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Q: 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?

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?

Posted on Jun 17, 2015 3:32 PM

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  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Jun 17, 2015 3:52 PM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 17, 2015 3:52 PM in response to tamara88

    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

  • by tamara88,

    tamara88 tamara88 Jun 17, 2015 4:31 PM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 17, 2015 4:31 PM in response to 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.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Jun 17, 2015 4:41 PM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 17, 2015 4:41 PM in response to tamara88

    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

  • by Acm001,

    Acm001 Acm001 Jun 18, 2015 11:41 AM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 18, 2015 11:41 AM in response to tamara88

    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.

  • by Curtis Oates,

    Curtis Oates Curtis Oates Jun 19, 2015 3:46 AM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 19, 2015 3:46 AM in response to tamara88

    DDid it work out. Cause I know another way

  • by kb1951,

    kb1951 kb1951 Jun 19, 2015 4:43 AM in response to Curtis Oates
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    Jun 19, 2015 4:43 AM in response to Curtis Oates

    And what would that be?

  • by tamara88,

    tamara88 tamara88 Jun 20, 2015 2:12 PM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 20, 2015 2:12 PM in response to 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.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 20, 2015 2:40 PM in response to tamara88
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    Jun 20, 2015 2:40 PM in response to tamara88

    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.

  • by darm10,

    darm10 darm10 Jun 29, 2015 3:28 AM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Jun 29, 2015 3:28 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

    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.

  • by ZikzakCorp,

    ZikzakCorp ZikzakCorp Jun 29, 2015 9:22 AM in response to darm10
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    Jun 29, 2015 9:22 AM in response to darm10

    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.

  • by bclarkrn19,

    bclarkrn19 bclarkrn19 Nov 22, 2015 12:56 PM in response to Curtis Oates
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    Nov 22, 2015 12:56 PM in response to Curtis Oates

    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!

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Nov 22, 2015 8:24 PM in response to bclarkrn19
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    Nov 22, 2015 8:24 PM in response to bclarkrn19

    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.

  • by RcNorth,

    RcNorth RcNorth Jan 31, 2016 8:01 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Jan 31, 2016 8:01 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    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.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Jan 31, 2016 9:07 PM in response to RcNorth
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    Jan 31, 2016 9:07 PM in response to RcNorth

    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.