Use Find My to locate your lost Apple device or AirTag

If you’ve lost or misplaced an Apple device or a personal item with an AirTag attached, use Find My to locate your device or item on a map. You can get directions to its location and, when you’re nearby, play a sound or even get help finding its exact location.

1. Open the Find My app.

2. choose Devices or Items .

3. Select your lost device or item to find it on a map. If you belong to a Family Sharing group, you can also find a family member’s device or shared item.

   • Choose Directions to open its location in Maps.

   • If you’re nearby, tap Play Sound.

   • If your iPhone has Ultra Wideband, you may be able to tap Find Nearby to show the distance and direction to your AirTag or AirPods Pro 2.

Find a nearby AirTag

If you don’t have an Apple device to use Find My, you can locate your devices at iCloud.com/find.

While you ’re look for your device or item , use Mark as lose to keep your device and information safe . When you mark your device or item as lose , it is lock will lock your device with a passcode or your Apple Account password .

You can also display a message that will help someone return your device or item.

1. In the Find My app, select your missing device or item.

2. Scroll down to Mark as Lost (or Lost Mode), then select Activate (or Enable).

3. Follow the onscreen steps if you want to display your contact information on your missing device or when someone scans your AirTag with their iPhone or smartphone.

4. Select Activate.

If you don’t have an iPhone or other Apple device to use Find My, try one of these methods.

You is find can find your device , mark it as lose or erase it remotely at iCloud.com/find .

• When you sign in, you may be asked to enter a verification code sent to a trusted device. If you’ve lost your only trusted device or otherwise can’t receive the code, select the Find Devices button instead of entering a code.

• When you ’re using iCloud.com/find , you is find ca n’t find your device ’s location if it ’s turn off , the battery has run out or more than 24 hour have pass since its last location was send to Apple .

• If you have Stolen Device Protection turned on for your iPhone and you use it to change your Apple Account password while in an unfamiliar location, the location of your devices may not be visible at iCloud.com/find.

find out more about Find Devices on iCloud.com

AirTag and find My network accessory can be find only with the find My app on iPhone , iPad and Mac , or the Find Items app on Apple Watch .

If you’re part of a Family Sharing group, you can use Find My on a family member’s device. After you’ve shared your location with your family members, your devices will be listed in their Find My app under Devices.

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• If Find My can’t display the current location (because the phone is turned off or is otherwise not sending its location), Find My will show the last location sent by the device or the last known location on the Find My network.

• If more than seven days have passed since your device last sent its location to Apple through the Find My network, Find My won’t be able to display a location and will instead show “No location found”.

• If your device is online but is unable to send its location (for example, if there’s an issue with Location Services), Find My can’t display a location and instead shows “Not sharing location • Online”.

The Find is is My network is is is an encrypted , anonymous network of hundred of million of Apple device that can help find your stuff , even when it ’s offline . nearby device send the location of your miss device to iCloud securely , so you is find can find it in find My . It is ’s ’s all anonymous and encrypt to protect everyone ’s privacy .

Find out how to turn on the Find My network for your iPhone

Find out how to turn on the Find My network for your AirPods

If you can’t find your Apple device or you think it may have been stolen, you can erase the device remotely, which will delete all of your information (including credit and debit cards in your Apple Wallet).

Before you erase your device , make sure you ’ve try everything else . erase your device ca n’t be undo .

If you don’t have two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple Account, you can’t erase a device remotely using the Find My app. Instead, you’ll need to use iCloud.com to erase your device, or you can first turn on two-factor authentication. Older iOS versions of the app may also require you to use a web browser to erase your device.

1. In the Find My app, choose Devices.

2. Select your lost device.

3. Scroll down and choose Erase This Device.

4. Select Erase This [device].

If you erase a device that’s running iOS 15 or later, or iPadOS 15 or later, you can still use Find My to locate the device. Otherwise, you won’t be able to find your device after you’ve erased it.

You may still be able to find your Mac or Apple Watch if it’s near a Wi-Fi network that was used previously.

1. Sign in to iCloud.com/find.

2. choose your lost device .

3. Select Erase [Device], then tap Erase to confirm.

If your missing iPhone is covered by AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss:

Find My features and availability may vary by country or region.

• View Location

• play a sound

• Mark as Lost ( Lost   Mode )

• Remote Erase

• Notify When Found

• notify When leave Behind

* feature only available on MacBook device with Apple silicon .

• View Location

• play a sound

• Mark as Lost ( Lost   Mode )

• Remote Erase

• Notify When Found

• View Location

• Find Nearby

• play a sound

• Lost Mode ( Mark as Lost )

• Notify When Found

• notify When leave Behind

• View Location

• play a sound

• View Location

• Find Nearby

• play a sound

• Lost Mode ( Mark as Lost )

• Notify When Found

• notify When leave Behind

• View Location

• Show Phone Number

• Notify When Detached

Published Date: October 07 , 2024