It is not necessary to have this app installed in order for the feature to work. As long as you have turned on the find my iPhone feature in settings this will work if your iPhone should ever go missing. The only reason to have the app installed is to help someone track their iPhone should it be lost or stolen.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 5, 2012, at 6:04 AM, "Paul Ferrara" <paul.ferr...@insightbb.com> wrote: > No problem, when you feel comfortable with it, get the app because my wife > had her phone stolen right out of her hands last year before we had the app > on the phone. > > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dianne B. Phelps > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 5:05 PM > Subject: RE: Up dating iOS? > > Paul, > > There was something in the reading I have been doing about the app you > mention, and it is for finding your iPhone as well as going to a website to > erase data from your phone if it is stolen. It is connected with iCloud, and > I am not functioning proficiently enough just yet to work on that aspect of > things, but will. Right now, I am working on keyboard commands, and > sometimes, I read stuff and if it doesn’t sink in, I go back to it later. > > Happy 4th, everyone! > > Dianne > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Paul Ferrara > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:18 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Up dating iOS? > > Hi, I was talking about find my iPhone not find my friends. > > Hope I'm right about that. > > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Daniel Miller > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 5:16 PM > Subject: RE: Up dating iOS? > > Paul, > > That’s not 100% true, for Find My Friends. > It will ask you if you want to set that up, but in order to locate it, you do > need the app. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Paul Ferrara > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:15 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Up dating iOS? > > When you set up the iCloud account, it will ask you if you want it; you do > not have to go to the app store to get it. > > I've only had my phone since August; I've asked plenty of questions on here. > It gets easier. > > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dianne B. Phelps > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:40 PM > Subject: RE: Up dating iOS? > > Thanks, Paul. I thought all of this could be done from the phone itself. I > have to keep studying here, but we’ll get there for sure. I will definitely > look for that app for the sake of protection, though, knock on wood, I > haven’t lost a cell phone yet and have no intention of doing so any time soon. > > Thanks for the help. > > Dianne > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Paul Ferrara > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:25 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Up dating iOS? > > The phone should let you update it without iTunes since you are on wifi. > It may restart after the update. > If you don't have iCloud set up, it may ask you to do that; I would do that > so that your phone will back up to the cloud. > Also you should be asked about installing the find my iPhone app which I > would do in case the phone is lost. > > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dianne B. Phelps > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 3:51 PM > Subject: Up dating iOS? > > I notice that under settings, I have a note that I need to update my iOS. I > have not done anything at all with the iPhone and my PC. Do I need to > download something from ITunes first to then proceed? Could someone tell me > how to proceed. I am still reading, but have not gotten to that point in the > book just yet because my iPhone was set up somewhat for me at the store. 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