How do i find my iphone

If your device is offline, it won't play a sound until it connects to a network. If the AirTag attached to your item is out of Bluetooth range, your AirTag won't play a sound until it's within range.

Select your missing device or item. Follow the onscreen steps if you want your contact information to display on your missing device or item, or if you want to enter a custom message asking the finder of your missing device to contact you.

Select Activate. What happens if you activate Mark As Lost for your device Mark as Lost remotely locks your missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac with a passcode, keeping your information secure even if your device goes missing. What happens if you turn on Lost Mode for your item When you turn on Lost Mode for a personal item with an attached AirTag or a supported third-party product, you can share a message with your phone number or email address.

Erase a device Make sure you try the steps above to recover your missing device—this can't be undone. Open the Find My app and choose the Devices tab. Select the device you want to remotely erase. Scroll down and choose Erase This Device. Select Erase This [device]. What happens if you erase a device 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 track it using Find My. Then refresh the map and find the other one.

The last known location is displayed for up to 24 hours. To locate another device, click the name of the current device in the center of the toolbar to access the Devices list, then select a new device. Their devices appear below yours in the Devices list. Each family member must set up their devices to share their locations with other family members.

See the Apple Support article Share your location with your family. If the padlock in the lower left is locked , click it, then enter the name and password of the administrator. Select Location Services.

Select the Enable Location Services checkbox, and make sure that the checkbox next to Find My is selected. Click Done, then return to the main System Preferences window. Click Apple ID, then click iCloud. Select the checkbox next to Find My Mac.

To make sure you can find your Mac if it's ever lost or stolen, click Options. This also disables Apple Pay on the missing device. And you can display a custom message with your contact information on the missing device. Mark your device as lost. After you erase a device, you can't track its location, so make sure that you no longer need to search for the device.

If the missing device is an iPhone or an iPad with cellular, report your missing device to your wireless carrier. Ask the carrier to disable your account to prevent calls, texts, and data use. And if your device is covered under your wireless carrier plan, file a claim.