Can I still find my iphone even if it's restored back to factory settings?
I recently lost my iphone and I was wondering if I can still find or track it somehow just in case if someone finds it and decides to keep it for themselves.
If it was restored to factory settings, simply put, no. The Find My iPhone app requires your Apple ID information to be used. Factory resets remove this information completely. Hence, the app would not know what to search for.
If the phone is reset to factory settings, it is hard to find the phone. If your phone is stolen and you have set up find my iphone in icloud on the device before, you can try to locate your device with find my iphone. Go to https://www.icloud.com/...cloud.com/" class='ext_link'>https://www.icloud.com/...cloud.com/ in your web browser. When you log in, Find My iPhone will immediately begin trying to locate your phone if it is online. If it is offline, you can try to enable Lost Mode and others, learn more here: http://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-Lost-iPhone
If it does not work, it is better for you to contact your service provider and phone provider and see if they can help. To prevent your new idevice from being stolen or lost in the future, I suggest you apply some free anti-theft apps like iLostFinder ( http://ikeymonitor.com/free-apps ) except set up Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod in iCloud on the device. It will take pics of the thief or finder when she/he tries to open your device with a wrong pass and then send the pics to your email etc. Hope it helps.
If the phone is reset to factory settings, it is hard to find the phone. If your phone is stolen and you have set up find my iphone in icloud on the device before, you can try to locate your device with find my iphone. Go to https://www.icloud.com/ in your web browser. When you log in, Find My iPhone will immediately begin trying to locate your phone if it is online. If it is offline, you can try to enable Lost Mode and others, learn more here: http://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-Lost-iPhone
If it does not work, it is better for you to contact your service provider and phone provider and see if they can help. To prevent your new idevice from being stolen or lost in the future, I suggest you apply some free anti-theft apps like iLostFinder ( http://ikeymonitor.com/free-apps ) except set up Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod in iCloud on the device. It will take pics of the thief or finder when she/he tries to open your device with a wrong pass and then send the pics to your email etc. Hope it helps.
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