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When developing new gadgets, Apple focuses on the security of user data and maximum device security. Apple smartphones have several integrated features that will help you find your iPhone if it is turned off. Security systems will help determine the location of the device in case of theft or loss. Below we will look at the main methods for searching for an iPhone if it is turned off.

All methods can be divided into two groups: online and offline. The “online group” includes those methods that will help you detect a switched off device using special software. Offline methods involve contacting an Apple representative office or the police.

Using iCloud

Let’s make a reservation that in terms of search this is the main help. To track a gadget in real time, three conditions must be met:

it is on;
it is connected to the Internet;
Find My iPhone is enabled.

In this case, you can find out the exact current position of the device. But if a mobile phone is stolen, then in 99% of cases the thief will guess to turn off the device. In case of theft, the user must protect personal data. The cloud service allows you to do this even when your smartphone is turned off.

The first thing the user should do after purchasing and activating the device is to enable the Find My iPhone function. Algorithm of actions:

Go to “Settings” from the desktop.

Go to the user profile settings.

Next, go to the “iCloud” submenu.

In iCloud, select Find iPhone.

We check that both functions in this submenu are active. If not, we set the “sliders” to the active position ourselves.

If the function is activated, the user still has a chance to find the smartphone or at least block the device from intruders for a long time. To ensure your device's security, sign into Find My iPhone from another Apple phone.

Looking for a smartphone with a PC

In order to track a lost gadget from a personal computer, follow the following link in the browser https://www.icloud.com/ and enter identification data: login and password.

After authorization, the user has access to the functionality of the cloud service and, therefore, the PC version of the Find iPhone program. The first time you sign in to iCloud on a PC, you'll see large icons for account features. You need to click on the icon labeled “Find iPhone.”

...and select your device.

If the phone is connected to the Internet, its exact current location will be displayed on the map. If the smartphone is turned off or disconnected from the network, its last location and time of access to the Internet will be displayed.

On the right side of the working window there are controls for the Find iPhone program on a PC:

“Play sound”: press this button and, if the phone is nearby, it will start making sound signals;
“Lost mode”: the phone will be blocked immediately after going online. A message for the finder and a callback number will appear on the screen. The lock is released by entering Touch ID. The mode is activated in the same way from a PC and an iPhone. For instructions for use, see the next section;
“Erase iPhone”: a last resort for those who are sure that the smartphone is irretrievably lost. This option deletes all data from the device and blocks it.

The Find My iPhone feature has a serious drawback: it displays the location of the device only when its screen is on. Even if the phone is connected to the Internet but is in sleep mode, the program window will display the last location, not the current one. But this program is the only way to quickly and remotely lock an iPhone.

Looking from another iPhone

Find My iPhone is located on your desktop in the Add-ons folder.

Lost mode is required for remote locking. It is located in the “Actions” tab and is activated by pressing the button of the same name.

In lost mode, you need to enter a contact number for the finder and a text message.

The phone will be switched to this mode as soon as it connects to the Network.

A screenshot of the map indicating the current location of the device will also be sent to the specified email address.

If the user is sure that the device is “gone” forever, then for such cases the “Erase iPhone” function is provided in the same “Actions” tab.

Find iPhone by IMEI

IMEI is a cell phone's unique identification number. ID data cannot be erased or changed. The serial number can be found on the sticker on the box or by typing the key combination *#06# on your phone. To search for a phone number, you need to know your number and have confirmation that you really are the owner of the gadget with that number.

IMEI is broadcast the entire time the phone is connected to the cellular network. However, the operator does not provide subscribers with information about the location of the gadget, even if the applicant provides a full set of evidence that he is the legal owner of the iPhone. To initiate a numerical ID search, contact the police.

There are many online services that supposedly allow you to find out the last location of your phone. Almost all of these services are fictitious and do not perform the stated functions, but are needed only to collect registration data from users who have thrown all their efforts into searching for an iPhone.

