The “Fund My” app shows my iPad as being in my home but the sound locator function won’t play. The displayed message is that the sound will play when the device is connected. But it’s already connected to my home WiFi. I’m worried that the battery will die before I find it. How can I get around this?
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iPad Pro, iPadOS 18
Your mislaid iPad will only play a sound when the command to do so is received by the iPad - which requires the iPad to have an active WiFi connection.
While perhaps counterintuitive, your iPad may still be detectable by nearby devices while the iPad itself does not have a network connection...
Apple devices use their Bluetooth radio to periodically transmit a "beacon" signal that can be detected by other Apple devices that are participating in Apple's Find My Network; devices that detect the beacon will anonymously report detection of the beacon back to Apple's servers - making the detection and approximate location visible to the owner of the missing device. As such, a missing device may be detected even though it cannot receive remote commands.
Unlike many models of iPhone that incorporate an ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio that can aid close-range location, iPad does not benefit from being directly locatable at close range. As such, you may need to resort to a physical search.
Your mislaid iPad will only play a sound when the command to do so is received by the iPad - which requires the iPad to have an active WiFi connection.
While perhaps counterintuitive, your iPad may still be detectable by nearby devices while the iPad itself does not have a network connection...
Apple devices use their Bluetooth radio to periodically transmit a "beacon" signal that can be detected by other Apple devices that are participating in Apple's Find My Network; devices that detect the beacon will anonymously report detection of the beacon back to Apple's servers - making the detection and approximate location visible to the owner of the missing device. As such, a missing device may be detected even though it cannot receive remote commands.
Unlike many models of iPhone that incorporate an ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio that can aid close-range location, iPad does not benefit from being directly locatable at close range. As such, you may need to resort to a physical search.
Hello and thank you so much for your reply. I’m wondering if it’s not picking up the wifi signal because it’s in a case which locks the device 🤔. I remember sometimes seeing a message “your internet connection has been restored” when I open the case. 🤔
The iPad was moved by my mother who sadly has dementia, and she is in no position to assist. The good news is that it’s in the house.
Thank you again for your reply.
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