Use Find My iPhone

Edited by Djinu, VisiHow, Eng

You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we're going to show how to find a lost or stolen iPhone. For that, you have to use iCloud.

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Steps

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    First, navigate to https://www.icloud.com
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    Enter your Apple ID and password
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    Once you have signed in, click on "Find My iPhone"
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    Click "All Devices" above the map
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    This will open a drop-down list of all of the Apple devices you have that are logged in.
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    In this tutorial, "Michael's iPhone" is clicked to find the iPhone
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    You can click "Play Sound" to have the phone play a sound
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    The sound will play until you unlock your device. There are also a couple of other options.
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    You can click "Lost Mode"
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    When you select "Lost Mode", you will be asked to enter a telephone number other than the number with the lost iPhone so that people can reach you.
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    Simply type the number into the text box
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    Click "Next" in the upper-right corner of the pop-up box
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    You can also display a message on your iPhone by typing it
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    Then, click "Done"
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    Now, when the iPhone is turned on, it will show the message.
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    The person who finds the phone will be able to tap on "Call"
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    Alternatively, swipe right and enter your passcode to use the iPhone again
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    You can click the last option, "Erase Phone"
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    This will erase all of the data on the iPhone, and it will not allow you to track the phone anymore. A pop-up box appears that reads "All your content and settings will be erased. An erased iPhone cannot be located or tracked". Erasing the phone is a last resort if you want to protect sensitive information on the phone and do not have a good chance of getting the iPhone back.
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This was a tutorial on how to find your iPhone using the Apple iCloud. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thank you for watching VisiHow!

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Recent edits by: VisiHow, Djinu

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