software to remote wipe iphone
using 'find my iphone' app requires location services to be turned on all the time.
the person who stole it would definitely turned off any wifi, etc such that remote wipe is difficult.
anyone has experience using other software that can remotely wipe an iphone successfully quickly?
the person who stole it would definitely turned off any wifi, etc such that remote wipe is difficult.
anyone has experience using other software that can remotely wipe an iphone successfully quickly?
if theres no connection via GSM or Wifi, theres no way to whipe this. you can not connect to your iphone to tell him to wipe
Without an active connection, it would be impossible to send a remote wipe command, and as mentioned this is a very low-level API function which apple do not allow developers to tap into with third party apps. However a combination of IMEI blocking by network providers and apple's remote wipe which will wipe a phone if the connection is re-established with the same IMEI is about as good as it gets.
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For a stranger to be able to turn off Location Services, Wi-Fi or mobile data connection, he/she needs to be able to unlock the iPhone first.
If someone stole a phone and disabled all this - what use would the phone be then...
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What goal do you have in mind with your question. Is it data protection? Or being able to locate the device when you can't find it?
In case of data protection, make sure you make frequent backups too. To your own PC/Mac or in the cloud.
If someone stole a phone and disabled all this - what use would the phone be then...Maybe someone wants to see the private videos you shot with it..... ;-)
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What goal do you have in mind with your question. Is it data protection? Or being able to locate the device when you can't find it?
In case of data protection, make sure you make frequent backups too. To your own PC/Mac or in the cloud.
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Hi all, thanks for the suggestion. yes, its more of data protection and erasing all info if the phone got stolen or lost. i'm just thinking of the below scenarios:
1) if the phone got lost when it was not locked + guy disable the mobileme, that means data definitely will be revealed and no way to even remote wipe right?
2) if phone got stolen when it was locked yet erase data option NOT enabled, the person take out the sim card, this would mean the phone would basically be useless and can't be used anymore?
find iphone will send a remote wipe as long as it detects the iphone is ON ?
curious to know if the phone needs to be on for at least a certain period of time before the remote wipe will work?
is there a time period where find iphone remember the settings to send a remote wipe? eg. if the phone gets lost and a remote wipe was sent but the phone was off.. maybe few months down the road, the phone is somehow connected again, will the remote wipe still activate?
1) if the phone got lost when it was not locked + guy disable the mobileme, that means data definitely will be revealed and no way to even remote wipe right?
2) if phone got stolen when it was locked yet erase data option NOT enabled, the person take out the sim card, this would mean the phone would basically be useless and can't be used anymore?
find iphone will send a remote wipe as long as it detects the iphone is ON ?
curious to know if the phone needs to be on for at least a certain period of time before the remote wipe will work?
is there a time period where find iphone remember the settings to send a remote wipe? eg. if the phone gets lost and a remote wipe was sent but the phone was off.. maybe few months down the road, the phone is somehow connected again, will the remote wipe still activate?
The remote wipe will lay dormant until the phone is switched on and will then activate as soon as a wi-fi or cellular data signal is received.
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mac2010, this link http://www.gadgettrak.com/products/iphone/ , the product is interesting but in itunes, the review not so good.
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On the other hand there is no app other than find my iphone exists that can wipe iDevice remotely. Thats because wiping an iDevice is an extreme critical task and apple does not let 3rd party apps to access such a low level API.
Unfortunately there is no other application than find my iphone able of this.