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hiker201 t1_j16cvsg wrote

Reply to comment by Low_Wrongdoer4337 in Phone got stolen today. by Low_Wrongdoer4337

No, it can’t be tracked if it’s not switched on. Sooner or later, someone will switch it on. Prepare for that moment. Sorry you’re going through this.

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Stephen_NM2022 t1_j171tde wrote

Actually, yes it can, as Apple makes clear the first time you power off a new phone or one that has been reset. If, however, someone can access airplane mode from the lock screen (de facto default), that will turn off all tracking. Since stolen phones are often going to a glorified chop shop, there is no guarantee it will never show up in any tracking again. That is unless the Find My bug pops up and the device starts showing up as phantom pings.

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Low_Wrongdoer4337 OP t1_j17zo9c wrote

So you dont even have to unlock the the phone to turn on airplane mode?

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