Mastering Security
How to remove Activation Lock and turn off Find My iPhone on iPhone or iPad
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How do you remove Activation Lock from your iPhone or iPad? Here's the answer!
Activation Lock
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How to disable or enable Activation Lock on your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch’s Activation Lock feature prevents would-be thieves from running off with your watch.
Un-Locked
Why Activation Lock is no longer checkable via iCloud
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Apple has removed their online iCloud Activation Lock tool. Here's why!
Mastering iCloud
How to turn off Find My iPhone and Activation Lock
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With Find my iPhone you can keep track of all your Apple devices and even remotely wipe them if they ever get lost or stolen. If you ever need to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in iTunes, however, or if you ever want to sell or give it away, you'll need to disable Find my iPhone (or iPad) first. That's because Find my iPhone (or iPad) also governs Activation Lock, Apple's...
Activation Lock FTW
iPhone theft drops significantly thanks to Activation Lock
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The introduction of Activation Lock was credited by the FCC in December as the main factor behind the reduction in iPhone-related theft, and new data suggests that the trend has continued since. The latest numbers reveal a decline of 40 percent in the number of iPhones stolen in San Francisco and 25 percent in New York between September 2013 and September 2014. The number of iPhones...
Security
FCC: Activation Lock lowers iPhone theft rates
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As a result of Apple implementing Activation Lock on its iOS software, iPhone theft cases are on the decline. The Federal Communications Commission published a report in December detailing that iPhone thefts are down by a significant margin in major cities, such as in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY in the U.S. and London in the U.K. The report titled Report of Technological...
Find My iPhone Tips
How to disable Find My iPhone and Activation Lock remotely
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If you're running iOS 7 or higher on your iPhone or iPad, Find My iPhone now comes with a feature called Activation Lock that prevents someone from wiping and using your device without your authorization. While it's a great theft deterrent, it can create a problem if you sell or get rid of a device before disabling Find My iPhone First. Most commonly the problem comes up with second...
Consumer protection
iCloud now lets you check Activation Lock status online!
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The secondhand market for used iPhones and iPads is hot, and unfortunately so are some the devices being sold on it. To try and protect people from buying devices that turn out to have been lost, stolen, or otherwise misappropriated, Apple has created a new Activation Lock Status checker on iCloud.com Before you purchase an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from somebody else, make sure...
Apple iPhone theft is down drastically thanks to activation lock feature
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Late last year, Apple added the Activation Lock feature to devices in hopes of cutting down on theft. New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, and the district attorney of San Francisco, George Gascón are now saying that the "kill switch" that is Activation Lock has drastically cut down on iPhone theft. Police say that robberies have dropped in London, New York and San Francisco...
iOS 7 Activation Lock bypass discovered, protect yourself with Touch ID or Passcode
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A bug has been found in iOS 7 that allows a an attacker with physical control over a lost or stolen iPhone to get around Activation Lock and gain access to the device. Unfortunately, the method for circumventing Activation Lock has been made public. However, the bypass process requires the attacker have access to an unlocked device, and be able to access the device after a reboot, so it...