Contacting the police and telecom operator

It is necessary to work on these channels simultaneously. First you need to call the call center, block the SIM card and try to find out the location of the phone. In 99% of cases such information will not be provided. Then find out about the conditions for disclosing information about the location of the phone. The operator will not initiate searches until a corresponding request is received from law enforcement agencies.

passport;
original packaging with readable IMEI;
a receipt or warranty card confirming the purchase of the phone you are looking for.

The application must indicate the date, place, time and circumstances of the loss of the smartphone. It is better to write in the document that the smartphone is lost and not stolen - your case will be transferred to the telecom operator much faster. Contacting law enforcement is an ineffective measure. Typically, the case hangs for 30 days, after which it is closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

Contacting the Apple office

If there is a representative office of the company in your city, you can contact there. The company does not indicate on the official website that it is possible to make appeals on this matter. The requirements for the package of documents have also not been announced, so all the details must be found out individually. Corporate representatives may refuse to help if the Find My iPhone feature is disabled on the device, since it is officially stated that this is the only way to track a missing phone.

Find My iPhone app

If for some reason the Find My iPhone program is deleted from the device, it can be restored through the official AppStore. In the search bar we enter “Find my iPhone” and download the first program from the search list from the Apple developer.

Results

Be careful and try not to lose your gadget, since even the most advanced technology does not guarantee its return. After purchasing, first of all, activate the “Find iPhone” function: in case of unforeseen circumstances, the chances of a successful outcome will remain. Take action immediately after discovering a loss.

Be persistent in interacting with law enforcement officers and telecom operators: these structures, as a rule, are not interested in searching for your mobile device. Take all the steps described above to ensure a thorough and productive search.

Video instruction

Here's what to do if your phone is lost or stolen. If you still have questions about using search software or other aspects of searching for a phone, we recommend watching the topical video.

Since the launch of Apple's Find iPhone service, the number of thefts of Apple mobile devices has decreased significantly. The thing is that it has become very easy to find a stolen iPhone, iPad or Mac, and the device itself, locked by the owner, became in the hands of criminals just a set of spare parts and nothing more.

What is “Find iPhone” and how can you use this function to protect your iOS device from theft?

In case of theft or loss of an iPhone or iPad, thanks to the “Find iPhone” function, it is possible to:

determine the device’s geoposition on the map;
play a sound signal to help you find a smartphone or tablet if it is somewhere nearby;
activate lost mode, blocking iPhone, iPad;
remotely erase all information from a stolen device.

How to enable Find My iPhone

In order to start using the Find My iPhone feature, you must first enable it in the settings of your device.

“Find iPhone” is activated in the settings of the iOS device. Open settings, go to iCloud > Find My iPhone(or “Find iPad”) and drag the slider to the “on” position. In the same subsection, you can enable/disable automatic sending of the last geoposition of your device to Apple whenever the battery charge is critically low.

Simultaneously with the activation of the Find My iPhone function, activation blocking begins to protect the mobile device from intruders.

iPhone Activation Lock

Activation Lock or Activation Lock is a new feature that came with iOS 7 that increases the security of iPhone or iPad data. Activation Lock turns on automatically when Find My iPhone is activated, assigning an Apple ID to the iOS devices you use. After this, the following actions will become impossible without entering your Apple ID password:

disabling the Find My iPhone feature on the device;
deleting data from the device;
reactivation and use of the device.

However, even flashing and restoring from DFU mode does not solve the problem. If you have forgotten your Apple ID password, try recovering it using these instructions.

How to disable Find My iPhone

Turning off Find My iPhone is necessary when transferring the device to a new owner and for servicing the iPhone or iPad.
There are several ways to disable Find My iPhone:

in the iPhone or iPad settings;
remotely, via the iCloud service;
by deleting the iCloud account from the device in the settings or erasing the content and settings of the iPhone, iPad.

Of course, the quickest and easiest way is to turn off Find My iPhone in Settings. Open Settings, go to iCloud > Find My iPhone, and slide the slider to the off position. Next, you need to enter your Apple ID password.

How to find iPhone from computer via iCloud

You can find your iPhone via iCloud from any computer or mobile device through a browser. To do this, you need to go to the icloud.com page and enter your Apple ID and password.

