Michal Ždanský Buying a second-hand phone can be a lot of hassle, especially if you find out after handing over the money that the phone is stolen or that the previous owner forgot to turn off Find My iPhone and is no longer available to unlock the phone. Apple has now released a useful web-based tool that can detect whether a phone is protected by Activation Lock, a security feature that came with iOS 7.
The tool is part of iCloud.com, but does not require signing in with your Apple ID and password. On service page everyone will get it, even those who do not yet have their own Apple ID and are just waiting for their first Apple device. All you have to do is fill in the IMEI or serial number of the device in the appropriate field, which any honest seller on the Internet will give you bazaar or he will be happy to tell you on Aukra, then fill in the CAPTCHA code and confirm the data. The tool will then tell you if the device is protected by activation lock. If so, it does not mean that the phone is directly stolen, but that the previous owner (probably before returning to factory settings) activated it and did not turn it off. Without entering his Apple ID and password, you would have no way to activate the phone.
If you're selling an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch yourself, remember to always turn off Find My iPhone in Settings > iCloud before selling, otherwise your device will appear locked on the service and you could lose a potential buyer. If you are planning a second-hand purchase yourself, you can use this tool together with database of stolen phones and general prudence, such as always picking up the phone in person.
So my iPad 4th gen (64GB cellular) shows this message
Another big bug :-D
I don't know why my screen didn't open, but it says "Your browser is not supported" :-D
it works only through the web interface... I tried through Safari on Mac and it works without any problems. I get the same voice on my iPhone as you.
Well, in my opinion, it should be like that, and it will be possible to view it through an app on mobile devices, or maybe I'll integrate it into Find my iPhone. But God knows when
It was stolen from me in Slovakia...
How do you mean that if I activate the function, no one will have access to the mobile without knowing the Apple ID and its password, even if they do a factory reset?
If he does a factory reset and there was iOS 7 and higher and Find My iPhone turned on, then no one activates the device = there is no access to it. That is that if someone doesn't remove it from Find My iPhone, it can be thrown into the trash.
If a factory reset is not possible, we assume that the iPhone is password protected...
I think activation is a good thing.
Yes it's right. Not even Apple service can handle it.