Rule number one: if your iPhone is stolen or lost, never disable the Find My app
After getting his iPhone stolen, the thief sends the victim a text asking him to disable the Find My app. DON’T DO IT!
Go to your iPhone now, install iOS 17.3, and enable the Stolen Device Protection feature
The text continues with a request that the victim disable the Find My app on the stolen phone. That’s the one thing that you should never do if your phone is lost or stolen. Once that is done, the thief can change the Apple ID password, create a new passcode, reset Face ID, and get access to the passwords on all of your apps. The victim contacted Apple and the device was locked and wiped. The phone is now located somewhere in China but can only be sold to an unsuspecting person in the country.
More sensitive requests, such as disabling the Find My app, changing the Apple ID password, or resetting Face ID or Touch ID will require a one-hour pause so that the device owner can determine if his device has been stolen or is lost, and if it is, contact Apple to have the device locked. Even after the one-hour passes, Face ID or Touch ID must verify the ID of the device owner.
