How To Block A Lost Iphone With The Imei Number

Cómo bloquear un iPhone robado

How to lock a stolen iPhone

How to block a iPhone Stolen. With today's tutorial we will see together how to activate the anti-theft systems included "as standard" in all Apple smartphones and we will discover how to block a stolen iPhone in case of theft. Even if you can't get your phone back, you can at least avoid unwanted use of your data by thieves.

Another very important thing to do in case of theft of the phone, be it an iPhone or any other model of mobile phoneit's report the incident by requesting the blocking of the SIM and IMEI code from your operator.

Table of Contents

1 How to lock a stolen iPhone step by step
2 Locate and lock a stolen iPhone
- 2.1 Lock an iPhone from iOS
3 Stolen iPhone: what to do?

How to lock a stolen iPhone step by step

To block a stolen iPhone, the device must be turned on and connected to Internet (otherwise it will be blocked as soon as a connection is available). Furthermore, the function of Find my iphone must be enabled in the configuration iOS.

To activate the function Find my iphone (which is totally free), simply select the appropriate option during the procedure to activate iPhone or you can act at any time from the menu configurations from iOS.

As I have already reminded you in other circumstances, just press the Settings icon on the main iPhone screen, go to the section [Account Name]> iCloud> Search my Iphone and move the options lever to the right Find my iphone so that it turns green. In iOS 10.2.x and earlier versions, the same menu can be accessed by going to Settings> iCloud> Find my iPhone.

Without these essential requirements, unfortunately you will not be able to lock or track your mobile phone from remotely with everything that goes with it. So be careful and activate the remote location function of your "iPhone by" as soon as possible, before it is too late.

Another operation that I recommend is to recover the IMEI code of the iPhone. If you've never heard of it, IMEI is a 15-digit code that allows you to uniquely identify mobile phones (not just iPhones) and block their access to the national network in the event of theft or loss.

To track the IMEI code of your "iPhone by", all you have to do is go to the menu Settings> Information from iOS or do you have to write the code * # # 06 on the scoreboard. Alternatively, if you don't have your iPhone handy, you can go back to the device's IMEI by selecting its icon in iTunes and by clicking on the item related to phone number.

Locate and lock a stolen iPhone

The function that allows you lock iPhone Stolen It is very simple to use and can be used from any PC. In the unfortunate event that you need it, connected to the iCloud website, log into the service with your Apple ID details and click the icon Find iPhone.

On the page that opens, log in again with your Apple ID (if necessary) and click on the item All devices which is at the top. Then select your "iPhone" from the menu that opens and click on the icon Lost mode present in the box located on the right.

Now you need to follow the wizard to activate lost mode on your iPhone. So write a phone number To be displayed on the device's home screen (optional), enter a Numeric code to protect the iPhone from unauthorized access (only necessary if a security PIN has not yet been set on the phone) and enter a message which will be displayed on the mobile phone. Then press the button finalize.

If you have no hope of recovering your iPhone and want to delete all data from the device (to protect your privacy), click on the icon Re-boot the iPhone and accepts the "formatting" of the phone. In this way, no one will be able to recover your data, but you will lose the ability to locate the iPhone remotely.

Lock an iPhone from iOS

If you don't have a Pc handy, you can also remotely locate and lock your iPhone from other device iOS. All you need is the free app Find My iPhone, which works almost identically to the iCloud website.

After launching the application on any iPhone or iPad, you must log in to your Apple ID (the same one associated with the "iPhone by" lock), select the device name in the left sidebar and press the button to activate the lost mode o Reset iPhone.

Stolen iPhone: what to do?

When a smartphone is stolen, it is necessary to report the incident to the competent authorities and contact your operator to request the IMEI and SIM blocking.

After you have reported the theft, contact your telephone operator and request the SIM lock (which you will then receive in a new copy without losing your phone number).

Once this is done, all you have to do is fill out the form to request the IMEI code lock Stolen iPhone. In this way you will block access to the network by the device throughout the national territory.

To block the IMEI of your "iPhone by", fill out one of the forms listed below and submit it following the procedure requested by your operator: some operators allow you to do everything online, others require the form to be sent by fax or registered letter.

Well now I would say that's it. Has blocked your iPhone, has prevented access to the data it contains and has blocked the device throughout the national network. Obviously, this does not reward the "trauma" of losing a high-value mobile phone, but it certainly limits the damage of what happened.