My stolen iPhone no longer appears in my Apple Account device list, but it still shows up in Find My with an old location. I remotely erased it and received confirmation, though the location hasn't updated since shortly after the theft.
Does its disappearance from the account list mean there's a security problem, or could it be related to the erase?
The two lists don't necessarily mean the same thing. After an erase, the phone may no longer be signed in to your Apple Account, while Find My can still retain its Activation Lock association.
That could explain what you're seeing, but it doesn't establish exactly why the account list changed when it did. The old location also doesn't tell you where the phone is now.
Leave the phone in Find My. Removing it there can remove Activation Lock, which is the protection that normally requires your account credentials before someone can set up the erased phone again.
The timing is hard to explain from the information available. The phone being offline or a delayed account update are possibilities, but neither is something you can confirm just from the missing entry. If you're worried about the account itself, contact Apple Support and ask them to review the device and its lock status.
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y6b!decode:
So the disappearance from the account list alone doesn't necessarily mean the phone was unlocked?
a3.ratchet_645:
Right. That change alone isn't evidence that Activation Lock was removed. Apple Support can help check your specific situation.