Why is my iphone showing as "offline for days?"

My husband couldn't find his phone and he was out of state. Everyone in our household tried to "play a sound" but his phone shows as "offline," so that wasn't working and apparently it has been "offline" for days. What is going on with iOS16??


Posted on Dec 16, 2022 5:55 PM

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Dec 16, 2022 6:01 PM in response to marymoon96

Apparently it appears that the iPhone was lost and the battery is dead in the iPhone. If the battery is dead, then the iPhone has no way to connect to a Wi-Fi or a Cellular Network and therefore it shows as Offline. It also cannot play a sound without power. Did you try and call the iPhone within a few hours after it was lost? Calling won't help now either.

You may have to locate this iPhone by searching for it physically.


Axel F.

Dec 16, 2022 6:18 PM in response to corlis2

corlis2 wrote:

Is your phone fully charged?
Do you have an internet connection available?
Do you know His password to open his phone. Or, is his thumbprint, his password?
Does the phone have a button on the bottom?

How would anyone know that if they can’t find the phone? How do you enter a password if you don’t have the phone, or use a fingerprint without having the phone?


If it shows as unavailable either it is powered off or doesn’t have an Internet connection.

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Why is my iphone showing as "offline for days?"

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