IPhone :: Can It Still Be Identified After Remote Wipe
Jun 11, 2012
Got my iPhone stolen. The person turned it off right away. So far it has been offline. I have been sending messages and locking commends through iCloud.com, but have not chosen the remote wipe option yet.
Is it possible for a stolen iPhone be identified after restore? An iPhone has a series number, I assume iTunes would be able to identify this number somehow. Can anything be done on this front?
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1
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Jan 13, 2010
My 3GS was stolen this morning so I set up a Remote Wipe using Find My iPhone. Turns out a neighborhood kid stole it and, luckily, his parents brought it back to me. As soon as I turned it on, the Remote Wipe started. Now, it's stuck on the Apple logo and isn't responding (won't reboot, iTunes doesn't see it, won't go into DFU mode). The Remote Wipe didn't complete.I am *NOT* a thief! This really happened. I have a good reputation on a couple other forums where I post more often and I can post a photo of my purchase receipt from June 2009 if someone tells me how. don't have Edge or 3G data service. I use my 3GS over Wifi. I thought this might be the problem, but the instructions to start remote wipe came to the phone over Wifi, so it should be able to continue over wifi.
Q: Has anyone experienced this type or problem or heard about it?
Q: Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
PHONE INFOS: 3GS, 3.0.1, jb with RedSn0w, not unlocked WHAT HAPPENED
- remote wipe initiated
- screen went black
- Apple logo appeared
- empty white progress bar box appeared under Apple logo, but no progress bar started or went accross it
- white progress bar box disappeared
- spin wheel appeared superimposed over Apple logo, but did not spin
CURRENT STATUS
- for the past 4 hours, the steps above keep repeating, minus the empty progress box
- every few minutes it starts over again with the black screen
- 3 seconds later, the Apple logo pops up
- about a minute later the spin wheel shows up on top of the Apple logo and doesn't spin
- after a while the screen flashes black again and this process repeats
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May 9, 2012
will it wipe if stolen and new sim inserted
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1
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May 25, 2012
I need to do a remote wipe to file an insurance claim with AT&T... What are my options?
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Apr 10, 2010
I bought an E72 some days ago, so my E71 it's free to do some tests.I always wanted to test the "Remote Wipe". According with some web pages (I didn't verified thru specs), E71 has a "Remote Wipe" feature.It works by remote locking and after that, trying 5 passwords, with no luck.I tested, and E71 only says "Too many retries, the phone will be unlocked in 5 minutes" or something like that (the message is in Spanish, so the real English message vary).But, after trying with too many passwords, the phone does not self-wipe.So This feature is for real? Or is just a web hoax?
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Sep 2, 2012
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Nov 14, 2012
The sales literature for the RAZR MAXX HD promised the inclusion of "government-grade encryption" and a "remote wipe application" that would allow me to locate and remotely wipe the device.I was able to encrypt the phone under Android's Security settings menu, but I do not see any application or setting to enable remote wipe. Similarly, when I sign into Motorola's online customer portal, I do not see any options for locating or wiping the device.Finally, when I attempt to sign in at [URL], I get a response saying that no devices are associated with my account.how to access Motorola's "remote wipe" application as described in the product literature (as well as the "government-grade encryption", if different than Android's native encryption).
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Sep 29, 2011
I haven't been able to find any information about how remote wipe functionality works on this phone. Is it only available through third-party apps or if you use Exhange and Activesync or is there some ability to do it out of the box.
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May 8, 2010
Device infoCarrier: SaskTelModel info and OS: Storm 1 - running v5.0.0.419Apps and free spaceFile free: 23251133 bytesApps installed: noneBT device: noneWhen writing your questionI have one contact in my address book that is acting stangely. When he (and it seems only he) sends me an SMS, his first (and only his first) shows up under the name of another contact in my list. After my response, if I am able to figure out it is him, everything then seems to work normally until he starts a new sms conversation sometime later. This has only started since updating my OS earlier in the week.
