How to track a lost iPhone when Find My shows no location?

Hello Guys, I live in Egypt and lost my white iPhone SE when I was in the United States. It is expected mostly that I lost it in a hotel, but when I try to open find my, it says no location found. For safety, I put it on lost mode. It has been 10 days since I lost my phone and its still saying no location found and the iPhone is offline. Also I contacted the hotel multiple times and they said they could not find it. The way I discovered my phone was from google when they said last seen at the hotel in the day of traveling. Now my iPhone SE is still connected to my account and nothing else, the lost mode is still pending and also my passcode is not a digit passcode, it's a normal passcode. Does this mean its just lost? Please let me know. Thank you


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Original Title: My phone is lost or stolen

iPhone SE, iOS 17

Posted on Jun 25, 2025 9:39 AM

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Posted on Jun 25, 2025 9:46 AM

Yes, it's probably lost now for good. If it cannot connect to a cellular network or wi-fi it will be unable to relay its location. But also, as long as it logged in with your account it cannot be used.


As long as you any type of passcode on it, your data is safe and protected.


The only thing you can do now, is keep it in lost mode and on your account. Do not remove it from your account as that would grant full access to whoever has it. Though it won't grant access to your data.

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Jun 25, 2025 9:46 AM in response to CtfcTheYoutuber

Yes, it's probably lost now for good. If it cannot connect to a cellular network or wi-fi it will be unable to relay its location. But also, as long as it logged in with your account it cannot be used.


As long as you any type of passcode on it, your data is safe and protected.


The only thing you can do now, is keep it in lost mode and on your account. Do not remove it from your account as that would grant full access to whoever has it. Though it won't grant access to your data.

Jun 25, 2025 10:28 AM in response to CtfcTheYoutuber

Possibly, but that is unlikely to limit cellular connection to such a degree as to render it unfindable. Probably would not be connected to Wi-Fi but cellular would still work to some degree, unless its like in a basement somewhere 10 feet underground where cell signal cannot reach it.


If left in a hotel room drawer or even the manager's office it would likely still get cell signal to some degree.

The other possibility is, it's simply dead now, out of battery. It's gone 10 days without being charged so that's also a real possibility now.


The fact it's not findable usually points to someone actively disabling the option by removing the SIM card. But even if not the case, then it's just as likely to be out of battery at this point.


But either way, you are unlikely to ever find it again.

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