Apple2T4ch t1_iub6h5b wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:57 PM

Find my iPhone can remotely wipe it.

thedaveCA t1_iub7rl7 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:07 AM

True, but only once it is online, right? Someone that acquires the phone and guesses the passcode could access data offline.

Or does the Find My network communicate remote wipes? That would be neat, but my understanding is no.

Pizzastevee t1_iucxzon wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:40 AM

If you try to wipe the phone and it’s off it will erase the next time it gets a connection

thedaveCA t1_iuekf8i wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Right, so, no data protection from someone who fixes the phone and guesses the 0000 PIN.

Sorry OP, but you trash the phone, don’t sell for parts.

Entertainnosis t1_iug2vnc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:26 AM

No one buying the phone on eBay is interested in the data inside, and no one would think to start guessing passwords.

People on eBay are fixing them and selling them on for the £50 they can make on it, and that’s it.

AcceptableWeird9 t1_iug3179 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:27 AM

You’re quite likely correct. But if it were my phone, I wouldn’t risk my data being compromised.

Entertainnosis t1_iug3mxz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:31 AM

That’s understandable. If I was in OPs shoes I’d go to another store and ask them to put another battery on the phone, just to see if the thing even works.