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can you not power-off an iphone without unlocking?
by pestatije 3y ago
can you not power-off an iphone without unlocking?
- lxgr 3y agoYou can; the thief just didn’t get to do that because they were busy getting away in a non-conspicuous way. But even turned off, “Find my” stays active these days (although you can no longer make it ring, I believe).
- oldbbsnickname 3y agoThat option can be disabled by turning off "Find My network" such that the phone will be off and radio silent. With it on, it will continue to beacon until the battery reaches the final BMS low voltage point.
- klinquist 3y agobut turning it off requires your password/PIN.
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- wincy 3y agoYeah but turning on airplane mode does disable find my
- lxgr 3y agoIt doesn’t, as far as I know (or rather, it might turn off the ability to ping the phone, but passive Bluetooth/Find my cloud location should still work). And even if it does, turning on Airplane mode is not possible anymore for a locked phone.
- oldbbsnickname 3y agoDisassemble and remove the battery. I can do this in about 1-2 minutes, others more skilled can do it in <30 seconds.
- okr 3y agoAnd then? You can not turn it on again, without also activating the beacon. I wonder if stolen iphones have any value except for hardware parts.
- teekert 3y agoYeah I also wonder what a thief would do with it? Maybe the recycle value is enough for her? Or she gets it to a store where they don't check and recycle parts?
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoDidn't iphones start to have DRM on the individual components?
- layer8 3y ago1) Faraday cage. 2) If the thief knows or can guess your passcode, you are screwed, because they can take over your iCloud: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/19/apple-responds-to-iphone-theft-recovery-key-report/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/19/apple-responds-to-iphon...