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May 8, 2010
Device info
Carrier: SaskTel
Model info and OS: Storm 1 - running v5.0.0.419
Apps and free space
File free: 23251133 bytes
Apps installed: none
BT device: none
I have one contact in my address book that is acting stangely. When he (and it seems only he) sends me an SMS, his first (and only his first) shows up under the name of another contact in my list. After my response, if I am able to figure out it is him, everything then seems to work normally until he starts a new sms conversation sometime later. This has only started since updating my OS earlier in the week. As you can immagine this could lead to some serious confusion.
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Oct 2, 2011
Has anyone found a way to easily have the text messages identified on the home screen?
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Apr 10, 2012
accidently hit "wipe" on iphone, can i undo "wipe"
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1
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Apr 11, 2012
What I want to do is keep my iPhone always on with Remote always on, never sleeping.
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Apr 21, 2012
I tried looking up videos before coming onto here. Everytime I go to "add library" in the remote app, it gives me a passcode like normal. Then I god to iTunes and I'm stuck there.
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1
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May 29, 2012
I would like to know if there is a way to use my iPhone as a remote microphone in conjunction with apple tv and associated conected display and audio system.
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1
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May 31, 2012
Is there anything like VLC (or logmein.com, etc) for an iPhone which will let me control the iPhone remotely, either from a computer or another iPhone?Recently my wife's phone went missing. We can see it in Find iPhone.But, we would like to get a sense of what is going on with it. Whoever found has it on and is not responding to messages we are sending to it
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iPad 2
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Jun 15, 2010
I am able to turn in my 3GS for a new iphone 4 under the 30 day Att policy. when I turn it in I don't want any personal info left for someone to get a hold of. I need to know step by step (I'm a little slow when it comes to all this new newfangled things) how to wipe out all the info, data, personal stuff, etc from my 3GS when I turn it over to ATT for a new iphone 4.
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May 9, 2012
my mom just got the new iphone 4s and she let me have her iphone 4 but all her stuff is still on it and she has a LOT of stuff so i went to the options and tryed to wipe it. It requires a password but she insists the didnt set one. so wat do i do to wipe it?
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1
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Sep 4, 2010
I have not been able to get the remote app to work ever since upgrading to iTunes 10. It appears that iTunes 10 breaks the app as some other people on the Apple forums are experiencing the same problem. And just to be sure I completely disabled my firewall.
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Mar 29, 2010
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Mar 31, 2012
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Apr 10, 2012
My girlfriend thought her iPhone was stolen today, so she did a remote wipe so no one could steal her information off her phone. It ended up that she had just left her iPhone someplace and was able to get it back. Now that she's got the phone back, she's trying to restore it, but it looks like the iPhone was set to back up to iCloud, but never did because of an error (she had no idea she was getting), and it seems that since it was set up to back up to iCloud, the last iTunes backup was from before she got her iPhone 4s (so it's 5 months old). Is there anyway to pull information off of an iPhone after it's been remote wiped? I have a program for pulling information off of digital camera memory cards that have been formatted. Is there something like this for iPhones?
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
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May 1, 2012
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1
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May 19, 2012
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iPhone 4
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Jun 8, 2012
i bought my phone from a friend so it isnt register but i remote lock it how can i recover it
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Jun 15, 2012
My iphone was stolen and i put a lock on it from find my iphone, now that i got it back its says IPHONE IS DISABLED CONNECT TO ITUNES. When i connect it to itunes it says it cant access it because the iphone is locked with a passcode. There is no option to enter a passcode.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jul 4, 2012
I lost my iPhone today while playing soccer. I used iCloud to remotely lock the iPhone and since my device is offline right now. As soon as I put on the lock, I realized that if the person who found my iPhone finds it locked, would they be able to connect to the internet? If they can't, could I remove the remote lock so it can connect to wifi manually and let iCloud track it? Also, my phone is under the AT&T carrier in the USA, and I am currently in China and will be staying there for a few months. I have no cellphone service so iCloud will only be able to track my iPhone via wifi.
Summarize this in bullet points for those who prefer a short explaination:
-Lost iPhone
-Remotely locked it
-Want to remove the remote lock but I do not have possession of the iPhone
-Can an iPhone connect to wifi even with remote lock on?
-No service (American carrier, in China, no international plan)
-Only able to track the iPhone via wifi
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1
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Apr 19, 2012
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