Checking the status of a lost iPhone 16

First, this is a user to user only forum. We can't see the status of your phone. And Apple doesn't get involved in lost or stolen phones, so they won't be able to tell you either.

You must have signed into Find My before the phone went missing. If it was enabled, see this for help, but be advised that if the phone is out of charge or someone placed it in a Faraday Bag or foil, it won't be trackable. See your options here --> How to find your lost iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Also, please note that Apple never communicates with users if their phone is found. If you receive a message your iPhone has been found and all you need to do is enter your account credentials to see it's location, DON'T DO IT. That's a scam and if you enter your account details, you'll give whoever has your phone the ability to wipe it and use it or sell it.

Please follow the steps in the Apple Support articles. Apple does not track devices or participate in finding lost items. Sorry.

How to find your lost iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

https://www.icloud.com/find

Lost mode may be able to assist you.

Use Lost Mode in Find Devices on iCloud.com - Apple Support

You can find a lost iPhone or iPad on the web at iCloud.com/find or with the Find My app on another device. If you can't find your device straight away, mark it ...Read more

How to find your lost iPhone or iPad

How to find your lost iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Note....if you did not enable Find My on your iPhone prior to the phone being lost.....it will not be possible to see the location of the iPhone online. The only thing that you can do is physically look for the phone in the area where it was lost.

Re: “Want to locket my iphone”

Hopefully your phone was already locked with a passcode that a dishonest finder would not know and could not easily guess. That would protect data on the phone itself.

Hopefully, you were also using Find My, in which case you should mark the phone as Lost. Do not remove the phone from your list of devices as that will make a “gift” of it to a dishonest finder.

If you eventually conclude that the phone is not merely lost, but stolen, you can partially “brick” the phone in another way by asking your carrier to blacklist it.

This may help you --> Do's and Don'ts for lost iPhones - Switch… - Apple Community