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How to find your iPhone 12 without your find my phone being on

i lost my phone at school and I can not find it on my iPhone 12 my find my phone thing is not on


iPhone 12

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 3:44 PM

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Posted on Nov 15, 2021 4:30 PM

Then your only option is to look for it the old fashioned, trace your steps way. To track a lost iPhone the following must all be true:


  1. Find my MUST have been enabled before the phone went missing
  2. The phone must be powered on
  3. The phone must be connected to a network


Since you didn't enable Find My before the phone went missing, it can't be tracked.


Read this link on what to do if your iPhone is lost or stolen --> If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support

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Nov 15, 2021 4:30 PM in response to gariyanie

Then your only option is to look for it the old fashioned, trace your steps way. To track a lost iPhone the following must all be true:


  1. Find my MUST have been enabled before the phone went missing
  2. The phone must be powered on
  3. The phone must be connected to a network


Since you didn't enable Find My before the phone went missing, it can't be tracked.


Read this link on what to do if your iPhone is lost or stolen --> If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support

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