Next, go to the Find iPhone application. Here you may need to enter your Apple ID password again.

The My Devices menu displays all your devices on which the same iCloud account has been activated.

To obtain information about the current geoposition of the device you are interested in, as well as access to the control panel, you just need to select it in the “My Devices” menu.

Find My iPhone app

You can use all the features provided by Find iPhone, such as tracking the geolocation of the device or blocking it in case of theft, both through the iCloud service and using the universal mobile application Find iPhone. Find My iPhone is available for free download on the App Store.

After installation, simply launch the application and sign in using your Apple ID and password. Once authenticated, you can always track the location of your iPhone, iPad or Mac on a map, provided that the same iCloud account is activated on all listed devices.

How to Find a Lost or Stolen iPhone

If Find My iPhone has been activated on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, you should turn on Lost Mode via iCloud or the Find My iPhone mobile app as soon as you discover it's missing.

Activating this mode will block your smartphone, tablet or computer and require you to enter

If the device was previously protected, then when the lost mode is activated, a combination of numbers already familiar to the owner will be used as a password. Otherwise, you will need to come up with a new password.

It is worth noting that if the lost device is not connected to the Internet, then all your commands sent through the Find iPhone or iCloud application will be executed only after the device appears on the Internet.

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Hi all! Unfortunately, no one is immune from the risk of losing or stealing their beloved iPhone. This situation can happen to absolutely anyone - there is no way to protect yourself from it. The situation becomes especially sad if you look at the statistics on the detection of cases of theft of mobile phones - the numbers are not the most reassuring. What are the disappointing ones... they are very frightening!

But! There is no need to immediately despair, become despondent and sprinkle ashes on your head. Why? Because sometimes the situation can still be resolved in your favor - after all, the possibility of finding a lost iPhone still remains. Yes, the chances are not maximum... but they are there! This is exactly what will be discussed in today’s publication.

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Features and tools for finding a turned off iPhone

About Find My iPhone

Let us immediately dispel the illusions of many users: at the moment it is impossible to miraculously find a turned off iPhone without the appropriate preliminary configuration of it. But every user of an iPhone running iOS version 7 and newer can protect themselves from the irretrievable loss of their favorite smartphone - starting with the mentioned edition of the operating system, Apple offers its users a very useful function called “Find iPhone”. This is the main tool for finding a lost phone.

There are a few comments.

Firstly, this function must first be activated. In general, it may be enabled initially, but it doesn’t hurt to check () and be on the safe side.

Secondly, the “Find iPhone” function allows you to track the movements of a turned off gadget in real time. It also either provides data about the last location of the device before it was turned off, or makes it possible to determine where the iPhone is after turning it on.

To activate the mentioned function, find the iCloud section in Settings, click on Find iPhone, and activate the option if it is disabled by moving the slider accordingly.

To find a lost iPhone with the mentioned function activated, you need to go to the iCloud.com service website and go to the appropriate section. Information about the last location of the device before it was turned off, or about its current location if the gadget turned on, will be shown on the interactive map.

Special Applications

Another effective preparatory tool that can help you find a lost or stolen iPhone in the future is the Find My Phone application, available for download in the official App Store.

In addition to the main device, you will need another iPhone or iPad. You also need to install the mentioned application on it.

If you lose your iPhone, you can log into the program from another Apple gadget, go through the authorization process and find out where the lost smartphone was before it was disconnected. If the device turns on, the corresponding changes will be displayed on the interactive map.

Although at its core, the Find My iPhone application is the same “Find iPhone” service that was written about earlier, only displayed in a separate program.

Lost mode

A standard iOS feature is Lost Mode. It is not intended for searching for a lost smartphone, but rather, it is designed for the honesty and integrity of the one who finds the loss. If the mentioned function is activated, the first time you connect the iPhone to charge, it will display a notification with a predefined text, for example, an offer to call a specific number and return the smartphone for a reward.

More details about Lost Mode (how to enable, disable and many other different points) -.

Law Enforcement Assistance

For personal peace of mind that you have taken all available steps to find your iPhone, you can file a report of its loss/theft with the police. Take your passport with you, as well as the iPhone box and related documents.

