{"id":282595,"date":"2026-06-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/what-the-tech-tracking-lost-iphones-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:15:32","slug":"what-the-tech-tracking-lost-iphones-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/what-the-tech-tracking-lost-iphones-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Tech: Tracking lost iPhones | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

What the Tech: Tracking lost iPhones | News<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ktbs.com\/news\/what-the-tech-tracking-lost-iphones\/article_6906e90d-ec4b-4e30-9648-91c7fffb3062.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-26 12:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.ktbs.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SHREVEPORT, La. –\u00a0Losing your phone is stressful enough. But if your iPhone has been stolen, Apple says what you do in the first few minutes can make all the difference.<\/p>\n

The company recently updated its guidance because today’s thieves aren’t just stealing phones. They’re trying to trick owners into unlocking them.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Apple recommends.<\/p>\n

Put your iPhone in ‘Lost Mode’ immediately<\/strong><\/p>\n

As soon as you realize your phone has been stolen, place it in Lost Mode.<\/p>\n

Lost Mode locks your iPhone with your passcode and prevents anyone from making changes to your Apple Account.<\/p>\n

If you’re thinking, “How can I do that if my phone is gone?” you don’t need the phone.<\/p>\n

Simply sign in to your Apple Account at iCloud.com\/find from any web browser or use the Find My app on another Apple device.<\/p>\n

Don’t leave your phone number if it was stolen<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is one of Apple’s biggest changes.<\/p>\n

When you enable Lost Mode, you’ll be asked if you want to display a phone number and message on the lock screen.<\/p>\n

That makes perfect sense if you simply misplaced your phone. An honest person who finds it can call you.<\/p>\n

But if your phone was stolen, Apple says to skip that step.<\/p>\n

A thief can use your phone number as part of a social engineering scam, calling or texting you while pretending to be Apple Support or claiming your phone has been recovered.<\/p>\n

Never remove the phone from ‘Find My’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apple repeatedly emphasizes one point: don’t remove your stolen iPhone from Find My.<\/p>\n

Doing so removes Activation Lock, the security feature that prevents thieves from erasing and setting up the phone as their own.<\/p>\n

Without Activation Lock, a stolen iPhone becomes much more valuable because it can be resold as a working device instead of being stripped for parts.<\/p>\n

Beware of fake “Apple” messages<\/strong><\/p>\n

This isn’t a hypothetical warning.<\/p>\n

When my daughter’s iPhone was stolen, we tracked it all the way to China.<\/p>\n

Not long…<\/p>\n

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