Orange Turnip

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Q: With family sharing, how can I keep my kid from locking my iPhone "as a joke"

- seems there is no way to prevent a child's iCloud /family sharing account from locking anyone else's phone.

Does anyone know a way to fix this?

Posted on Oct 30, 2015 9:31 PM

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Q: With family sharing, how can I keep my kid from locking my iPhone "as a joke"

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by gail from maine,

gail from maine Oct 30, 2015 9:32 PM in response to Orange Turnip
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Oct 30, 2015 9:32 PM in response to Orange Turnip

Not sure what you mean? If the child has their own iCloud account, then having Family Sharing does not give them access to your device. Can you provide more info?

Cheers,

GB
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by Orange Turnip,

Orange Turnip Oct 30, 2015 9:37 PM in response to gail from maine
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Oct 30, 2015 9:37 PM in response to gail from maine

No - they CAN put a parents phone in Lost Mode - even per Apple's website.

Seems Apple needs to an option to keep this from being possible. Look here:

Family Sharing - Apple Support
Find everybody’s devices.
Finding your family’s lost devices is even easier now that everyone can help. With Family Sharing and Find My iPhone, any family member can help locate another member’s missing device. Their devices appear in a single list in the Find My iPhone app on iCloud.com on any Mac or Windows computer, or on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. So it’s easier than ever to track down a misplaced or stolen iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

In my own experience, I logged into my daughters iCloud account and just now locked my Wife's phone (she didn't like that...)
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by gail from maine,Helpful

gail from maine Oct 30, 2015 9:48 PM in response to Orange Turnip
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Oct 30, 2015 9:48 PM in response to Orange Turnip

Wow - agreed - that is a problem. Your only option at this point would be to send your feedback to Apple about this:

Apple - Feedback

Hope you are not in too much trouble with your wife ....

Best of luck, and thanks for the education!

Cheers,

GB
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by Orange Turnip,

Orange Turnip Oct 30, 2015 9:48 PM in response to gail from maine
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Oct 30, 2015 9:48 PM in response to gail from maine

Done - submitted. Thank you.
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by gail from maine,

gail from maine Oct 30, 2015 9:48 PM in response to Orange Turnip
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Oct 30, 2015 9:48 PM in response to Orange Turnip

Most welcome!

Cheers,

GB
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