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Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen If you lose your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or think it might be stolen, these steps might help you find it and protect your information. If Find My iPhone is enabled on your missing device You can use Find My iPhone to find your device and take additional actions that can help you recover it and keep your information safe.
Open Find My iPhone, and select a device to view its location on a map. If the device is nearby, you can have it play a sound to help you or someone nearby find it. Turn on Lost Mode. Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement. Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. Find your device serial number. To prevent anyone else from accessing the data on your missing device, you can erase it remotely. When you erase your device, all of your information including credit, debit, or prepaid cards for Apple Pay is deleted from the device, and you won't be able to find it using Find My iPhone.
After you erase a device, you can't track it. This allows another person to turn on and use your device. Report your lost or stolen device to your wireless carrier, so they can disable your account to prevent calls, texts, and data use. Your device might be covered under your wireless carrier plan. Follow the sound to the iPhone. Enable Lost Mode if the phone is stolen. Did this summary help you? Do so by launching the app on a mobile device or going to iCloud in a web browser. Use the Apple ID and password that you used into your own iPhone.
If the app is on a device that belongs to another person, you may need to tap Sign Out in the upper-right corner of the app screen in order to sign in with your own Apple ID. It should appear in a list of devices below the map. The location of your phone will be displayed on the map. If the phone has been powered off or the battery has died, it will show you the last known location of your phone.
It's at the bottom-center of the screen.
It's in the bottom-left corner of the screen. If your iPhone is nearby, it will play a sound to help you locate it. Use this option if your iPhone is lost in a place where it could be found by someone else or if you think it's been stolen. Enter an unlock code for your phone. Use a random number set that's not tied to you: Send a message and contact phone number that will be displayed on your screen.
If your iPhone is online, it will immediately lock and cannot be reset without the lock code. You'll be able to see your phone's current location, as well as any changes in location. If your phone is offline, it will lock immediately on power-up. You'll receive an email notification and will be able to track your phone's position. Back up your iPhone to iCloud or iTunes on a regular basis, in case you ever need to restore erased data. Navigate to the Google Timeline website at https: Google Timeline maps out all location data collected from your iPhone so you can track its location.
This method only works if location reporting and history are enabled on your iPhone. Locate your iPhone using a different method in this article if these features are not enabled.
Scroll to the bottom of the timeline to identify the last reported location of your iPhone. This helps determine whether your iPhone is simply lost and misplaced, or on the move. Use the map displayed on-screen to locate your iPhone. Connect the Apple Watch to the same network as your iPhone. Swipe up on the face of your Apple Watch. This brings up the Glances menu. After tapping on the ping button, your iPhone will emit a brief pinging sound to help you locate the device, even if silent mode is enabled.
Continue tapping on the ping button as needed to locate your nearby iPhone. Tap and hold the ping button to have your iPhone flash its LED light.
This can be helpful when trying to locate your iPhone at nighttime or in the dark. Launch an Internet browser and navigate to the official website for the GPS tracking application you previously installed on your iPhone. Follow the on-screen instructions to track and locate your iPhone using the GPS tracking app. Third-party GPS tracking applications are only supported by their developers, and not by Apple.
Use a landline or your friend's phone to try calling your missing iPhone. If it's nearby, you may hear it ring. Move from room to room as you call your phone.
Enter your phone number on this website and it will call your phone for you. Let people know on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and any other platforms you're on that your iPhone is missing. Check with local law enforcement.
Police stations and lost property stations in the vicinity of where you lost your iPhone might yield positive results. You can also file a report if you believe your phone was stolen. This will help track your phone in case it gets sold to someone else. Try the Missing Phones online directory. Check the database at MissingPhones. Contact your carrier if your phone is gone for good.
If you're sure that your phone has been stolen, or you don't think you'll ever find it again, contact your carrier as soon as possible. Dispute any charges incurred if you think your iPhone was stolen.
Tap your Apple ID. It's the section at the top of the menu that contains your name and image if you've added one.
It's in the second section of the menu. Scroll down and tap Find My iPhone. Slide "Find My iPhone" to the "On" position. It will turn green.
This feature enables you to find your iPhone's location using another device. Slide "Send Last Location" to the "On" position. Now your iPhone will send its location to Apple when the battery is critically low, just before it powers off.