How to find your lost iPhone

It sucks when you end up losing your iPhone. Maybe you forgot it at the cafe, or it was stolen at the train station. Fortunately, it can be easy to keep track of your iPhone (as long as it’s powered and active). And if you already have a password activated, the Find My iPhone feature is activated automatically. Here’s how to find your lost or stolen iPhone.

Find your lost iPhone using Find My

Once you realize that you have lost your iPhone, the first thing to do is to to use the Find My service (previously known as Find My iPhone).

Go to any computer and open icloud.com/find. Here, sign in with the same iCloud account you use on your iPhone. If you use the family sharing feature with your family members, you can also use a family member’s iPhone to track your device. Just open the Find My app and search for your device.

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After logging into the iCloud website in the browser, select the “All devices”Option at the top and choose your iPhone. The map will show you the current location of your iPhone. If your iPhone is turned off, you will see the last known location of the device.

Now that you know the location of the iPhone, you can navigate to it. Once nearby, you can use the “Play sound”Option to play a sound on your iPhone to find he.

Recover your iPhone using Lost mode

If your iPhone is turned off (or stolen), activate Lost mode is your last resort. Lost mode locks your iPhone and prevents notifications and messages from going through. It also deactivates cards and credentials stored in the Wallet app. Lost Mode still allows incoming calls (including FaceTime calls) and will continue to track the location of the iPhone.

Click the “Lost mode”To start (this only works if you use a password on your iPhone). Here enter the phone number and the message you want to show on the iPhone sor if someone stumbles upon your iPhone, they can contact you and possibly return your iPhone.

If your iPhone is stolen, there’s not much you can do except file a complaint with the local authorities. We also recommend that you use the “Erase iphone”To completely erase the iPhone storage (this happens when the iPhone comes back online). This way, at least your personal information will be protected.

How to make sure you can find your lost iPhone

The Find My feature should be on by default, but it’s worth checking that it’s operational. Better know it now than be surprised when you end up losing your psharpen.

Set a password

The entire Find My feature fails if you don’t have a passcode. So first go to Settings > Facial identity and access code to set up a password and activate Face ID or Touch ID. Even if someone ends up with your iPhone, they won’t be able to easily access your personal information.

Activate the Find My feature

Then make sure the Find My feature is turned on. Go to “Settings“and press your Profile from the top of the page. Here go to Find my > Find my iphone, and make sure that the “Find my iphoneThe “function is activated.

Enable family sharing

If you already have family members who use iPhones, it is best to start using the family sharing feature. Not only does it allow you to share app purchases and Apple services, but you can also track all devices connected to family sharing account using Find My app.