MobileMe to let you locate your iPhone via GPS?
We’re going out on a limb here, but check out this option we discovered in iPhone OS 3.0 under a MobileMe email account…
Thoughts?
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pray your mobileme account doesn’t get hacked… or someone will know where a free iPhone is!
@ jcutber
yea it would be in your pocket! lol
naw im just joking i think its a pretty cool idea
This is sooo WIN ! If only it would require a password to deactivate this way the burglar would have no choice but to leave that on.
Adi
Yea, would have been good on my iphone that was stolen last week… And AT&T STILL doesn’t have a way from preventing someone from registering a stolen phone…
yea, still angry..
Bitchin’ option. I’d sign up for MM for this, but I’m already signed up for MM.
if thats the case i wouldnt mind switching to the iphone from a blackberry. but im going to wait for mobile me i still dont like it yet
totaly worth it!
There’s a program called “iLocalis” I use that can track your phone even if the thief changes the sim. You can send a a text message to the phone with a command line and the phone will call you back with the new owner’s phone number. It’s the only program I’ve found that runs in the background which allows you to remove the main program but leave the daemon leaving the new owner unaware that they’re being tracked. Requires jailbrake.
How about the original question: Is this a way to Lo-Jack your missing iPhone (or ex-girlfriend, if that’s your intent)? Has anyone TRIED it?
@Vince
I really don’t think there are too many other options here…
It “enables the Find My iPhone service.” Time will tell, but even though it can be enabled on the device, there is nothing server-side (on MobileMe.com) yet.
@Adi
Agree. I flicked it on and off and unfortunately it did not ask/require me to enter my passcode to disable it.
Looks like a new way to cyber-stalk someone…creeepy. It’s a neat idea if your phone gets stolen but at the same time could be a huge invasion of privacy. It would be nicer if there was something on MM to remotely enable the “find my iphone” so if it IS stolen, you dont need to flick a little switch on the phone beforehand in order to find it.
There’s a simple solution in a program called “iLocalis” It can track your phone even if the thief changes the sim. You can send a a text message to the phone and it will call you back with the new owner’s phone number. It’s the only program I’ve found that runs in the background which allows you to remove the main program but leave the daemon leaving the new owner unaware that they’re being tracked. Requires jailbreak and small donation for one year service. I’m not affiliated with the owner or company. It’s just the only program of it’s kind that I know of that actually works.
I would assume it is for use in conjuction with MM calendars. Remember, the PRE is supposed to use the GPS to tell you when you are going to be late for a meeting and when you need to leave for a meeting. Pre still sucks.
Wow thats a cool feature big up to apple!!!
I agree. Mine was stolen a week before Christmas. Just a tad late. Apparently I needed a court ordered subpoena to track my stolen phone.
Yay!!!!! I’m already a Mobileme customer.It will come useful when you misplace your phone or if it gets stolen.
So, how about a berry version of this? Would that even be possible?
a berry version of an Apple product or service? Surely the useless Storm is enough reason alone to make everyone realize that Yes, RIM Can Cock Up Big Time, Even Reading From A Successful Template.
The quicker RIM gets back to what they do best (business phones for business people), the quicker the iEnvy joke will be over.
MobileMe is fantastic and offers push contacts and calendars the way BIS dreams of.
Next up, remote disable.
Starting to look more and more BlackBerry-like every day.
Oops, did that actually print?
pintail for android??? Somebody tell me i’m not the only one that knows this..
Crazy.
I have the beta on my iPhone and I don’t see anything on my me.com portal to make use of the “Find my iPhone” feature.
Would be good for parents like myself. The only thing I don’t want is the requirement for a data plan. That’s another $30 per month! I want to be able to send a hidden SMS to my daughter’s phone and the phone will SMS back with the last GPS coordinates it polled – that doesn’t require any data, just an SMS plan if you even text that much.
Nokia has a remote lock feature where basically you send your phone a text message with a key word and the phone locks down. Also when you hard reset the phone the SIM PIN and lock code remain the same so for me thats not bad.
What iphone needs is a mobile lock application where you can lock individual apps. I have something like this for my E71…advanced device locks…with this you could then lock the mobileme app and require a password to enter that portion of the phone regardless of what you wanted to change.
lmao at the delusional itards.. the iphone is an ipod, a 2003 nokia phone, a 1990 somthin palm pilot, and a knock off psp, with a good internet browser.. its not a smart phone.. please stop pretending that when apple makes a feature thats years old that its some ground breaking event.. the funniest part is jail broken iphones have had a few of these so called new features for a while.. what can the iphone do that no other phone can besides buy crap from apple and overcharge for spotty data..