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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

Posted on Jul 7, 2014 5:53 PM

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Nov 26, 2017 2:13 PM in response to Sweety15

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.

Jul 7, 2014 5:58 PM in response to Sweety15

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

2. Find my lost iPod Touch

3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets

4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen


5. iCloud- Use Lost Mode

6. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen

7. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone

8. Find My 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:


1. Find My iPhone

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)

Jul 7, 2014 6:22 PM in response to Sweety15

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

http://stolen-ipad.com/


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 😉

Jul 9, 2014 9:02 AM in response to Sweety15

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.

Oct 22, 2014 11:13 PM in response to Sweety15

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.

Ipad is lost and offline, doesnt show up on find my ipad. Does this mean it could have been wiped? I have ios7

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