iPhone marked as lost, erased remotely, but still on device list

My iPhone was stolen.

I marked it as lost.

I erased the iPhone

Did not remove from device list

Been on same location for past 6 days

Do I have any hope of finding it or what is there I can do remotely?


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iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 24, 2024 11:55 AM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2024 12:06 PM

Do I have any hope of finding it


Sorry, but you are asking us to guess. It's a real long shot, but if this is a business location, you could visit and ask around to see if anyone turned in a lost phone.


If this is an apartment complex, you should expect whoever answers the door.....if anyone answers.....to say that they have not found a phone.


Do NOT remove the phone from the list of devices using your Apple ID unless you are willing to throw in the towel, since this will allow whoever has the phone to set it up again as their own.





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Dec 24, 2024 12:06 PM in response to Labuschagne

Do I have any hope of finding it


Sorry, but you are asking us to guess. It's a real long shot, but if this is a business location, you could visit and ask around to see if anyone turned in a lost phone.


If this is an apartment complex, you should expect whoever answers the door.....if anyone answers.....to say that they have not found a phone.


Do NOT remove the phone from the list of devices using your Apple ID unless you are willing to throw in the towel, since this will allow whoever has the phone to set it up again as their own.





Dec 24, 2024 12:02 PM in response to Labuschagne

You have done everything correctly that you can do remotely. Now report your iPhone stolen to your local law enforcement, and do not try to retrieve it yourself. Leave that to the police. Just a reminder, do not remove your iPhone from Find My. That will remove the Activation Lock and allow the criminal to unlock your device.


Please also take a look at the following article ⇢

If your iPhone or iPad was stolen - Apple Support

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