Comment by m463
3 days ago
Also, if you have an apple device stolen, they don't help you.
But if it is unlocked, I don't think apple will do anything for you with the device. If it comes in for service they won't confiscate it, I think they'll work on it.
It is all on you. You should lock it, enable find my and do remote erase/etc.
> But if it is unlocked, I don't think apple will do anything for you with the device.
How is Apple supposed to distinguish an unlocked phone from an unlocked stolen phone?
you tell apple. you give them the serial number.
I called them for this, they point some people to the wireless carrier.
note even if your device is locked, they won't do anything there either.
I'm just putting this information out there - their policy might not be what you expect, so it would be good to know it going in.
So you could sell your phone and then tell apple it was stolen and pressure the buyer to return it? Why would apple care if the phone is unlocked? And if the phone is locked, you can just use find my, what do you need apple for?