Apple launches an application that checks the lock status of your iOS device

Seeing the security problems that Apple is having lately, it is not enough to introduce new layers of security to make sure your users "feel" more protected when mishaps arise. Today Apple has launched an online utility that can be used via the web in any browser and that reports the status of activation locks making it easier for people who buy an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to use this service to prevent a device that is blocked from being used by another user.

It is also accessible through iCloud.com, in the »Search» section where we can perform more tasks apart from checking the status. East online checker it only allows you enter the IMEI of a device or serial number to simply check if lock activation has taken place.

One of the problems that always haunted all iOS devices was that if you lost your iPhone / iPad or iPod, the person who found it I could keep using it even having a code lock on the screen simply by restoring the device with iTunes. For this reason, starting with iOS 7, Apple introduced the activation lock if the "Search" option was activated.

Esto has partially alleviated the number of robberies that many users suffered. The operation is very simple and is that when "Find my iPhone" is activated within terminal settings, this is blocked associating with the Apple ID and the original password of the owner that was initially registered in the device, even if it is possible to restore it, it will always ask for the account and password with which it was activated in the beginning, which provides good protection. Now another tool is added but more effective if faster to verify that our device is blocked.

This has a double edged swordIf a user buys the second-hand device, they must make sure that this option is not active and, if possible, check with the seller on-site. Since if Activation Lock is activated, the used iOS device will be totally useless until it has been unlocked by the original owner.