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Find my iPhone.

  • 03-06-2012 8:55pm
    #1
    cococoady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 963 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    cococoady wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off.
    Thanks


    Not if you dont have the app installed :(


  • #3
    cococoady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 963 ✭✭✭cococoady


    Agent Smith wrote: »
    cococoady wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off.
    Thanks


    Not if you dont have the app installed :(

    Fook it.
    Cheers anyway.


  • #4
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,961 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #5
    Duggys Housemate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,298 ✭✭✭Duggys Housemate


    its a setting not an app


  • #6
    cococoady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 963 ✭✭✭cococoady


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Really??
    How do u login to iCloud.
    Don't have a computer but can use the girlfriends iPhone.


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  • #7
    cococoady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 963 ✭✭✭cococoady


    Duggys Housemate wrote: »
    its a setting not an app
    Any idea how to get into it


  • #8
    jd83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭jd83


    https://www.icloud.com/


  • #9
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    To login into iCloud, go to www.icloud.com

    To enable Find My iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone on your iPhone. If your phone is gone and this wasn't enabled already, then you are out of luck.


  • #10
    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    What's to stop a thief disabling this setting???


  • #11
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Nothing. But they could just as easily turn the phone off or take the SIM out.


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  • #12
    cococoady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 963 ✭✭✭cococoady


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Nothing. But they could just as easily turn the phone off or take the SIM out.

    Does this turn off the tracking?


  • #13
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yes.


  • #14
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,631 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    I originally just had the setting but then I downloaded the app too. As far as I know, it's just the setting that you need.


  • #15
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Unless you have multiple iOS devices, you don't need the app. It's just the website in app form.


  • #16
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,900 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Stainless_Steel wrote: »
    What's to stop a thief disabling this setting???
    The passcode lock prevents them from turning off the setting in the short term.
    cococoady wrote: »
    Does this turn off the tracking?
    Yes. If the phone is off, then it can't using network data to pinpoint its location.
    antodeco wrote: »
    I originally just had the setting but then I downloaded the app too. As far as I know, it's just the setting that you need.
    The setting allows that device to be tracked.
    The app is for tracking other devices.


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