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Find My app played sound on iPad when not requested by anyone on the Family Plan

We were all sitting, watching TV and the iPad Find My app sound goes off and says someone was trying to locate it. No one on the Family Plan (My husband was sitting next to me, no technology turned on) activated this request. I see that over 100 people have had similar issues to a same question in 2019. Same screenshot is what I received in my email account, too.


Very concerning, as many responses say that it's by someone on the plan, and cannot be done unless the equipment is jailbroken.


The iPad is not jailbroken.


Again, no one on the Family Plan requested this sound/feature, so looking to see how this would have been activated if this is the case.

iPad Pro 10.5-inch, Wi-Fi

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 12:32 PM

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Oct 30, 2021 1:30 PM in response to 1Ro-Ro

Hi 1Ro-Ro, We appreciate you reaching out to us. We understand that you a sound was played on your iPad like somebody is attempting to find it, but nobody in your Family Sharing initiated it.


If you still feel like your Apple ID or devices may have been compromised, we recommend that you team up with our Security experts. 

Our Security experts will be more than happy to provide you further assistance.

You can use this link to reach out to them: Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security





Take care!

Find My app played sound on iPad when not requested by anyone on the Family Plan

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