Use the convenient "find iPhone" function when you can't find iPhone

Many people can't find the iPhone they should have on hand, so they have the experience of searching desperately. If you don't have the iPhone that you usually carry with you, "did you put it by the bed?" "" did you drop it where you went out? "you'll be in a hurry. Convenient at this time is the "find iPhone" function. This article will introduce you to information that can be understood and made more convenient around the basic usage of this feature.

"this article describes iPhone for iOS 13 or later.

The basic usage of "find iPhone"

Find iPhone is a feature that confirms the location of an iPhone logged in to iCloud by obtaining its location information. When using devices such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac to find iPhone, use the find application.

To use the method, simply start the find application and click the iPhone you want to find from the find device. The location of the selected iPhone is then displayed on the map.

Click "play Sound" to make a sound from the iPhone of your choice. Even in etiquette mode, using this function can also make sound, so it is very convenient.

To be able to use these features, first set "find iPhone" on the iPhone side.

How to set find iPhone

In the initial setup, the find iPhone setting is turned on from the beginning. The basic setting method is as follows:

Click Settings > user name > find. Open find iPhone to complete the settings.

Can I also use "find iPhone" when offline?

Starting with iOS 13, even iPhone that is not connected to the network can be found using the find application on other devices. This is because other devices can detect and locate Bluetooth signals from iPhone, even if they are not connected to the network.

To use find iPhone when offline, please set the following two points. First, as mentioned earlier, open find iPhone in the Settings of iPhone. The other is to turn on Bluetooth. Go from the settings application to Bluetooth, and then switch.

How to use the find iPhone missing mode

Look for iPhone in the "find" app, but forget to go out. In this case, switch to lost mode. You can lock the iPhone so that the person who finds it cannot manipulate it at will, or displays a message on the screen requesting to contact the person who found it. The procedure is as follows.

Start the find application and select the appropriate device from find device. Scroll down the screen, and then click enable in Mark as missing.

If you want to display contact information on the lost device, or if you want to enter a message requesting you to contact the person who found the device, you can make any settings and click "enable" to enter lost mode.

A screen like this appears on the missing iPhone.

Once found, you can follow the same steps to end with "stop lost mode".

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In lost mode, except for "locking iPhone" and "displaying messages on screen" mentioned above, Apple Pay, student ID, Suica, and so on will stop. Even if the iPhone is offline, the Apple Pay or student ID will stop. Suica and so on will stop when iPhone is online.

After canceling the lost mode, when you unlock the iPhone, you will confirm the Apple ID and password, so after entering the password, the stop will be canceled.

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How do I remove a device from find iPhone?

When an iPhone is lost or stolen, the find application can delete all information on the iPhone so as not to disclose personal information.

Start the find application, select the iPhone you want to delete from find device, and then click clear this device. If the iPhone is online, follow the on-screen instructions to start erasing. When offline, erasure will begin the next time you go online.

"if the iPhone is found after erasing, you can use the existing backup recovery information." In addition, you can cancel the delete request when the iPhone is offline.

[reference] Delete a device (Apple) in find in iPhone

When using find iPhone on Mac

IPhone can be found even on Mac. For Mac, you can use the find application or find it on a browser, just like iPhone.

When looking for iPhone on a browser

If you use Mac to find iPhone on your browser, log in first in the browser on the find iPhone (https://www.icloud.com/find) page of iCloud. If you select the appropriate iPhone from find iPhone, the location information is displayed on the map.

The same method can be used when using "find iPhone" on Android terminals

To find iPhone on an Android device, you can use find iPhone by logging in to iCloud from a browser. The operation method is the same as the lookup method using Mac.

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How to find someone else's iPhone in "find iPhone"

Using the find application, you can also search for iPhone lost by family and friends. The steps are as follows:

Start the find application and click on yourself in the lower right corner of the screen. Then click "help friends" at the bottom, the iCloud login screen opens, then click "use another Apple ID", and then log in using the Apple ID with the missing iPhone.

Next, simply follow the basic usage of "find iPhone" to find iPhone.

If you're looking for a family iPhone,

If you set up a family sharing group, the family can view each other's location information in the find application, or find lost devices. Click find device in the find application, and the list displays the members registered in the family sharing group.

Next, just click on the device you are looking for.

[reference] share location information with family on iPhone / find lost home devices (Apple)

Will you receive a notification email using find iPhone?

When using find iPhone, you may receive a notification email to the registered e-mail address on the target device. There seem to be certain conditions for receiving this notification email.

First of all, it is the first time to search that terminal for the location of that person. If you do not want to send a notification email, try "find iPhone" on the appropriate device in advance. After the second time, you can search without notice.

In addition, even after the second time, if you click play Sound or turn on Mark as missing, you may receive a notification email.

[reference] how to prevent the other party from displaying the notification through the "find iPhone" function

"find iPhone" is a very convenient feature to use. Just learn how to use it well for the sake of the critical moment.

The editorial survey was conducted in mid-February 2022. Although we hope that the information is foolproof, we cannot guarantee the completeness and correctness of its content. You should always be responsible for the use and operation of your products. Bluetooth is an American Bluetooth SIG,Inc. The registered trademark of.

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