Unable to use FindMy to locate missing iPhone

"Last known location" will display for a day or so after the phone is turned off, or if the phone does not have an Internet connection where it is located at the time.

But, if the battery has run down or the phone does not have an Internet location where it is located, the phone will display "Offline" status. Nothing you can do in that case other than keep checking every few hours to see if the status of the phone has changed.

"Can still be tracked while off" is not exactly correct.....because it does not also include other details.

The conditions have to be there.....the battery still has to have a good charge, the phone has to have an Internet connection or other iPhones in close proximity to help with location details.

No way the phone can be tracked in real time if the battery has run down. You'll see "Offline" in that case.

Unfortunately, you have to be realistic. The chances that a stolen phone will ever be recovered are a tiny fraction above zero.

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support

One exception to Bob Timmons post:

If you enabled Find My Network in Settings/[your name]/Find My, then the phone will keep Bluetooth powered on even after the phone is turned off. Any newer iPhone coming near your phone will sense it, and send a location report based on the location of the “crowd-sourced” phone to Apple’s servers, and it will appear in Find My on another phone or by logging in to https://icloud.com/find.

Bob Timmons wrote:

Unfortunately, you have to be realistic. The chances that a stolen phone will ever be recovered are a tiny fraction above zero.

Unfortunate or otherwise, unless a small SWAT squad or similar security detachment is available it is probably unwise to try and recover a stolen device even if its location is certain.

Branta_uk wrote:

Unfortunate or otherwise, unless a small SWAT squad or similar security detachment is available it is probably unwise to try and recover a stolen device even if its location is certain.

Really good point. People have been murdered trying to recover stolen items.

The kb says around 24 hours.

Thanks, I've tried this a few times around the house and it works about 1/3 of the time. Will play with it some more.

But how long after the battery has gone to 0%, will Bluetooth continue to operate?