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Is there a way to get a stolen/lost iPad back to its owner?

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  • outtatune said:
    prowla said:
    GDB2222 said:
    I found an apple tracker in our local park. When I checked it with NFC, it gave me a phone number to ring, and we eventually returned it. It had been attached to their dog. They still had the dog, and they were pleased to get the tracker back.

    With your ipad, it may have belonged to someone who died, say. The heirs didn't have the passcode. They didn't have the receipt, etc, so they couldn't get Apple to unlock it**. It was an old ipad, and they gave it away. They haven't set a return telephone number, because they don't want it back. It ended up in a car boot sale, where somebody optimistic paid £5 too much for it! :)

    ** ISTR that Apple will unlock it if the heirs get a court order, but that would only be worthwhile if there are important photos, say, on the machine.

    GDB2222 said:

    ** ISTR that Apple will unlock it if the heirs get a court order, but that would only be worthwhile if there are important photos, say, on the machine.
    Not having Apple products myself but the wife has an iPad that is registered to youngest who bought it for her - BUT what would be the response from Apple if someone died and ledt ALL their personal effects to their partner/son/daughter - would they still refuse to assist?
    All my electronics are listed together with passwords etc
    Yep - I don't know its back story.
    TBH, I just wanted it to run one app (for my home lights), so it was no biggie.
    My gripe with Apple is that they have put a mechanism in place but don't have a structure to support it; some might say that it's a cynical ploy to reduce used sales.
    The problem with being an optimist is that you are always going to be disappointed!

    You mean that there are actually some people who wouldn't say that??

    Yes, Apple (they aren’t going to admit it).
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
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