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Like i ve mentioned it earlier - yes, even on that same day. Everything was just fine.
A device shutdown is not the same as sudden catastrophic failure of a normally functioning device.
Does a phone always ping apple's server with a "last known locatiOn" before shutting down? I ask because I don't know. If yes, you're on point. If not, destruction versus shutting off shouldn't make a difference in terms of attempting to locate. Right?
Hate to say it but this is starting to be very common in NYC, LA and a few other major cities in western countries. At some transit hub stations in the US there is even warnings to keep your phone in an inner coat/bag pocket as "Phone Pirates"(police term) are targeting popular phone makers by working in teams.
Passcode=|=password for iCloud...
How often do you type your actual iCloud password in, so that anybody could see it?
I guess not that often. for the passcode, there exist the finger print to avoid typing that in
And gee, they don't need to shut the phone down.. If control centre is accessible through the lock screen they could just turn flight mode o
How often do you type your actual iCloud password in, so that anybody could see it?
I guess not that often. for the passcode, there exist the finger print to avoid typing that in
And gee, they don't need to shut the phone down.. If control centre is accessible through the lock screen they could just turn flight mode o
No it doesn't. Unless you have "send last location" on critical battery shut down turned on. But even then that's assuming it can poll/acquire gps data and ping server fast enough before the battery dies. And only under that specific condition. (I say this because if a battery has significant wear the trigger percentage might not last long enough for all that to take place before the phone dies)
So turning a phone off doesn't trigger the phone to send its location. Not enough time for the phone to poll gps and send location to server. Can you imagine how slow would shut downs be if it had to acquire gps location and transmit that info to the server once it receives a shut down request?
Therefore, shut downs are the same as with smashing it with a sledgehammer.
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