Yeah definitely not magic anyway haha, no idea how support couldn’t explain that clearly… The only way it would be a security risk is if you turn off lost mode anyway and the thief knew your passcode. After 8 years I’d say you’re safe

Thank you again for explaining it. I feel a lot better having more of an understanding of what happened. I knew it wasn’t magic. Hahaha.

A guy at work has a 13PM after one year his is at 96%, that is concerning to be honest, not sure how mine will be…

In addition to what others have stated - the displayed percentage can move up or down slightly from reading to reading. Check again in a few days and it might be back to showing 99%. It's an estimation/guess so don't be too worried about it.

Exactly yes. If I had to guess what happened, you marked it lost 8 years ago when it was stolen. You then presumably replaced it with a new phone?

At that point, the new phone becomes your primary device used to show you and your location in apps such as Find my Friends. The older device was always there, it just loses visibility from those kinds of apps. Had you gone looking, it likely would have been there somewhere.

As to why it showed up now, could be anything from someone powering it on to a part from it being used in a repair etc. Can’t really answer that part. But once you don’t turn off Lost Mode you will be 100%.

Oh yeah i was saying 14 plus as the middle ground to replace both. Not two big phones lmao

If you only use it around the house I think you will be ok.

I see what you’re saying. So I probably marked it lost and then I guess that’s why it showed back up. Someone turned it on maybe? I wonder why they couldn’t explain that to me. Thank you so much for the clarification. That makes sense then of why it showed up under my account.

What kind of charger are you using?

I tried to get my iphone repaired once it was out of warranty, it was only about a month over the expiration date and they said they would have to charge me the full price, said no thanks, sent my wife in the following week with my phone, the same guy replaced it for her, no questions asked

It was so long ago. I can say for sure that I had two professionals advise me and go through the account. One at apple and one at Verizon. I did everything they said to do. I remember doing my own research back then to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Can’t recall the exact phrasing but I did all the things they said to do.

You see, no. It can not be both.

If you remove the device from your account, it’s gone from everywhere. You lose all visibility and control over the device. So you wouldn’t be able to place it in Lost Mode or command a remote erase.

For Lost Mode and for a remote erase, the device must stay connected to your account. If you contacted Apple they’d have told you to place it in Lost Mode, not remove it from your account.

To be 100% clear - You can’t mark it lost/ remotely erase it, AND remove it from your account. If you marked it lost and commanded an erase, it was always on your account and has been for all these years.

And it’s absolutely fine for it to still show on your account. This does not mean someone with the phone can access your account or details in any way. It just means you still have control over it.

To clarify, Apple took care of it 8 years ago. I went to them when it happened. It wasn’t just in find my friends. That was just something i noticed and tried to see if i could still see it. The phone was in the Apple ID where it shows your devices and then it shows the devices have access to your account. It hadn’t been there in 8 years and then randomly reappeared. So that was why I was concerned. But yeah, I didn’t do it all that time ago. Apple and the phone company were providing guidance and service and did it. But in 8 years, that phone hasn’t showed up as one of my devices. So it was really weird. It should be removed permanently but I’ll keep an eye.

Folks don’t like when you question ‘the Apple way’. The other Apple ‘ploy’ is to require the GPS ON in order for their charge ‘optimization’ to work - the AirTag system requires both BT and GPS to work. IDK about others, but my charge routines are based sole on the clock (which adjusts for time zone).

I have an automation for a smart plug that turns off once my phone hits 80% battery and turns back on at 60%, you can do the same if you want to extend your battery life

Other people got it on launch day and still have 100%

damn i hope you can recover from this, next time put it inside a glass case in a museum.

in all seriousness, it’s just normal wear and tear, no battery can stay 100 percent healthy all the time.

You don’t have to turn it off that way. Easier options are creating a shortcut or by Siri.

Not “every other phone” allows turning off from control center, but every Android phone.

Instead of spitting on Apple, try to understand why it is like that. Wifi and Bluetooth can be used to determine location, communicate with other Apple devices (iPhone, Apple Watch, AirTag etc.), and I guess it helps if the phone gets stolen too. Additionally, if you have an Apple Watch and your heart rate drops too much, having bluetooth on can save your life. Finally, I used to turn off wifi and bluetooth, but the battery drains the same percentage with wifi and BT on.

These battery dropping a few percentages lately are back. I’ve had just about every iPhone since the 4 and have never once looked into my battery besides what it’s currently at

Gotcha, it's my first iPhone and my bros 13 pro max that's almost a year old has 98% battery health so it just got me wondering lol

Not all batteries are created equal. They start to decay the first time they are charged, heat, use , etc further add to this. Plus Apple said there can be fluctuations in that number. It’s not perfect.

As said don’t worry about it and just use the phone. Replace the battery or phone as needed.

People honestly worry way to much about this in this day and age.

I mean it's pretty concerning, it dropped to 99% like 4-5 days ago. I'll have way less than 91% in 15 months at this rate man...

I have 91% after 15 months. Just use your phone. Don't look at it bro

Our cat knocked a glass of water over on my wife’s 4S back in the day. Turned it off right away and tried to dry it out. No luck. Took it in to the Apple Store, they said “no luck, the water sensors were triggered. But if you look at the charge port, see that tiny little crack that doesn’t effect anything? Manufacture defect, here’s a brand new phone, have yourselves a great day!”

Idk why you got downvoted, this is the correct answer. I used a shortcut automation to turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi upon exiting airplane mode, so I could easily turn off Bluetooth or Wi-Fi by toggling airplane mode. That being said, I almost always have Bluetooth off, because I never use it.