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Lost iPhone

How do I use find my iPhone to find a friends lost iPhone?

Posted on Feb 2, 2020 12:19 AM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2020 12:22 AM

If a friend's device is missing

You can help a friend find their device if it's missing and has Find My [device] turned on:

  1. Open the Find My app.
  2. Choose the Me tab.
  3. Select Help a Friend.
  4. Have your friend sign in to iCloud with the Apple ID they're signed in with on their missing device.

Ensure that Find My [Device] has been activated on your friend's iPhone before it was lost.


Axel F.

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Feb 2, 2020 12:22 AM in response to Samthesham2018

If a friend's device is missing

You can help a friend find their device if it's missing and has Find My [device] turned on:

  1. Open the Find My app.
  2. Choose the Me tab.
  3. Select Help a Friend.
  4. Have your friend sign in to iCloud with the Apple ID they're signed in with on their missing device.

Ensure that Find My [Device] has been activated on your friend's iPhone before it was lost.


Axel F.

Feb 2, 2020 12:20 AM in response to Samthesham2018

  1. If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple ...
  2. Find the serial number or IMEI on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod ... You cannot track using iMEI number. but you may need it so keep it handy


Did you enable Find My?


If you didn't turn on Find My [device] before your device was lost or stolen, it can't be used to locate your device. Change your Apple ID password. Change the passwords for other internet accounts on your device. This can include email accounts, Facebook, or Twitter etc...


Don'ts

If you remove the device from your account after you erase it, Activation Lock will be turned off. This allows another person to turn on and use your device.


Do's


Lost iPhone

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