Lost iPhone - Lilienstr. Munich

[TallGuy 131]

Hi guys,

I found an iPhone at the weekend in the area of Lilienstr. (Au-Haidhausen) has anyone lost one? It's most probably UK registered.

13:30 Saturday afternoon

[mtbiking 1,137]

Is it powered on? If it is and the owner hasn't called you yet, try long-clicking on the main button and see if Siri comes up. If it does try the commands "call my wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend" or "call my mother/father/brother/sister", or the same in German. Or even "take me home" if you want to get the address of the owner. In the default phone settings those commands override the screen block.

 

If it doesn't have battery left, get a cable from somewhere and charge it..

[TallGuy 131]

Advice has been noted, thanks.

I have also been instructed that I am obliged by law to hand it over to the police.

[mtbiking 1,137]

Yes you are, and if nobody claims it for some time (6 months?) you're entitled to it. Have you turned it on? It's strange if the owner hasn't contacted you yet. Between a simple phone call, SMS and find my phone there are many ways even a non-techie iphone user can trace back a lost phone in friendly hands. It's not a wallet or a digital camera.

[MadAxeMurderer 5,344]

Really? Don't hand it over to the police without making a decent effort to trace owner.

When I lost my phone a few years ago, they used it to ring my girlfriend.

And when I found a wallet I was able to contact him, or at least pass a message that he should contact me through his health insurance

[TallGuy 131]

I have been informed that I only need to report it missing; not actually hand it over. After 6 months if nobody claims it, it's mine!

[Jadeya 26]

is it a 5s in a leather case by any chance??

[TallGuy 131]

Just to update this thread. I found the owner of the phone. I pressed the home button until "Siri" started then asked Siri to call mum, dad,... etc... I left messages at about 3 numbers and within half an hour I had found someone who know the owner.

 

:D

[mtbiking 1,137]

That's great!

[Jadeya 26]

That IS great! I am glad you found the owner! I am very sure that person has had their faith in humans restored

 

Jade

[kaffeemitmilch 851]

 

That IS great! I am glad you found the owner! I am very sure that person has had their faith in humans restored

 

Jade

 

In one human, at least. Not sure this can be applied to humans in general <_<

[PES 3,975]

But a TTer has done us proud! :D

[Martia 3]

So happy to see there are good people exist... 

thanks for your efforts.

 

we traveled to Munich 2 months ago and we forgot our backpack in the train while we were traveling from Munich to Füssen to visit majestic neuschwanstein. We couldn't find it. It was Apple Mac inside,shaver and some personal stuffs, chargers, files for my friend's business and his business cards with his all information printed on it! But no one give it back or never contact! It was not in lost and found offices and DB stop searching after 4 weeks. ? Laptop didn't connect to internet yet. 

I wish someone with humanity find it and give it back to us.