Man's iPad stolen, mysterious photos appear in iCloud

click2houston ^ | 1-16-15 | Phillip Mena

[FourtySeven]

I think, IIRC, the “Find my iPhone/iPad” feature cannot be disabled (even on devices that aren’t password protected) unless one enters one’s Apple ID and password. I had to do this multiple times when I had to reset my iPhone multiple times due to an unrelated issue (iTunes won’t let you “restore to factory defaults” unless you disable “Find my iPhone).

Maybe this has changed (but that would be a step backwards in terms of security) or maybe one can change the settings for Find my iPhone so that one doesn’t have to enter an Apple ID and password. I don’t know.

[FourtySeven]

That’s interesting. I do the same thing but I don’t have any problems with GPS location (the Maps app in the iPad works just like in the iPhone when I have it tethered.)

I use the Bluetooth connection option instead of the wireless hotspot. Maybe that’s the reason. I never could get my iPad to discover the hotspot the iPhone was broadcasting. But the Bluetooth works fine.

[Star Traveler]

First, on the “Find Your iPhone” ... you do have to activate it first, before it’s going to protect your iPhone or iPad. If you don’t activate it, it’s not going to protect your device.

THEN ... once it’s activated ... it does require your Apple ID and Password to deactivate it, when the device gets “locked up” (as in when someone steals it).

The device will be a “permanent brick” and useless if you don’t enter your Apple ID and password (or if you forget it). There is no recovery from this if you forget it. Your device is permanently useless after that!

Apple will NOT ever unlock it for you, unless you actually prove you bought it from Apple or an Apple authorized seller. If you bought it from a neighbor or a relative, Apple will NEVER unlock it for you. The device is permanently useless after that!

[Vendome]

I keep seeing this article

Someone should tell the guy to open tbe EXIF file and look for the GPS coordinates.

Then he’ll find out where his littke device is.

[Star Traveler]

It depends on what iPad he has. Some don’t have GPS in them. ALSO, in the settings, even if the iPad has GPS, it can be turned off.

[Bigg Red]

Good news! Thanks for that update.

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Curious about this FTA:
Deputies told Local 2 they found the first man Wednesday evening at Covenant House.

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Sounds like the name of a homeless shelter, or am I wrong?

[smokingfrog]

For homeless or runaway kids. It’s practically around the corner from the Burger King where they filmed the video.

[Bigg Red]

Gee, I wonder where they got the money they are seen with in the selfie.

[A CA Guy]

Someone robbed a whole lot of money out of the Treasury. I found this photo up in my I-cloud.

[justlurking]

I just did some testing, but will have to do more when not in range of so many wifi hotspots. I will try my phone hotspot, with both Bluetooth and WIFi. And, I will try a regular access point.

The iPad will find its location if it can hear a hotspot that apple knows about. But, the location is usually not as good. But, if there are a lot of nearby hotspots, it can generate a better position, using something a bit like triangulation.

I haven’t tested it for a long time. Maybe they put it in recently, although my iPad is iOS 7 and my phone is iOS 8.

However, I did just confirm what I found long ago. Bluetooth tethering is horribly slow. But, I have an early iPad, with a old revision of Bluetooth.