Tried helping a less tech-savvy friend who lost his iPhone and also can not remember his password to regain access to his Apple account and maybe locate the phone using Find My.
Because he does not have another Apple device, we used the "help someone else reset their password" on my iPhone and oh boy, what a fucking trash-fire this software and the process is. Even I do not understand what the fuck is going on, is it asking now for my phone/email or his.
If using a Focus Mode to put an “If found call:” message on your lock screen didn’t blow your dress up, here’s yet another way to do it with the free version of Widgetsmith by @_Davidsmith
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2025/02/if-found-call-widgetsmith/
I just finished telling you about a cool trick to use Focus modes to put an “If found call:” message on your lock screen, but I may have an even easier method. To recap, the problem to be solved is that someone finds your phone you left behind and they need a way of contacting […]
Episode n+1: went to the next town’s police office 10km away. They said they don’t deal with lost things, even if I reported my own phone to them, the most I get is a paper proof that I lost the thing. There is no list of lost and found things maintained.
I was advised to go to the local government office where I found the phone, they should be responsible for lost&found.
As a last resort, called the local (small town) cops. They are "out of office" right now and advised to go to the police station of the nearby towns (10 and 19 km away).
The saga continues! #LostIphone
Márton Salomváry
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