lost my iPhone. feature was on so I went into iCloud on my friends iPhone and logged into my iCloud and "find my iPhone". I was able to see the icon which represented my phone but I also saw red lines pointing in different directions as well as purple pins. What do the red lines (with time stamps attached) and purple pins indicate?
iPhone 6, iOS 9.3
Hello there, Cubbyzz.
It seems like you're describing the tracking of your lost iPhone with the Find My iPhone feature. The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great information:
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen
If Find My iPhone is enabled on your missing device
You can use Find My iPhone to find your device and take additional actions that can help you recover it and keep your data safe.
- Sign in to icloud.com/find on a Mac or PC, or use the Find My iPhone app on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Find your device. Open Find My iPhone, and select a device to view its location on a map. If the device is nearby, you can have it play a sound to help you or someone nearby find it.
- Turn on Lost Mode. Using Lost Mode, you can remotely lock your device with a four-digit passcode, display a custom message with your phone number on your missing device's Lock screen, and keep track of your device's location. If you added credit or debit cards to Apple Pay, the ability to make payments using Apple Pay on the device will be suspended when you put your device in Lost Mode.
- Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement. Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. Find your device serial number.
- Erase your device. To prevent anyone else from accessing the data on your missing device, you can erase it remotely. When you erase your device, all of your information (including credit or debit cards for Apple Pay) will be deleted from the device, and you won't be able to find it using Find My iPhone. After you erase a device, you can't track it. If you remove the device from your account after you erase it, Activation Lock will be turned off. This allows another person to activate and use your device.
If you use Family Sharing, any family member can help locate another member’s missing device. Just have your family member sign in to iCloud with their Apple ID, and you can find any device associated with that Family Sharing account.
What if your iOS device is off or offline?
If your missing device is off or offline, you can still put it in Lost Mode, lock it, or remotely erase it. The next time your device is online, these actions will take effect. If you remove the device from your account while it's offline, any pending actions for the device will be cancelled.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Kind Regards.
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