Theft Protection feature not available

debasis99 wrote:

What is the point of buying this costly iphone which does not even give this simple feature and protect my phone.

Such a feature would not protect your phone. Any thief can slip a stolen phone into a Faraday cage of some sort to block radio waves (cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) without shutting the phone off. Many do.

If a thief doesn't slip your iPhone into a Faraday cage, the iPhone has a feature called Find My Network that can help to locate the phone even when it is shut off. This would require the phone to come within Bluetooth range of other Apple devices, which would then report location estimates using their connections to the Internet.

Not that this is likely to help if your phone is stolen and not merely lost. If someone steals your phone, odds are that you will never see it again. What would do you with a location for your stolen phone? Go there in person to confront the criminals who you assume have it – and maybe lose a LOT more than just a phone?

You must not have figured this out yet that all anyone needs to do is wrap aluminum foil around a phone. The phone will not be able to send or receive a signal.

Slightly more sophisticated......thieves use a small Faraday bag to perform the same function.

In any event, you can submit your feedback to Apple. Maybe when they see that it is you that have provided the feedback, they will make a change after all these years.

Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Good luck.

Why Iphone does not support Theft detection by not providing others to switch off Iphone immediately once theft?

Users have asked about this for many years.

You must not be aware that any iPhone thief already knows how to get around this in a few seconds?

You can likely figure out why if you think about it for a minute or two. Post back if you are having trouble with this and we'll explain things for you.

That is why Apple does not offer a setting that would be of no use in a theft situation and also a nightmare for any technicians in certain service situations.

You already have what you are asking for.

Apple didn’t provide a means to prevent an iPhone from being turned off, they got rid of the whole concept of “turning off” an iPhone.

That an “off” state exists is an increasingly fictional concept with many battery-powered devices.

iPhone 11 and later models (excluding E and SE models), don’t fully “turn off”. Not until after battery depletion.

And more generally, Find My is for lost gear, not stolen gear. Thieves have been using shielded bags for a while, as they don’t want to be traced using Find My, because Find My remains active while the iPhone is “powered off”. Or they saw (or recorded) the iPhone passcode input.

Your stolen iPhone may well be on the other side of the planet by now. Or broken up into parts.

What to do: If your iPhone or iPad was stolen - Apple Support

Yes, there are also privacy and safety implications to always-powered-on and remote-locatable gear.

Some folks don’t use Find My, or don’t have Face ID or Touch ID enabled, or have Stolen Device Protection disabled, too.

If an Android phone and its features better meets your needs, buy one.

What is the point of buying this costly iphone which does not even give this simple feature and protect my phone. I am looking before theft Protection and how apple is not thinking to add this silly feature which Android already have long back. I am completely frustrated on iphone the way it handles before theft Protection.

Ok iphone thief knows whatever work around but I accidentally slipped my phone and it is picked by a normal person but by looking at phone he is greedy but it does not mean he knows all work around and only work around to stop is switched off immediately which he did. I am near by and via iCloud I could reach immediately but did not get any opportunity to find my phone so I feel Apple is missing this basic feature.

debasis99 wrote:

I have dropped my phone and within 10min I called back and after 10calls the theft person switched off my iPhone and did not turned it ON since last 20 days and I am unable to find my phone via Findmy yet.

I could found by reaching the person immediately via Findmy app if not turned off because I am near by place

So you are sure that the phone is in the hands of a thief – because the person who found your phone hung up on all of your phone calls, and then switched off the phone?

But you want to "reach" this person, who apparently lives close to you? If you went to confront this person who has – according to your account – thoroughly demonstrated dishonesty and bad faith, how do you think things would go for you? Do you really think they would say "Hi! Glad you stopped by! I found your phone!"?!?

In Android if you turned on the theft Protection then it will not allow other users to switched off immediately untill your battery drains automatically.

You must not have figured this out yet.