Curiously, even when it is a really useful and indispensable functionality and even in certain moments of anguish and stress when we cannot find our iPhone , the device does not have the Find my iPhone option activated from the factory, so we must activate or turn it on ourselves. in the corresponding section or section.
While it is true that this does not have to be a problem for many experienced users, who even know that this option exists, the same does not happen with those who do not have as much experience in using the device.
In any case, it is true that it is a useful functionality when it comes to tracking our device when we have lost it, being able to know what its last known location would have been. What’s more, you can offer us other added options that, depending on the moment, are quite useful.
For example, it offers us the possibility, through the corresponding iCloud option (accessing the official website of Find my iPhone from iCloud), to play a sound, activate Lost Mode or erase the data from the device so that no one can see them. .
In the case of the Lost Mode option, it is true that it is a really useful functionality when we have lost our Apple device and we do not really know where it is, so we can indicate a phone number that whoever finds it could call us. and enter a warning text. All this will be shown on the screen of the same.
In addition, it also allows us to know how much battery is available to the device, and what was the last time the device was in that certain known location.
Even though all this is really useful, there is a problem that we must bear in mind at all times: for Find my iPhone to work correctly it is necessary and essential to activate it on the device . Which basically means that we would have to have previously activated it on the Apple device that we could lose to find an approximate location.
Activating Find my iPhone on our iPhone or iPad
Remember that although this service was at the time baptized with the name of Find my iPhone , it is actually available for any Apple device that we have previously used with the same Apple ID.
This means that it is a valid option for iPhone, iPad, Macbook, Mac mini, iMac, Apple Watch or even AirPods headphones. Therefore, it is highly recommended to enable it on all our devices .
To do it on an iPhone or an iPad, we must go to the Settings application, which we will find, as always, on the home screen. We click on our Apple ID , and then we touch the Search button. Now, first of all we will find the option that interests us, labeled Find my iPhone , which will surely be Disabled.
To enable it, we simply click on it and then slide the switch so that it is green. From that moment it will be enabled.
Activating Find My Mac on iMac, Macbook, and Mac Mini
Although, in essence, the operation is the same, the activation process is slightly different. To activate it in macOS, we must go to the Apple menu and then click on System Preferences .
Now we click on the Apple ID icon, and then we will find the option Find my Mac , although it is quite likely that we will have to slide along the screen until we reach it.
To enable it quickly we will simply have to check the corresponding box . In case you want to review the options, you can click on the Options button and select the boxes that interest you the most (obviously, it is advisable to check the two that appear, both Find my Mac and Search Network).
The last option is even more useful if possible, since it offers the possibility of finding the Mac that does not yet have an Internet connection, so that we will know at all times what its last location would have been.
