How To Locate Your iPhone, Even If It's Turned Off

In the 21st century, most of us live on our smartphones. They serve as a pocket computer, alarm clock, notepad, contact list, photo album, fitness tracker, GPS, encyclopedia, music player and, of course, a telephone. Moreover, these action-packed devices can feel like an extension of your own personality, and it is easy to feel naked without it.

When you reach for your pocket and realize your phone is not there, a wave of panic might set in. But there are a few quick and easy steps to start your search. If you’ve lost or misplaced an iPhone specifically, try these simple solutions to restore your sense of peace and, hopefully, bring your beloved phone back to its rightful owner.

I can’t find my iPhone. What now?

There are two Find My functions available from Apple that can help you locate a missing phone.

The Find My app is the primary means of searching for missing Apple devices, and Apple’s Find My network uses Bluetooth crowdsourcing to further help locate late-model iPhones and certain third-party items on your network. So long as you have these two services turned on in your settings, you’ll be able to use one or both to try locating your missing iPhone.

(To turn them on now, just go to Settings > Your Username > Find My > Find My iPhone. There, you can enable both Find My iPhone and Find My Network.)

When your phone is missing, you can use any browser or another iPhone to access the Find My app, where you can insert your username and password to navigate to your iCloud.com account.

There, you can see your registered devices on a standard, hybrid or satellite map. If it’s not the first in your list to display, select your missing phone from the dropdown menu and a map will display your phone’s physical location on the screen.

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