no one else) can not assist (with serial number or iCloud) in finding a lost or stolen iPad.
Report to police along with serial number. Change all your passwords.
These links may be helpful.
How to Track and Report Stolen iPad
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5668
How to Find a Missing iPad with FindMyiPad
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-find-a-missing-ipad-with-findmyipad .html
iCloud: Locate your device on a map
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2698
iCloud: Lost Mode - Lock and Trace
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2700
iCloud: Remotely Erase your device
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2701
Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
General steps to follow for a Stolen iPad
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
What NOT to do if your iPhone or iPad is lost or stolen
http://www.tomahaiku.com/what-not-to-do-if-your-iphone-or-ipad-lost-or-stolen/
Apple Product Lost or Stolen
http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st Len
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
If you don't know your lost/stolen iPad's serial number, use the instructions below. The S/N is also on the iPad's box.
How to Find Your iPad Serial Number
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number
iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4061
Check the serial number (located on back/bottom) in this lost/stolen iPad database. However, most owners are not aware of this database and don’t enter the serial number.
Stolen iPad Database
http://www.stolenlostfound.org/online-stolen-ipad-database
Also do a search, using the serial number, on your local Craig’s List. Some users list the serial number of a stolen iPad to thwart the sale of a stolen device.
Cheers, Tom 😉
It is still offline after 4 days. I did have a passcode lock as well.
Probably the ipad was reset.
If so, they still cannot use it because of iCloud: Activation Lock. Unfortunately, that doesn't help you get it back. Kappy kindly posted Apple's recommendations on what to do in this situation. I suggest you follow those instructions.
Find My has a fatal weakness, especially for wifi only devices....unless it's near a known hotspot that it connects to automatically it can't get on the Internet for the 'find my' to work.
Like the others have said if you have iOS7 the current holder of the device can't wipe it without entering your Apple ID. Since they don't know that and likely can't get past your passcode it's pretty much a dead device. - dead as in can't be used.
Still Offline. I assume find my iphone would send an email if it came online.
Does apple keep a list of stolen iPads?
Lost Mode
If you can’t find your device, use Lost Mode right away to lock it with a passcode, display a custom message on the screen, and keep track of its location.
Will anyone have access to my information ?
Device is still offline. I had a passcode.
Does the thief have access to my iMessages?
Since the device has been offline, iCloud states lost
mode is pending. If i do a remote erase, I understand it
will not be effective unless device becomes online ?
Is it still possible to track the device if it is remotely erased?
Unless the thief can successfully enter your passcode in relatively few guesses, it's not likely he will have access to your iMessages. The only other possibility is if you allowed Notifications on the lock screen, but since the device is offline, he would not get those anyway.
Once a device is erased it is not trackable.
I'm elated and mystified. So, the Ipad was returned to me after several months, I never expected to see it again. It appeared to be offline in find my iPhone app from the day it was stolen to the day it was returned to me. I had put it in erase mode after a month. Called apple support, it got erased when I turned it back on, they felt at their end it was in locked mode all that time though, I didn't get notification about locked mode. I actually didn't get any notifications the whole time.
Do you think there is any way the thief could have accessed any information on it? The person that returned it claims they found it abandoned in a place other than from where it disappeared. I don't know who stole it. I guess Apple does a pretty good job of making it useless for the next person.
That's great news! The point of Activation Lock and the various iCloud services available in Find My iPad if to render the device useless. In this case, it seems the thief gave up and left it for dead. Luckily the person who found it returned it.
I lost my iPhone 5s and now my device is deactivated on find my iPhone.
can anyone help me if I still stand a chance of locating my iPhone.
I think the thief was able to deactivate the find my iPhone.
Ipad is lost and offline, doesnt show up on find my ipad. Does this mean it could have been wiped? I have ios7