My phone got stolen and I don't have "find my iphone" app, I need a way to track it down

What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen

If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if Wi-Fi is enabled on the device. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.

If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should have done in advance - before you lost it or it was stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:

1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product

2. Find my lost iPod Touch

3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets

4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen

5. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen

6. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone

7. Find My iPhone

8. Report Stolen iPad | Stolen Lost Found Online

It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:

1. Find My iPhone

2. Setup your iDevice oniCloud

3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac

4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on UnsupportedDevices)

You do not need the Find My iPhone app. Go to www.icloud.com, sign in with your Apple ID and track. Now, if you mean that you did not activate Find My iPhone in icloud and you didn't, then there is nothing you can do.

If the iphone was "stolen" that means that theres is a person who intends to keep it from you. If that is the true intent, then your ability to "track" was likely disengaged within the first five seconds by powering it off. Use iCloud to protect your data by placing a lock code on your iPhone or erasing it entirely. Tracking down the thief is a matter best left to law enforcement agencies.