Serious iOS 7 Bug Allows Thief To Disable “Find My iPhone” Without A Password
If you have an iPhone without a security code, I would add one now. A video has appeared on YouTube that shows how to disable the “Find My iPhone” feature without a password. Here’s the video:
Now it should be noted that it does not remove Apple’s Activation Lock theft deterrent system. The device will remain locked to the original account and continue to ask for that Apple ID and password during the setup process to resume functionality after being erased. So a thief could not resell the phone. But they would not be in danger of being found by the cops either. The best way to protect yourself is to have a security code on the phone so that you have to type the code in to unlock it. If the thief can’t unlock it, they can’t do any of this.
I tested this on my iPhone running iOS 7.0.4 and I was able to reproduce this, so the bug is real. Apple needs to address this as soon as possible as this is clearly a major flaw in the one of the key features of the iPhone and iOS 7.
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Serious iOS 7 Bug Allows Thief To Disable “Find My iPhone” Without A Password
If you have an iPhone without a security code, I would add one now. A video has appeared on YouTube that shows how to disable the “Find My iPhone” feature without a password. Here’s the video:
Now it should be noted that it does not remove Apple’s Activation Lock theft deterrent system. The device will remain locked to the original account and continue to ask for that Apple ID and password during the setup process to resume functionality after being erased. So a thief could not resell the phone. But they would not be in danger of being found by the cops either. The best way to protect yourself is to have a security code on the phone so that you have to type the code in to unlock it. If the thief can’t unlock it, they can’t do any of this.
I tested this on my iPhone running iOS 7.0.4 and I was able to reproduce this, so the bug is real. Apple needs to address this as soon as possible as this is clearly a major flaw in the one of the key features of the iPhone and iOS 7.
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This entry was posted on February 6, 2014 at 6:11 pm and is filed under Commentary with tags Apple, Security. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.