Jeff Campbell
01-04-2011, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20101226201756182' target='_blank'>http://hints.macworld.com/article.p...101226201756182</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Currently if you do not have a password on your device a thief (or child) could deactivate Find My iPhone. However most people don't know that you can prevent this by using a passcode. (This might require iOS 4.2 or later; I didn't have an earlier version to test it.)"</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1285680959.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>A simple fix to prevent the deactivation of this useful feature. Basically here it is in a nutshell: Settings>General>Restrictions> "Enable Restrictions" and then enter a 4-digit code. Once you do that just turn off "Allow Changes" for Location and Accounts. </p>