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find my iphone changed?

I have used "find my iphone" previously and it worked to find my wife's lost iphone.


I know there was a recent ios update and now i cant remember how i used "find my iphone" before.


did i sign in under MY apple id? If so that doesn't work to find HER iphone


When I used it tonight and tried to sign in under her apple ID it required that an authentication code be sent to her iphone - which really doesn't help SINCE IT WAS LOST


What am i missing?

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 5:03 PM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2020 6:15 PM

If you are using a computer internet browser, log into icloud.com/find (note the "/find") and no two-factor authentication will be needed.


If you are using the Find My app on an iPhone and your wife is in a Family Sharing group with you, see the "Find a missing device" section of Locate a lost or stolen device - Apple Support


If you are using the Find My app on an iPhone and your wife is not in a Family Sharing group with you, see the following from the same link as above:


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.


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Feb 4, 2020 6:15 PM in response to warszawa72

If you are using a computer internet browser, log into icloud.com/find (note the "/find") and no two-factor authentication will be needed.


If you are using the Find My app on an iPhone and your wife is in a Family Sharing group with you, see the "Find a missing device" section of Locate a lost or stolen device - Apple Support


If you are using the Find My app on an iPhone and your wife is not in a Family Sharing group with you, see the following from the same link as above:


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.


Feb 4, 2020 6:49 PM in response to FoxFifth

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.


For the above scenario hoe can I help a friend if the only way to sign on to their icloud account is to accept a code sent to their device (which is lost)?


find my iphone changed?

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