What to do if an iPhone has been stolen

A lost or stolen iPhone can be a great risk to its owner. The mobile phone has become an essential accessory in which all kinds of private information are stored, and that information in the hands of the wrong person represents a great danger for any user. Therefore, in addition to the usual security tips for the iPhone, we must also know the procedure to follow when we discover that our iPhone has been stolen (or that we have lost).

The information that we are going to detail below shows step by step what to do if an iPhone has been stolen, as long as we have previously configured all the security options that the mobiles in this range of the American manufacturer Apple come standard. In the event that we do not know if we had activated the security options before losing our mobile, it is also recommended that we follow this tutorial to try to recover the iPhone through any of the methods that we propose below.

What to do if an iPhone has been stolen

Step 1. Try to locate the mobile using the Find my iPhone option.

In the event that the person who stole the iPhone from us has not had time to turn it off or, on the other hand, in the event that we have been the ones who have lost the mobile due to an oversight, the option to “Find my iPhone ”Can help us locate our mobile in a matter of seconds. The steps to follow to use this option are these:

1. We access this URL through the browser (we can do it through the computer, through the mobile or through the tablet): https://www.icloud.com/#find.
2. We enter the data of the iCloud account that we have associated with our iPhone (we have to enter the email and password) and click on the button with the arrow icon pointing to the right.
3. We wait a few seconds and, if our mobile is still on, we should see it on the map that will be shown on the page.

Step 2. Activate Lost Mode and display a lock message.

A blocking message is very useful for those cases in which we have lost the iPhone, since it allows us to show our contact information so that the person who finds the mobile has the possibility of locating us to return the mobile. The steps to follow to display a message of this type are the following:

1. We access this page: https://www.icloud.com/#find.
2. We enter the access data of the iCloud account that we have associated with our iPhone.
3. We wait for the page to load and, at the top of the web, click on the option " All devices ".
4. When clicking on this option, a small menu will be displayed in which we must click on our iPhone.
5. After clicking on our mobile, another small menu will be displayed at the top right of the page. In this menu we will visualize different options, and the one that interests us in this case is " Lost Mode ". Click on this option and follow the instructions that will appear on the screen to activate the lost mobile mode on our iPhone.

Step 3. Lock a stolen iPhone.

If none of the previous solutions has helped us to recover our mobile, the last option that we have before resorting to the authorities is to block the iPhone to prevent anyone from accessing the data stored inside. In this case, the steps to follow are the following:

1. We access the address https://www.icloud.com/#find through our browser.
2. We enter the data of the iCloud account that we had associated with the iPhone that we have lost.
3. We wait for the page to finish loading and click on the option " All devices " that will appear at the top of the screen.
4. We select our iPhone and wait for a small menu to appear in the upper right part of the screen.
5. Within this menu, click on the option " Delete iPhone " and follow the instructions that will appear on the screen. Remember that through this procedure we will lose all the data that we have stored on the iPhone, but it is the only way to guarantee that no one will be able to access them after stealing our mobile.