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How to Remotely Lock or Wipe Your iPhone iPad iPod Touch

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How to Remotely Lock or Wipe Your iPhone iPad iPod Touch

This guide shows how to remote lock or remote wipe a device from the find "find my iPhone" app. This can be useful when losing a device. It can also be done by logging in to www.icloud.com

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Step 1 of 8

If you don't have the "find my iPhone" app download it from the app store.

Step 2 of 8
Tap on settings

Tap on settings

Step 3 of 8
Tap on icloud

Tap on icloud

Step 4 of 8
Enable find my iPhone

Enable find my iPhone

Step 5 of 8
Press on the home button, find the "find my iPhone" app and tap on it

Press on the home button, find the "find my iPhone" app and tap on it

Step 6 of 8
Enter your apple Id and password

Enter your apple Id and password

Step 7 of 8
Here you will have a list of all your devices that have find my iphone enabled. Tap on the blue arrow next to the device you want to remote lock or wipe.

Here you will have a list of all your devices that have find my iphone enabled. Tap on the blue arrow next to the device you want to remote lock or wipe.

Step 8 of 8
Here you will be able to remote lock or remote WIPE BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AS REMOTE WIPE WILL DELETE EVERYTHING ON THE SELECTED DEVICE

Here you will be able to remote lock or remote WIPE BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AS REMOTE WIPE WILL DELETE EVERYTHING ON THE SELECTED DEVICE

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Jade McDonald

Ok

Jade McDonald last year

Cool Dude

Gj! Also I have some Idevice guides if anyones intrested. Please make a guide on how to update

Cool Dude last year

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