HT201472: If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen

Learn about If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen
Kit Greer

Q: If the iPad is wiped before Lost Mode is activated, will it still alert me because of the serial number?

My iPad was stolen from my home yesterday morning (along with a lot of other stuff) but I didn't get home until the evening to find I had been broken in to. I activated the Lost Mode on my iPad and locked it down, but I don't know if they could have been smart enough to factory restore the iPad during the day, while I had no idea it had been taken.

 

Will the iPad still notify me because the serial number cannot be changed, and it's still registered in my account? Or if it's erased, then that's it?

iPad 2, iOS 9.1

Posted on Oct 28, 2015 11:02 PM