Are you unsure about how to turn on Find My iPhone? Don’t worry! Here we will explore all possible things you that help to activate Find My iPhone and trace the location of your device if it gets missing or stolen.
What Is Find My?
Find My is a preinstalled tool in your iPhone and iPad that lets you to track the location of your missing or stolen iOS devices like as iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch and even AirPods.
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This tool uses the built-in GPS or location services of device to find it over the map. It allows locking a lost or stolen device or erasing all precious data from those devices over the internet to get protection an intruder from fetching your data.
How to Activate Find My iPhone & iPad?
In this section, we will teach you about how to activate ‘Find My’ features on your iPhone/iPad and iPod Touch devices that lets you to locate the current location of your iOS device when it is lost or stolen; below shown all steps:
- How to Enable Find My iPhone
- Locating Your iOS Device using ‘Find My iPhone’
- Finding Your iPhone or iPad using ‘Web’
- How to Add another Device to Find My iPhone
- How to Remove Any Device From ‘Find My iPhone’
- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Is Find My iPhone Automatically Activated?
- How Do I Turn on Find My iPhone from Another Phone?
- Can I Activate Find My iPhone Without My Phone?
Let’s Get Start!!
How to Enable Find My iPhone
If your ‘Find My iPhone’ app is enabled then you can easily to find your misplaced or stolen devices. So you don’t waste your time, you have to go instantly for getting to turn on ‘Find My’ app on your iPhone/iPad or iPod; here’s how:
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- Firstly you have to open <Settings> app on your iOS device.
- Press your <Apple ID Name> option.
- On next screen, scroll down to bottom and find the <Find My> option and tap on it.
- Tap on <Find My iPhone> option.
- Now you can turn on <Find My iPhone> toggle switch.
- On the <Find My> page, If you wish to share own current location along with your friends and family members then turn toggle on <Share My Location> option.
- On the <Find My iPhone>, you can send its location to Apple when battery is getting to low by enabling <Send Last Location> toggle switch. And easier to find your device if battery fully dead.
Note: <Location Services> must be enabled to locate your current phone’s location on the map. To do this: navigate ‘Settings > Privacy’
Locating Your iOS Device using ‘Find My iPhone’
If your iOS device has been stolen then don’t worry! With using this app you can easily track your phone by using your friend’s iPhone or iPad. Here’ how:
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- Open the <Find My iPhone> app on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
- Sign in along with your same iCloud ID.
- On next screen, press <Device> tab that locating bottom of menu, and then select name of device that you want to find. If location is turn on then it will appear on the map.
Further you will see three options like as Play Sound, Lost Mode, and Erase. You can use them as your convince.
- Play Sound: It will help you to track your phone if your device is on vibrating or silent. That means, this option is useful if your device has gone missing in the room.
- Lost Mode: When you use this option then you have to put a phone number that will appear on the screen on your lost phone.
- Erase: While using this option, you can easily remotely erase all data on it in protect your precious information.
Finding Your iPhone or iPad using ‘Web’
If you haven’t another iOS device to find your iPhone or iPad then you can also use your PC and visit the https://www.icloud.com/ and further follow few basic steps; below shown all:
- Once opened the iCloud web portal on your computer, sign in your iCloud account.
- On the home page, choose the <Find iPhone> tab.
- Further, put your Apple ID credentials if required and click on <All Devices> at the top of screen.
- Next, you have to select the “Device Name” from the list that you wish to trace.
- Now you can easily see exact location your iPhone or iPad on the map.
Here you can also perform three actions: Play Sound, Lost Mode, and Erase iPhone
- Play Sound: It will help you to track your phone if your device is on vibrating or silent. That means, this option is useful if your device has gone missing in the room.
- Lost Mode: When you use this option then you have to put a phone number that will appear on the screen on your lost phone.
- Erase iPhone: While using this option, you can easily remotely erase all data on it in protect your precious information.
How to Add Another Device to Find My iPhone
‘Find My’ app not only help you to locate your iOS device, because it also lets you to add other devices to ‘Find My iPhone’; to do this:
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Assume you want to add AirPods along with your iPad, iPod, iPhone or Apple watch, then:
- Firstly you have to need pair your AirPods with your iOS device.
- Further your ‘AirPods‘ will be appeared in your <Devices> list in “Find My” app.
- Once it added, you can easily track them in your ‘Find My network’. But if your AirPods’s battery is dead or out of range then they are unable to appear in your network.
How to Remove Device From ‘Find My iPhone’
With following few basic steps, you can easily delete a device from your ‘Find My’ app; below shown all steps:
- Firstly open the iCloud web portal on your computer, sign in your iCloud account.
- On the home page, choose the <Find iPhone> tab.
- Further, put your Apple ID credentials if required, click on <All Devices> at the top of screen, and then select the device that you want to delete.
- On next page, hit on <Remove from Account> option to remove that device from ‘Find My iPhone’.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Is Find My iPhone Automatically Activated?
Yes! If you have iOS 9 or later then Find My iPhone will automatically activate during iPhone set-up process if you get turn on iCloud.
How Do I Turn on Find My iPhone from Another Phone?
Not Possible! You cannot turn on ‘Find My’ feature remotely or from another device. This setting can be enabled only from device itself.
Can I Activate Find My iPhone Without My Phone?
Yes! You can use Find My iPhone from another iOS device as well as internet browser. Log in your ‘Find My’ on your friend’s phone along with your same credential and track your lost device.
Wrapping Up
We hope that after reading this article you have fully educated about how to enable Find My on your iPhone, iPad or iPod with ease.
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