Since the arrival of iOS 7, Apple added a new function that allowed us to locate and block the device in case they were stolen or we had lost it, a new function that reduced the number of thefts of this terminal in the United States, since When locking the device, the iPhone became a very expensive paperweight, but without any use, unless the legitimate owner entered the password of the account to which the terminal is associated. The Cupertino Boys they continue working on trying to improve the security of their terminals and it has registered a patent that will allow locating the stolen iPhone even if it is turned off or the SIM card has been removed.
Apple has managed to register a Pantene in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a patent that describes a method to determine the position of the iPhone even if it is turned off. Currently the iPhone determines the position on a map as long as it has an internet connection, either through a Wi-Fi connection or through the SIM card. Thanks to this patent that has the number us20160323703 filed on May 6, Apple has designed a system that allows you to partially turn on the terminal to send its location to the user.
Once the position is located through the nearby mobile phone antennas, the device will send an email or sms to the owner of the terminal. The patent does not specify by which means the notification will be sent. Nor is it specified in the patent if this function will only be available on the iPhone or it can be extended to the iPad and MacBook, since currently they only allow you to send your location through the Wi-Fi networks to which it connects. At the moment we do not know when this function will be available in the next iPhone models, since its registration does not mean that it has to be available at some point, it simply registers to protect itself from possible uses by the competition.