Effortlessly locate your Apple devices

Find My iPhone is a free security and privacy app developed by Apple. You can use this mobile application to keep tabs on your missing Apple devices such as iPhone, Mac, iPad, or Apple Watch. If you misplace your iPhone, you can use the Find My app on a different device to locate its most recent known position.

Find My iPhone and Find My Friends app were two different applications in prior iOS versions. However, with the advent of iOS 13, they were merged into a solitary app enabling you to track the whereabouts of your devices and your loved ones.

Comprehensive and feature-packed tool

Find My iPhone has made iOS devices less appealing to thieves as it enhances their traceability. Enabling the Find My app on an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac ensures the device cannot be unlocked without the original account’s iCloud password. To safeguard against losing an iPhone, activating this app on your device is crucial. Additionally, it is recommended that you switch on the app on your other Apple devices as well.

If your device is powered on, you can utilize this app to activate its GPS and locate it on a map. If your mobile device’s GPS was activated when it went missing, it could provide you with a location history detailing its location. You also have the option of remotely locking your device with a passcode, displaying a message, playing sounds, and even erasing all content and settings on your device.

This application implements end-to-end encryption, ensuring that the developer cannot access the location of any offline or reporting device. It is also supported by more than 35 languages, such as English, Korean, Russian, Czech, Indonesian, Spanish, Chinese, and more. Although this app provides numerous advantages, it has some drawbacks, such as higher battery consumption from continuous GPS tracking. In addition, this app is solely accessible to iOS users.

Help you locate your missing device

Find My iPhone lets you locate missing Apple devices. With the app, you can activate GPS tracking, remotely lock your device, display a message, play sounds, and erase its content and settings. Moreover, the app uses end-to-end encryption and is available in over 35 languages to protect your privacy. Although the app offers numerous benefits, it has some downsides, such as higher battery consumption and limited availability only to iOS users.

Find your lost or stolen iPhone

If you misplace your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, the Find My iPhone app will let you use any iOS device to find it and protect your data. Simply install this free app, open it, and sign in with the Apple ID you use for iCloud. Find My iPhone will help you locate your missing device on a map, remotely lock it, play a sound, display a message, or erase all the data on it.

For missing iOS devices, Find My iPhone also includes Lost Mode. Lost Mode locks your device with a passcode and can display a custom message and contact phone number right on the Lock Screen. While in Lost Mode, your device can keep track of where it has been and report back so you can view its recent location history, right from the Find My iPhone app.

Please note that Find My iPhone must be enabled in iCloud settings on your device before you can locate it with this app.

FEATURES

•  Locate your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac on a map 

• Play a sound for two minutes at full volume (even if your device is set to silent)

• Remotely lock your device with a passcode

• Display a custom message on the Lock Screen

• View recent location history of your device while in Lost Mode (iOS devices)

• Get driving directions to device location

• Remotely erase all content and settings on your device

• Battery charge indicator

New for iOS 9:

• View your current location and the location of your missing device on the same map.

• Cancel a pending erase request if your missing device is offline.