Apple Revises Stolen iPhone Advice, Warns Against Find My Removal and Sharing Contact Info
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 24
Apple Revises Stolen iPhone Advice, Warns Against Find My Removal and Sharing Contact Info
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 24
Summary
Apple updated its stolen-iPhone support guidance to tell users not to post contact details on a stolen device and not to remove it from Find My.
The company said thieves can use displayed phone numbers for social-engineering attacks—posing as Apple or a carrier—while removing the device from Find My disables Activation Lock and makes resale easier.
Apple also urged users to mark a stolen iPhone as lost quickly, because Stolen Device Protection’s extra safeguards last only for a limited time.
Those safeguards require Face ID or Touch ID for sensitive actions and impose a 1-hour delay on Apple Account password changes in unfamiliar locations, buying time to activate Lost Mode after a theft.