Tracking a stolen offline iPhone 13

How can I track my stolen iPhone when it's offline? do you guys have a serial number pls



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Posted on Dec 13, 2024 9:59 AM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2024 10:10 AM

Start here:

Locate a device in Find My on iPad - Apple Support

Locate a device in Find Devices on iCloud.com - Apple Support


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

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

Use the Find My app to locate a lost or stolen device – Apple Support


If the Find My iPhone 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 iPhone 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 iPhone may have been lost.


If you need to find the serial number or IMEI for your iPhone, sign-in to your Apple Account using a web browser:

https://account.apple.com


Having signed-in to iCloud, access the Devices tab - where you will find details of all devices associated with your account.


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Dec 13, 2024 10:10 AM in response to senerita115

Start here:

Locate a device in Find My on iPad - Apple Support

Locate a device in Find Devices on iCloud.com - Apple Support


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

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

Use the Find My app to locate a lost or stolen device – Apple Support


If the Find My iPhone 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 iPhone 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 iPhone may have been lost.


If you need to find the serial number or IMEI for your iPhone, sign-in to your Apple Account using a web browser:

https://account.apple.com


Having signed-in to iCloud, access the Devices tab - where you will find details of all devices associated with your account.


Dec 13, 2024 10:22 AM in response to senerita115

The only way to track or locate it is using find my. If you had the find my network enabled, it can report its location when powered off, so long as it’s not in a faraday bag or something that blocks the signal, just as AirTags do. That’s provided there is at least some battery power and someone with an iphone with the find my network enabled comes within range for a few minutes.

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