In article <tretv7$i9s6$1@dont-email.me>, AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

> For a stolen phone the nuclear
> option (remote erasure) might be a better choice (if still online)...

it will remote-erase the moment it reconnects.

On 2/1/2023 6:24 PM, sms wrote:
> On 2/1/2023 3:51 PM, AJL wrote:

>> Easier and quicker (at least for me) just to leave a contact
>> number on the lock screen. As I said earlier that might get my
>> phone back in minutes. Putting stuff remotely on the screen later
>> eliminates that possibility...

> Yes, "Lost Mode" is pretty ridiculous. You have to find another
> device to activate Lost Mode

Dunno that I'd call it ridiculous. I find Google's version "Find My
Device" may come in handy someday. It will ring for 5 minutes, write to
the lock screen, and erase all content. Nice to know it's there if ever
needed.

> and hope that you remember your AppleID and password.

If I want to locate the wife (through her iPhone) when she's out
Apple does ask for a password. But since I let Google remember our Apple
passwords it's just as quick click and I'm in. No big deal...

> It's a far better idea to just have some contact information on the
> lock screen. Put an e-mail address there, or a Google Voice phone
> number, and you're all set.

A far better idea for me and you but obviously not everybody.
Translation YMMV...

In article <trf3br$iujc$2@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> > Easier and quicker (at least for me) just to leave a contact number on
> > the lock screen. As I said earlier that might get my phone back in
> > minutes. Putting stuff remotely on the screen later eliminates that
> > possibility...
>
> Yes, "Lost Mode" is pretty ridiculous. You have to find another device
> to activate Lost Mode

finding another device is trivial. certainly *someone* has another
phone, tablet or computer.

> and hope that you remember your AppleID and password.

an apple id/password is not always required to activate lost mode and
forgetting that will be a much bigger problem.

> It's a far better idea to just have some contact information on the lock
> screen.

it is not 'far better'. it's a different solution, with advantages and
disadvantages (mostly the latter).

> Put an e-mail address there, or a Google Voice phone number, and
> you're all set. It would be nice if Apple followed Google's lead

other way around. apple had lost mode long before google did, and in
the interim, google added the lockscreen solution.

what you fail to understand is that there isn't actually much of a
demand for it, yet you grasp at it for your narrative.

On 2/1/2023 6:39 PM, AJL wrote:

<snip>

> A far better idea for me and you but obviously not everybody.
> Translation YMMV...

Actually it is a far better idea for everybody!

In article <trgo3f$v5g6$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> > A far better idea for me and you but obviously not everybody.
> > Translation YMMV...
>
> Actually it is a far better idea for everybody!

actually, it isn't, and doing it on an iphone is a lot easier than your
convoluted method (no surprise there).