HT201365: Find My iPhone Activation Lock
Learn about Find My iPhone Activation LockQ: I would like to lock my kids iphone remotely and it has a passcode so she just keeps unlocking it anyway to override without erasi ... I would like to lock my kids iphone remotely and it has a passcode so she just keeps unlocking it anyway to override without erasing it? more
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Jun 17, 2015 3:52 PM in response to tamara88by modular747,Your post is unclear. Are you asking how to prevent multiple incorrect passcode entries from erasing the phone? If so, and without knowing the iOS version:
Settings > Passcode > Erase Data > OFF
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Jun 17, 2015 4:31 PM in response to tamara88by tamara88,I mean I lock it remotely, and she just unlocks it because she knows the device code. I would like to change the code and lock it remotely without having to erase the phone.
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Jun 17, 2015 4:41 PM in response to tamara88by modular747,To change the passcode: Settings > Passcode (enter current passcode) > change passcode
To lock remotely, iCloud and Find My iPhone have to be enabled. Utilize Lost Mode
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Jun 18, 2015 11:41 AM in response to tamara88by Acm001,If you change the passcode and she doesnt know it she can't use the iPhone. You can't remotely lock it and even if you could you would leave her no way to use the iPhone. Better off settings up restrictions with a different passcode to control what she can do.
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Jun 19, 2015 3:46 AM in response to tamara88by Curtis Oates,DDid it work out. Cause I know another way
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Jun 20, 2015 2:12 PM in response to tamara88by tamara88,I think it would be a great feature for parents to be able to lock phone remotely. Obviously kids know the code for their phones. If you know a work around I'd love to hear it.
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Jun 20, 2015 2:40 PM in response to tamara88by Lawrence Finch,Think about what you are asking for. If there was a way to lock a phone remotely, think of all of the pranks (and more sinister uses) that this would enable.
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Jun 29, 2015 3:28 AM in response to Lawrence Finchby darm10,Android allows you to remotely lock a device with a new password. This is secure and the only person that can lock it is the account holder, so unless you've been dumb enough to give your account details to other people then there is no problem.
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Jun 29, 2015 9:22 AM in response to darm10by ZikzakCorp,Actually, Android got rid of that. Now if the phone already has a passcode lock, it can't be overridden by Android Device Manager. Because that's a huge security flaw.
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Nov 22, 2015 12:56 PM in response to Curtis Oatesby bclarkrn19,Will you please tell us what it is? I would like to be able to lock my daughter's phone. I could do it with Android but not with her iphone.
Thanks!
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Nov 22, 2015 8:24 PM in response to bclarkrn19by Lawrence Finch,The only way to do it would be to jailbreak the phone. And that would expose your daughter to much greater threats than any that should could encounter by using the phone unlocked. As I posted earlier in the thread, think about what you are asking for. If there was a way to lock a phone remotely, think of all of the pranks (and more sinister uses) that this would enable.
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Jan 31, 2016 8:01 PM in response to Lawrence Finchby RcNorth,If this was only allowed by the parent on a family sharing plan then it would be a great tool, with little way for someone else to use it to prank.
I would also like to be able to set a time when the kids can't login into the device so that I don't need to remember to lock it every night.
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Jan 31, 2016 9:07 PM in response to RcNorthby Chris CA,RcNorth wrote:
If this was only allowed by the parent on a family sharing plan then it would be a great tool, with little way for someone else to use it to prank.
I would also like to be able to set a time when the kids can't login into the device so that I don't need to remember to lock it every night.
Have them turn in the phone to you every night at a certain time...
You can plug them in to charge in your bedroom.