Pretty much what the title says. I have lost my iPhone. I am trying to use the find my iPhone option, and am referred to the iCloud to do so. There is no "find my iPhone button on the cloud. What do I need to do?
iPhone 4S
Explain what you did?
You went to iCloud.com on your computer?
You signed signed in?
The Find my iPhone button looks like a radar screen. If you are signed in to your apple ID, you should see it.
I am signed in, but unfortunately do not see it.
Are you signed on to iCloud.com on a computer?
GB
As Gail pointed out, this only works on a computer. If you are attempting to use another iOS device, you would have to download the Find My iPhone App (Free download).
I am signed in on thew iCloud from my computer.
Try to hold both buttons on your iphone for about 8 seconds untill you see the apple logo then let go and try again.
If this does not work reset your iphone
1.open settings
2. go to general
3. scrool to the bottom where you see reset
4. tap it
5. tap erase all content and settings
To be more specific, I am signed in to both my apple ID and the iCloud from my computer. I do not have iOS on my computer, or the downloaded iCloud software, just the available website. I am DLing the software (oh so slowly) as we type. I do not have possession of my phone (hence the need to find it.)
This is what you should see when you go to iCloud.com:
Once you sign in with your Apple ID, you should see this screen:
Click on the Find My iPhone icon to see the Devices dropdown where you can then see your devices that had Find My iPhone turned on.
Cheers,
GB
It is unfortunately not. All I see is the 3 beta options and settings.
Also, apple support refuses to chat or e-mail on any topic not related to the iPhone...which requires have the serial number...which requires having the phone in my possession. And obviously calling them is rather difficult.
Just to make sure - you had iCloud set up and signed in on your iOS device and you had Find My iPhone turned on on that device prior to losing it, correct?
Cheers,
GB
I cloud was most likely set up? I know I had to sign in for the app store, so I'm assuming yes? As for find my phone...that..is...a...prettty good question.
But realistically, isn't there simple way for apple to ping the location regardless? I mean, its a cell phone...
OK, so what you are seeing when you sign into iCloud.com indicates that you never signed into iCloud on your device, which means you did not turn on Find My iPhone. So, tracking your device is impossible.
All you can do at this point is report it to the police:
What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
Sorry, and best of luck,
GB
I am trying to use find my iPhone, but the option is not available on cloud - how do i fix this?
