Enable iCloud Activation Lock to Protect Your iPhone and iPad

Unfortunately, the truth is that iPhones and iPads are stolen every day. People lose them on a daily basis as well. There is no way to help it but there is something you can do to protect your iPhone or iPad in case you find yourself in a situation like these.

Enabling iCloud Activation Lock is the way to make sure you can track your device and a thief won’t be able to just disable Find My feature and you’ll lose control over your device. Activation Lock won’t also let anyone but you restore your iPhone or iPad as new without entering your Apple ID and password.

Below you’ll find a step-by-step manual how to enable iCloud Activation Lock on iPhone or iPad running on iOS 7 and higher:

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap on iCloud.
3. Scroll down to Find My iPhone/iPad and turn it On.

That’s it, you’ve enabled iCloud Activation Lock on your iPhone or iPad and it can be disabled only by you or your trusted person who knows your iCloud password. In case you are going to sell your device, make sure to erase all the information on it, turn FMI Off and reset it to factory settings so that your buyer could use the iPhone or iPad you sold with his or her Apple ID.