My daughter’s first piece of advice, when I told her I was writing this article, is that if you have lost something tidy up because then you’ll find it. There are two places you might have left your iPhone.
There is a section below that explains how to do this. However, you might be able to use the information provided by Find My to help the police with their enquiries. (He claimed he lashed out in self defence after being stabbed by the mugger, pleaded guilty to culpable homicide, and was jailed for six years.)
There was even a case of a man tracking down and killing the person who stole his son’s iPhone. There have been cases of people attempting to recover stolen iPhones using Find My iPhone and being hurt, or worse. All your content is erased, Activation Lock is turned off, and someone else can now activate the device.What you should never do is attempt to retrieve your iPhone if you think it has fallen into the wrong hands.
If an iOS device is no longer being used, it can be removed from the Find My iPhone devices list.
This passcode is distinct from your password and is only used when you mark your device as lost. Passcode: If your iPhone doesn’t have a passcode, you’re asked to create one now.Follow the onscreen instructions, keeping the following in mind:.The finder of the device will see the custom message and be able to call the contact number. Securely lock an online iOS device and display a custom message along with your contact number. A sound will play on the missing iOS device if it is online and connected to internet. If a missing iOS device is nearby & online, you can play a sound on it to assist with finding it. Check the Notify me when found box to receive a notification once it’s located. If the device is not online: You will see status under the device name. If the device is online The location of the device displays on the map.Select the device you would like to locate.Enter the Apple ID and password, then click Sign In.See locations of online iOS devices on a map. Each device must be set up with the same iCloud account in order to see all devices in iCloud. The Find My app must be enabled on the missing/stolen device. NOTE: An Apple ID and iCloud account must be created to use the Find My app. To find your devices in iCloud, navigate to.If you do not have access to iCloud via a web browser, refer to How do I find my iPhone using the Find My app? If you lost your iPhone or think it might be stolen, you can use iCloud via a web browser to help find the missing device and/or protect your information.