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[onlinegamesnz]

So i figured with this new mobileme service and findmyiphone location services are making it even more posible to locate your device when lost or stolen?

So i figured, to get around this the theif could just turn off the device straigh from the lockscreen. (not sure if location services work without power)

So what about a password to power down or restard. Slide to power down and be prompted for a password to prevent this??

Please let me know what you think.

Cheers

[Sarge78]

I like it!!

[onlinegamesnz]

I like it!!

Your about the only one cuz haha

[Sarge78]

Your about the only one cuz haha

That's because I had an iPhone4 stolen about a month ago probably...lol

[onlinegamesnz]

That's because I had an iPhone4 stolen about a month ago probably...lol

I know i recon its a mean idea a.

[Stray]

So i figured with this new mobileme service and findmyiphone location services are making it even more posible to locate your device when lost or stolen?

So i figured, to get around this the theif could just turn off the device straigh from the lockscreen. (not sure if location services work without power)

So what about a password to power down or restard. Slide to power down and be prompted for a password to prevent this??

Please let me know what you think.

Cheers

I like the idea but if you downloaded it from Cydia woudn't it be easy to uninstall it?

[i.Annie]

Well they would have to turn it on eventually if they wanna use it... Most iPhone thieves don't think about whether it is being tracked or not, they're just so excited that they found an iPhone and will start trying to crack your password.

Personally, its a good idea but I honestly think the time it takes for the thief to sit there and try to crack my password is the time it takes for me to locate it.

[onlinegamesnz]

Well they would have to turn it on eventually if they wanna use it... Most iPhone thieves don't think about whether it is being tracked or not, they're just so excited that they found an iPhone and will start trying to crack your password.

Personally, its a good idea but I honestly think the time it takes for the thief to sit there and try to crack my password is the time it takes for me to locate it.

But these days the theives would be aware of the tracking. And if i were to steal a iphone the first thing id do is turn it off till i got home and had the time to play around with it

[Sarge78]

I wonder how hard it would be to incorperate fingerprint recognition into the lock screen...lmao

[Broomhead]

That's not going to happen with the current iPhones we all have.

Maybe the iphone5. I remember reading something about the iphone5 being able to recognize you.
"recognize your iphone5? iPhone5 may recognize you"

[i.Annie]

But these days the theives would be aware of the tracking. And if i were to steal a iphone the first thing id do is turn it off till i got home and had the time to play around with it

That's my point...you'd still turn it on. Just because you're at home doesn't mean the phone can't be tracked.

[onlinegamesnz]

I like the idea but if you downloaded it from Cydia woudn't it be easy to uninstall it?

Just intergrate a password feature. I have iprotect on cydia

[onlinegamesnz]

That's my point...you'd still turn it on. Just because you're at home doesn't mean the phone can't be tracked.

Yea but they could just enter dfu mode and just restore straight away. Its possible. I mean tjats wat id do

[i.Annie]

Lol well that's a good point. I would just report my phone lost/stolen and then they can't use it at least I'll feel good knowing they can't enjoy my iPhone I bought with my hard-earned money.

[Stray]

Yup I would hate that

[drog92]

Yea but they could just enter dfu mode and just restore straight away. Its possible. I mean tjats wat id do

i read this post searching to see if someone alredy said this.... dang it.... but it is a pretty good idea

[moon#pie]

You could always force reboot it. And then get it in dfu mode to restore. Sry bro.

[onlinegamesnz]

You could always force reboot it. And then get it in dfu mode to restore. Sry bro.

Yea thats a gud point to. Haha bugger

[Madman604x]

Lol well that's a good point. I would just report my phone lost/stolen and then they can't use it at least I'll feel good knowing they can't enjoy my iPhone I bought with my hard-earned money.

can't Apple blacklist/disable devices that have been reported stolen? I mean everyone has to connect to itunes at some point? I mean they remote killed that IP4 Prototype that was found in a bar...

[i.Annie]

can't Apple blacklist/disable devices that have been reported stolen? I mean everyone has to connect to itunes at some point? I mean they remote killed that IP4 Prototype that was found in a bar...

Right that's what I meant by i would immediately report mine lost/stolen so that the thief can't use my phone.