How To Detect My Lost Iphone

iOS 15 How to find your lost or stolen iPhone even it is turned off

Apple has been expanding the capabilities of Find My app, allowing users to easily locate their missing iPhones, iPads or even other things via AirTags, which by the way works really well.

The company, with iOS15, brought another feature to the Find My app that brings the ability to locate the iPhone even when it has run out of battery or have been turned off intentionally.

However, the functionality only works if you've got a compatible iPhone and the feature is turned on, here's a list.

iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 Mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 Mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max

Now, let's take a look at how to enable the feature

Head to Settings and tap on your name

Then, tap on the Find My option

Now, tap on Find My iPhone and turn on the toggle in front of it

After this, look for the option Find My network and enable that as well.

This is the feature that will let you find your iPhone even when it's offline

Also, check to Send Last Location option, this will send your iPhone's last location to your Apple account when the battery is low.

To check if the feature has been turned on, restart your iPhone. If you see the message iPhone Findable After Power Off, then the feature is enabled on your device.

That's it. You can now locate or track your iPhone using Find My app on the web via iCloid.com/find, Mac or any other Apple device linked with the same Apple account.

How does the entire thing work and how to locate your iPhone
As mentioned, you can locate your iPhone using the web or any other Apple device with the same Apple account.

Using web
Log in to www.icloud.com/find using the Apple account that's linked to your iPhone. Once logged in, you'll see a Green dot that denotes your iPhone's location. Click on the dot and then the 'i' button to see more options -- Lost Mode, Play a sound and erase. The Lost Mode, allows users to leave a number, message. Once it's enabled, the iPhone will be locked and can only be unlocked by re-entering the passcode.

Using Find My app on Mac and other Apple devices
In the app, all the options are similar to the web version, it is just more organised. You can tap on the device location and navigate to the iPhone's location using maps.

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