Location history with Google maps will be able to tell you the last location of your lost iPhone. If you aren't sure whether or not you've enabled location history, visit the link below. If you haven't, it will give you an option to enable it, which is a good idea in case you lose the phone in the future.
Up until now, the Find My network only worked with Apple devices. Now, however, Apple is opening up the Find My network to third-party apps and devices. Users will be able to use the Find My network to locate Find My network-enabled third-party devices, offering this helpful resource to more than just Apple device users.
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If accessing Find My via the website or on someone else's device, it's important to sign in to the same iCloud account linked to the lost iPhone. After signing in, click the All Devices option at the top of the screen, then select your phone from the list. The map will refresh, taking you to the current location of your phone. If the device has been turned off, the last known location will be shown. When viewing the device's location, use the card in the top-right corner of the screen to play a sound, turn on Lost Mode or remotely erase your phone.
Or in the Find My app, you can scroll down to find the same options, with the addition of turning on notifications for whenever the device is found if it goes offline.
If you play a sound on your iPhone and still can't find it, turn on Lost Mode. If you already have a passcode to lock your device you do, right? If you don't have one set, you'll have to create one. You'll also be asked to enter a phone number and a message that will be displayed on the lock screen asking whoever has your device to get it back to you.
When enabled, Lost Mode will lock the device, prevent notifications and messages from showing up on your lock screen, and continue tracking the phone's location.
The phone will still ring for incoming phone and FaceTime calls. This should help you track down the phone if it's nearby. Or maybe you'll be lucky and the person who has the phone will answer it to help get it back to you. Any credit and debit cards added to Apple Pay , along with student IDs and transit cards stored in the Wallet app, will be disabled until you regain access to the phone and log in to your iCloud account.
If the phone is turned off and Lost Mode is enabled, you'll receive an alert when the phone is turned back on, including its current location. When you recover your phone, you'll need to enter your passcode, or the passcode you created when enabling Lost Mode. Then sign in to your iCloud account to regain access to all of your Apple services like Apple Pay.
Apple's iOS 15 update brings a big improvement to Find My that makes it possible to locate your lost iPhone even when the device has been turned off or the battery has died. This feature works automatically so long as you have the Find My network enabled on your iPhone.
That means your iPhone's location will remain visible in Find My on your other devices and to people in your Family Sharing group regardless of whether the phone is powered on.
However, this feature is only available on iPhones in the iPhone 11, 12 or 13 series. Here's a refresher on how to turn on the Find My network: Open the Settings menu on your iPhone and tap the box with your name and photo. From there, make sure the option for Find My network is toggled on. When this capability is activated, you'll also see an alert when powering down your iPhone that says, "iPhone Findable After Power Off.
If you're able to track your phone to a house or apartment building, don't confront the potential thief on your own. Call the cops and ask for their help. With iOS 15, your iPhone is still traceable through the Find My network even when the device is powered off.
This also means if your iPhone runs out of battery during the day, you still have a chance of finding its location for several more hours. In fact, Apple says the location tracking will even keep working whilst the phone is reset to factory settings with Activation Lock enabled.
Apple informs users about this new behaviour with an alert dialog when the newly-updated iOS 15 iPhone is running low on power for the first time. Interestingly, the copy for the alert dialog references this feature to help recover stolen items.
Usually, Apple does not advocate using Find My features to fight against theft. If you want to make your iPhone actually turn off, you can change the behavior in the Settings and disable the low-power Find My mode completely.
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