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lost ipad

I think I lost my iPad. It might have been on the top of my car and fell off while driving. I did not have "find my ipad" on at the time. Is it possible to find it?

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Aug 10, 2020 7:41 AM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2020 7:48 AM

Here is Apple’s advice for lost or stolen devices:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201472

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210515


If the Find My iPad feature was enabled prior to it being “misplaced”, then if active, you would stand a good chance of locating it.


However, if the feature was not activated prior to being misplaced - or the iPad has been inactive for more than 24 hours, the last known location will not be available - and the opportunity to use technical means to recover the iPad have been lost.

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Aug 10, 2020 7:48 AM in response to Beckee215

Here is Apple’s advice for lost or stolen devices:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201472

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210515


If the Find My iPad feature was enabled prior to it being “misplaced”, then if active, you would stand a good chance of locating it.


However, if the feature was not activated prior to being misplaced - or the iPad has been inactive for more than 24 hours, the last known location will not be available - and the opportunity to use technical means to recover the iPad have been lost.

lost ipad

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