With the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus on the market, there's likely to be a few used iPhones hitting eBay in coming months. Now, buyers of used iPhones check online whether it's been fully released by the ...

Apple has quietly removed a feature on iCloud that helped buyers remotely check the Activation Lock status of a used iPhone before buying it. Until recently, buyers could go to iCloud.com and type in ...

On iOS 7 and later, "Find iPhoneThe function called activation lock has been added. This function is automatically turned on when setting "Search for iPhone", but on my device, Apple released an ...

Apple's mobile products are notorious for holding their value. It's not uncommon to see a gently-used iPhone or iPad fetch several hundred bucks on eBay. The second-hand market can be tricky for ...

Apple today launched a utility on its website that allows anyone to check the activation lock status of an iPhone handset. Users will be required to provide the IMEI or serial number of the device ...

Apple introduced the Activation Lock feature in iOS 7 to help deter phone theft—if you've signed into iCloud and enabled Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, you can't erase your phone without entering ...

A few years back, the rate of iPhone thefts have been so high that authorities have jokingly called the incidents "Apple picking". Since then, measures have been put in place both to deter the theft ...

If you're thinking about buying a used iPhone, you may want to hold off: It's now harder to find out if the device has been stolen or is locked to another account. Apple has unexpectedly and ...

The security feature, designed to prevent use of lost or stolen devices, must be turned off before you buy a used iPhone. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Over the weekend, Apple silently pulled out what was previously an effective anti-theft measure, the Activation Lock status checker webpage. Despite increased media coverage, Apple has remained silent ...

Hemanth Joseph, a Kerala-based security researcher, has identified a bug running in iOS 10.1 version of Apple's operating system that allowed him to bypass the activation lock on an iPad. Apple's new ...