phone taken on Adys Road

[Rolo Tomasi]

Bic Basher Wrote:

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> Is there a 'Find my Phone' app for Android?

I use Samsung Dive for my S2.

[dulwichgirl2]

Becsbex, well said. Thank goodness someone has the guts to say it - we are not at fault in wanting to walk home and chat. They are for wanting to steal instead of, presumably, working for money. Furthermore if they are on benefits, we fund them. It's disgusting.

Talking of guts thought, Louisa, wow! Good for you. Not recommended but I think it would have been my natural response too. "oi you little xxxxx".

[handymaneast dulwich]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> You don't need to out any data on there to have an

> iCloud account.

>

> The reason these guys grab phones that are in use

> s to ensure the handset lock isn't on. They then

> immediately turn off password and turn off Find My

> iPhone

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Cant be the case as you need to still enter the password to remove the password from the phone

[Huguenot]

It was a general point about phones in use rather than the iPhone.

[handymaneast dulwich]

Its not just the iphone that has this function most smartphones have this in place.

[Mrs Ellen Griswald]

Phones are smarter than people these days

[ianr]

> Phones are smarter than people these days

They still manage to get separated from their keepers. No better than cats really.

[RobMiller]

I saw a good tip about locking location services (which means that a stolen device can't have the 'find' facility easily switched off): http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tricks/how-to-make-it-more-difficult-for-a-thief-to-turn-off-location-services-on-the-ipad/

Still, that doesn't help if they switch it off...

[Edited to clarify: "it" being the phone.]