How do you lock a stolen iPhone?

How do you lock a stolen iPhone?
Lost Mode lets you lock your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch so that others can’t access your personal information.Turn on Lost Mode or lock a device

In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, click All Devices, then select the device you want to put into Lost Mode or lock.
Click Lost Mode or Lock.

Lost Mode lets you lock your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch so that others can’t access your personal information.

Turn on Lost Mode or lock a device

  1. In Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, click All Devices, then select the device you want to put into Lost Mode or lock.
  2. Click Lost Mode or Lock.

What can thieves do with stolen iPhone?

They will try to wipe out the data including photos, videos, documents, audios, etc. from stolen iPhones for resale. Thieves know several techniques to erase everything from the stolen phone. Plus, thieves are also capable of tricking the buyer that stolen iPhone is clean and unlocked.

Can I sell an iPhone I found?

Lost your phone, reported it, then found it again? That’s fine, you can still sell it on. Just call up the same number you used to report it – as well as your network’s customer service – and tell them you’ve found it again and all is well.

Can police recover a stolen iPhone?

While the police may not always help, the more information you have, the more likely police are to recover the phone for you.

How do you lock a stolen iPhone? – Related Questions

How do I force restart my iPhone 12?

If iPhone isn’t responding, and you can’t turn it off then on, try forcing it to restart.
  1. Press and quickly release the volume up button.
  2. Press and quickly release the volume down button.
  3. Press and hold the side button.
  4. When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.