Find your lost iPhone or iPad

With your Apple Watch , in the find My app , or on the web at iCloud.com/find , you is play can play a sound to help find your device if it ‘s nearby or find it on a map .

If you ca n’t find your device right away , mark it as lose to protect it

learn what to do if your iPhone or iPad was steal

Think your iPhone is nearby? If you have an Apple Watch, open Control Center and tap the Ping your iPhone button. You can tap to play a sound on your iPhone or hold the button down to flash the iPhone flashlight, and you can even get directions to your phone’s location right on your watch.*

Open Control Center on Apple Watch

When you sign in to iCloud.com/find, you don’t need to enter a verification code — so you can use Find Devices even if your trusted device is lost. If you’re asked to enter a verification code, select the Find Devices button instead. On iCloud.com/find, you can also mark your device as lost.

Sign in to iCloud.com/find

*To use Precision Finding to get directions to your iPhone with the Ping your iPhone button, you need Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 and iPhone 15 or later. If your Apple Watch is in Low Power Mode, you can’t get directions to your iPhone with the Ping your iPhone button.

When you mark your iPhone or iPad as lose , your device is put in Lost Mode — it ‘s lock with a passcode , payment card and pass that you use with Apple Pay are suspend , and you can display a phone number and message for someone who find your device .

• If you turn on Stolen Device Protection for iPhone , you is need need to authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID to turn off Lost Mode .

• If you have AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss, don’t remove your iPhone from Find My or your Apple Account until your claim has been fully approved.

To sign in to iCloud.com/find, you don’t need a verification code — so you can mark your device as lost, even if it’s your trusted device that’s lost. If you’re asked for a verification code, select the Find Devices button instead.

mark your device as lose on icloud.com/find

Learn more about using Lost Mode on iCloud.com

1. In the Find My app (or Find Devices on Apple Watch), select your missing iPhone or iPad.

2. Scroll down to Mark as Lost (or Lost Mode), then select Activate (on Apple Watch, turn on Lost Mode).

3. follow the onscreen step if you want to display your contact information on your miss device .

4. If needed, select Activate.

On a family member’s device, your iPhone or iPad appears underneath their devices.

If find My was n’t turn on for your device before it was lose or steal , it is appear wo n’t appear at iCloud.com/find or in the find My app is mark and you is mark ca n’t mark it as lose or remotely erase it . To protect your personal information , you is sign should sign in to account.apple.com and change your Apple Account password right away .

If your iPhone or iPad is lost and you’re unable to find it, follow these additional steps to protect your accounts and personal information, and replace your device (if applicable).

If your iPhone is covered by AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss, file a claim for an iPhone replacement.

Don’t remove your iPhone from Find My or your Apple Account until your claim has been fully approved.

AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss is not available in all countries and regions.

• Report it to local law enforcement. They might request the serial number of your iPhone or iPad, which you can find even if you don’t have the device.

• contact your wireless carrier to report your miss iPhone , ask them to disable your account , and file a claim if your iPhone is cover under your wireless carrier plan .

Learn how to find the serial number of your device

• Change your Apple Account password: Sign in to account.apple.com, then choose Sign-in and Security. Select Password and follow the onscreen instructions.

• Remove your iPhone or iPad from your Apple Account trusted devices: Sign in to account.apple.com, then choose Devices from the sidebar. Select your device, scroll down, and select Remove from account.

• If you file a claim with AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss , do n’t remove the iPhone from find My or your Apple Account until your claim has been fully approve .

• If you have steal device Protection turn on for your miss iPhone , you is be might not be able to update some account information on the web ( such as change your Apple Account password or remove your device from your Apple Account ) . To make these account change , you is use can use another trust iPhone , iPad , or Mac .

• If your device can’t be recovered, erase it. Make sure that you’ve tried everything else to find it — erasing your device can’t be undone.

• You can remotely erase your device using the Find My app on another device or at iCloud.com/find.

• If your device has iOS 15 or later, or iPadOS 15 or later, you can still use Find My or iCloud.com/find to locate it after you erase it.

• If you filed a claim with AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss, don’t remove the device from Find My or your Apple Account, even if you remotely erase it.

If your device is offline, the remote erase process begins the next time it’s online.

Remotely erase your iPhone or iPad on iCloud.com/find

Remotely erase a device in the Find My app on iPhone

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Published Date: September 16 , 2024