It is not an iOS feature at all. iOS 7 is mentioned because this tool was released when iOS 7 came out and Apple made it much harder to break into an iPhone which has been protected with a passcode and Find my iPhone. But this Activation Lock checker is simply a webpage where you enter a devices serial number or IMEI number and it will tell you whether the device is protected or whether it can be used. The main purpose is that if you buy a used iPhone you can ask for the S/N or IMEI to make sure you are not buying a stolen phone which is locked down.
Regards, Sieghardgetting rid of neither an iOS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pablo Morales Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Apple releases online tool for checking Activation Lock status of iOS devices In this email, I read that this feature has been incorporated in IOs7. Even though, I have IOs 7.1.2, and I don't see this feature where this email say. So it is an IOs8 or an IOs7 feature? Thanks\ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 3:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Apple releases online tool for checking Activation Lock status of iOS devices Apple releases online tool for checking Activation Lock status of iOS devices by MacDailyNews [cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Apple recently released a tool that lets anyone check the Activation Lock status of iOS devices," Sébastien Page reports for iDownloadBlog. "Introduced along iOS 7, Activation Lock is a security feature that prevents anyone from erasing or activating your iOS device without entering your Apple ID and password first. The feature must be disabled before a device is passed or sold to another person. Failure to do so renders the device unusable for the new owner." "With the release of this new tool, Apple wants to make the process of checking for Activation Lock easier, and prevent people from buying a device that might have been locked because it was lost, stolen, or simply because the previous owner forgot remove the device from his account," Page reports. "By going to iCloud.com/ActivationLock, anyone can enter the IMEI or Serial Number of an iOS device to check its status. If the device is locked, a message clarifies that the current user’s Apple ID and password will be required before anyone else can activate and use the device. -- Sent from my laptop -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
