Stolen iPad help

Jaystation · 28 Jul 2014 at 20:48

Hi all,

So I just found out a week or so ago the sister in laws iPad was stolen. It's the iPad that my young niece uses to do a lot of schoolwork/learning on. It was taken from the car that was broken in to in a parking lot.

Find my phone/ipad was switched on, but by the time she got back to the car and found it, and logged on to find my phone it had already been turned off. I check again yesterday, and still turned off. It has Wifi and Mobile data.

Is there anything else we can do to try and track this down?

shiver · 29 Jul 2014 at 00:44

Report it to the police.

Jaystation · 29 Jul 2014 at 02:09

Yeah, we did - as expected however, there wasn't much they were able to do or advice to give.

jas72 · 29 Jul 2014 at 09:09

There's nothing you can do consider it lost.

apple can trace it but won't.

bloodiedathame · 29 Jul 2014 at 10:35

Just do a remote wipe and forget about it, **** happens.

KIA · 29 Jul 2014 at 11:51

The thief might have removed the SIM by now.

is the iPad running iOS 7?
Does it have PIN lock enabled?

Tunney · 29 Jul 2014 at 13:07

I believe you can set up Find My iPhone to alert you when it pops up next.

Jaystation · 29 Jul 2014 at 22:29

Yeah, I have done all the above. I was just hoping there was something else that I might be able to do. Its the first time I have had anything taken: I thought the purpose of Find My Phone was to be able to track things down in times like this. Seems a little silly if it can be got around just by turning it off haha! And then just wiping it once home.

Terminal_Boy · 29 Jul 2014 at 22:49

jas72 said:
apple can trace it but won't.

Nope. FMiP is the only way to track it.

Contrary to popular belief, Apple aren't The Illuminati or the NSA.

Caged · 29 Jul 2014 at 23:06

If Find My iPhone was enabled and it was running iOS 7 then you can at least be safe in the knowledge that nobody can get into it, and will never be able to activate it.

Jaystation · 30 Jul 2014 at 20:18

Yeah, iOS 7 and find my iPhone were both enabled.

Still doesn't make the theft any less bitter however! I'd be fine, but the little niece is the one who is upset, as it was her birthday present! Poor thing!

bloodiedathame · 1 Aug 2014 at 11:06

It would have had an IMEI number right? Give that to the police and/or network provider and they should block it so the turds can't use it. OK they could change the IMEI but that is also illegal.

Jaystation · 1 Aug 2014 at 19:23

Ah good thinking! I didn't even think about the IMEI number. I will do that today!