The tools available to the police, in some cases, allow you to find smartphones by IMEI (individual device identification number -), but, unfortunately, no one can provide you with a 100% guarantee of a successful outcome of the search operation.

The most interesting thing is that before searching by serial number, police officers ask you to turn off the lost mode. And this is where the dilemma arises.

On the one hand, active lost mode is the only chance that no one will be able to use your device without knowing your Apple ID. And disabling it means giving the attacker complete control over the gadget.
On the other hand, recently the tools that law enforcement agencies use for such operations have improved quite a lot. And there is still a chance of finding a lost and turned off iPhone with the participation of the police.

The main thing is that you don’t have to worry about being looked at as if you’re crazy when you apply. Nowadays, searching for a phone by IMEI is a completely normal practice.

Apple's latest patented developments

Apple has received a patent for an innovative development that radically changes the idea of finding lost smartphones. We are talking about a significant improvement in the gadget’s security system – the so-called. Zombie mode, when activated, the iPhone pretends to be turned off, but in reality remains tracked.

Presumably the implementation will be as follows: when a person finds or steals an iPhone, he will see a notification asking him to enter a password when he connects it to the charger. If the input is incorrect, the mentioned mode is activated. Next, the iPhone will be able to send a photo of the intruder to the specified email address, send a message with a given text to specified coordinates, pretend to be turned off, transmitting data about its location, etc. – the exact list of available features will become known only after the official release of the function.

Now you know about the available and developing methods for detecting a turned off iPhone. Take into account the recommendations of this note and protect yourself in advance from the irretrievable loss of your favorite smartphone in the event of its loss/theft.

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Or your device. When you remove a device, it’s removed from your Find My iPhone Devices list, and if your device has iOS 7 or later, Activation Lock is also turned off.

Before giving away or selling your iOS device, be sure to erase your content and settings (in Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). When you erase your content, Find My iPhone and Activation Lock are also turned off. See the Apple Support article. For more information about what to do before selling or giving away Apple Watch, see in the Apple Watch User Guide.

Note: Apple Watch and AirPods remain in Find My iPhone until you also remove any devices that are paired with them.

Remove an iOS device or Mac

Remove Apple Watch or AirPods

To remove Apple Watch or AirPods, make sure that they’re offline , then remove them from Find My iPhone on iCloud.com.

When the device is erased, click Remove from Account.

All your content is erased, and someone else can now activate the device.

You can also use a different iOS device to remove your device. For more information, open Find My iPhone, tap Help, then go to “Remove your device.” Or you can remove your devices from your account. For more information, see

« Find iPhone"is an official Apple service that provides a number of options for protecting Apple gadgets in the event of loss or theft. The instructions below will discuss how to disable the Find My iPhone (activation lock) function and remove the device from the account of its previous owner for further use.

In contact with

When it comes to used gadgets, in some cases, when activating the device, a window may appear on the display asking you to enter the Apple ID and password of its previous owner. In this case, this message means that all data on the device was destroyed, but the link to the account of the former owner remained.

If your iPhone or iPad displays a regular lock screen asking for a passcode or a " Home" - this means that the information has not been deleted.

How to turn off Find My iPhone if your iPhone or iPad has been erased

If the previous owner is nearby, ask him to unlink the device from his account by entering the password and Apple ID on the lock screen.

Otherwise, contact him and ask him to remove the gadget from his account by doing the following:

2 . Open web application " Find iPhone»;

3 . Open the list of devices linked to your account in the “ All devices» and select the gadget you want to remove;

4 . Click " Remove from account».

After the device is unlinked from the previous owner's account, turn off and reactivate the device. Now .

On devices running iOS 10 or later, make sure the former owner has disabled it from the iCloud account before deleting the information.

If iOS 9.0 or lower is installed and contact the previous user with a request to delete data by opening “ Settings» -> « Basic» -> « Reset» -> « Erase content and settings».

If the previous owner is far away, contact him after connecting the gadget to Wi-Fi or a mobile network, and ask him to remove the device using the methods described below: