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How can I erase my iPhone with serial number?

My iPhone 11 was stolen from me on 26/11/2023….on the same day I opened Find My I activated mark as a lost ( at that time was my iPhone was online ) but in the next day I found it offline until now I choose Erase but it’s Pending untill the iPhone is connected to network …… how I can erase it with serial number …. Thank you 🙏

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 1, 2023 1:27 PM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2023 1:31 PM

It is not possible to use a serial number or emei number to erase the phone. Even if it were possible....(it is not)....the phone would still have to be online.


Find My is the only way to erase the phone remotely.


Hopefully, the phone will come back online so the erase will occur.

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How can I erase my iPhone with serial number?

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