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I recently bought an iPhone iOS 9.2.1. I am worried, if someone stole it, reset it and uses different AppleID, can I find it?

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  • It can't be reset if you do not know the AppleID password. – Mateusz Szlosek Feb 19 '16 at 13:22
  • Welcome to Ask Different. Your question hinged on whether you were successful in applying an activation lock to the device. Does it show up when you log in to https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/ or in your devices when you log in to https://www.icloud.com/#settings? (or is what I wrote above the answer you are seeking?) – bmike Feb 19 '16 at 13:49

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Just be sure to switch on Find My iPhone in Settings > iCloud
then not only can it not be reset by anyone without your AppleID & password, but can be

  • Pinged to play a sound [if you just lost it in the house],

  • remotely put into Lost Mode [which will enable you to put a message on the lock screen, with another phone number to be contacted at, if someone finds it],

  • or in extreme circumstances, remotely wiped [though this will itself then disable Find my iPhone].

All this can be done from another iPhone or on the iCloud web site at https://www.icloud.com/#find

See this question & answer to see just how impossible it is for a thief to be able to reset it once you've secured it - How can I bypass Activation Lock?

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  • Thanks for the fast answer I saw many videos in youtube that you can reset an iphone if you forgot a password, thats why i am asking. If he reset it and uses different AppleID can i still find it? – Thodwrhs Kontoprias Feb 19 '16 at 13:34
  • @ThodwrhsKontoprias See the last paragraph in tetsujin answer for a link to a long discussion on what can and cannot be done to bypass a lock. – bjbk Feb 19 '16 at 13:37