Stolen iPhone: What To Do

Imagine the following scenario:

A thief gets into your iPhone—either because they know your passcode or because they grabbed it while it was still unlocked.

Stolen Device Protection helps in this scenario because it creates a security delay in which the thief can’t change your Apple ID password or sign out of your Apple ID for a 1 hour period. It works because it detects the location of your iPhone, and your iPhone asks itself “am I at a ‘known location’?” If the code returns “No, not a known location” then it goes into lockdown mode for a 1 hour period. During the 1 hour delay, Face ID or Touch ID is required to change the password or log out of Apple ID.

Here’s what you must do during that 1 hour delay:

1. have your Apple ID and password handy (remember, it’s usually your phone number and/or email)
2. log into iCloud.com and see Find My
3. tap on the Lost iPhone button [see image], then Lost Mode

👀 Want to protect your iPhone now?
I have a created a YouTube video to demonstrate how to activate Stolen Device Protection on your iPhone. Check it out!