My iPhone was recently lost, I put it in lost mode via icloud and I know it was found by someone because I got the email from icloud saying it's been found as well as a last known location…but it has since not come online anymore.
I have a new iPhone now which I want to setup like the old one but I'm still hoping the person who has the old iPhone returns it after realizing it's a paperweight to them without my apple ID(i had text saying reward available if returned).
My questions are:
-What would happen if I setup my new iPhone with the same Apple ID as the old one? Would that remove the old one in lost mode?
-What if I name the new iPhone with the same name as the old iPhone?
-I want my old phone number…what happens if I deactivate the old Sim in the lost iPhone, and have my carrier create a new sim for me so I can use in my new iphone? Would that mess up the lost mode?
I basically want to setup my new iphone like my old one but I don't want my old iphone to be taken out of lost mode
Best Answer
You can set up your new phone using a previous backup! You’ll need to use your same Apple ID and password, however I highly recommended you change your password once you set up the new phone, just Incase they do get into your old phone they would be able to mess a lot of things up!