How to find a lost iPhone, even when its turned off

One fine day, you suddenly realize that your familiar iPhone or iPad has disappeared. We accidentally left our phones somewhere, or someone has been watching for a long time... So how to find a lost iPhone? On iPhone and iPad, there is a Find My iPhone feature that is very useful in this case. Here are specific instructions to find a lost iPhone or iPad using Find My iPhone and Find My iPad for you.

Find lost iPhone, iPad with Find My iPhone

1. What is Find My iPhone?

Find iPhone or Find My iPhone is a very good and useful feature of Apple for users. Through iCloud account, you can easily determine the exact location of the device, and at the same time activate some other features such as locking the phone, erasing data... to ensure that personal information, sensitive data... do not fall into the hands of bad guys.

2. Enable Find My iPhone on iPhone, iPad

Turn on Find My iPhone on the latest iOS 15

Basically, the Find My‌ feature on iOS 15 is the same as previous iOS versions. But it will be upgraded, connecting to more Apple devices so we can find iPhone faster, avoiding the case of forgetting iPhone.

Even when the iPhone has 10% battery left, Find My still helps users locate the iPhone when it is stolen, lost, in battery saving mode, turned off or even Factory Reset.

When you use AirTag or with Apple devices such as Mac, iPad, ... when you leave the location of these devices, the iPhone will remind you that you have forgotten it with the Left behind option. Thus, users will be sure that they have not forgotten it.

Step 1:

On the iPhone interface, we will click on Settings and then click on our iCloud account . Next, we will turn on the Find feature as well as other options in this mode.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Next, you need to activate the location on your phone to make some settings for this feature to use to find your iPhone when it is lost.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Step 2:

Open the Find My app on your iPhone and tap on Devices to check the devices associated with this iCloud account.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Step 3:

In this interface you will see a lot of setting options. In the People section you can share your location with a specific contact.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Step 4:

In the Devices section , we can connect the iPhone to many other devices via Bluetooth, or with AirTag, you need to bring the iPhone close to the AirTag to connect. Follow the instructions displayed on the interface to connect.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Once connected, click on the iPhone you want to enable search mode and can enable the Notify When Left Behind feature.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Step 5:

Tap on Me and scroll down to see the Help a Friend option to find your friend's iPhone using their iCloud.com account.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

On iOS 10.3 or later

First, from the home screen, tap Settings and tap your Apple ID account name at the top and select iCloud.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Next, in the iCloud list, scroll down, find and turn on Find My iPhone.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Turn on Find My iPhone on your device

For iOS 10.2 and below:

To enable this Find My iPhone feature , go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone as shown below:

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Switch the mode from Off to On , sign in to your Apple account to confirm:

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

So basically, we're done activating the Find My iPhone service.

3. Access Find My iPhone via the web

To find a lost iPhone, first, go to Find My iPhone on iCloud and sign in with the Apple ID account used on the device you want to find.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Sign in to the Apple ID account used on the device you want to reset

On the next interface, a map showing all the devices associated with your Apple ID account will appear. Click on All Devices and select the name of the phone you want to find.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Click on All devices and select the name of the phone you want to reset

After selecting the device, you will see 3 options that can be used with the lost iPhone displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, including:

  • Play sound
  • Lost mode
  • Erase iPhone

Play Sound Mode on Find My iPhone

When you select this function, the iPhone will continuously emit a sound (chim chim chim...) to let the owner know where it is.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Play Sound Mode on Find My iPhone

Lost Mode on Find My iPhone

When selecting this mode, the system will ask you to enter the message content that will be displayed on the screen when activating the mode and a new phone number so that the finder can contact you.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Enter a new phone number for the finder to call
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Write a message, usually personal information, so the finder can contact you.

The lost iPhone's lock screen will display the information exactly as you have just set it up.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Message displayed on lost iPhone screen

And once you have found your iPhone or iPad, you can turn off the lock function and use it normally.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Turn off Lost Mode on Find My iPhone

Erase iPhone mode on Find My iPhone

This is the last option, used when you are sure that you cannot get your device back. To protect your data and prevent it from being exploited by bad guys, restore the factory settings, erase the entire iPhone through this option .

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Notification to confirm the action of deleting, resetting iPhone

4. Access Find My iPhone on iPhone and iPad

Not only can you track your lost iPhone or iPad on the web, you can also use the Find My iPhone app to locate your phone. You can use it on any iPhone or iPad to track the device associated with your iCloud account by following these steps:

First, launch the Find My iPhone app from your iPhone or iPad. If this isn't your device, tap Sign Out in the upper-right corner, then sign in with your iCloud ID.

Once logged in, you'll see a map showing all the devices associated with your Apple ID account, select your lost iPhone from that list.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Sign in to your Apple ID and select your lost iPhone from the displayed list.

Once loaded and located, you will see a large dot on the map indicating the location of your lost phone. You can zoom in and out of this location by pinching your fingers.

Tap Actions at the bottom to see the options. Here you will have 3 options similar to the web: Play Sound, Lost Mode, Erase iPhone . Choose the mode that suits your needs.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Tap Actions below to see options with your lost iPhone.
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off

Three options are available: Play Sound, Lost Mode, Erase iPhone

To find your way to the location on the map, tap the car icon and you will be redirected to the map app. The app will navigate you to the exact location where Find My iPhone last located your lost iPhone, even if the device is out of battery.

How to find a lost iPhone, even when it's turned off
Find your way to the location of your lost iPhone pinpointed on a map

Hopefully with the above steps, you can find your iPhone or iPad yourself if you accidentally lose it.

Good luck!

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