Although at present this particular and useful functionality has been baptized with the name of Search , if you find yourself using an iPhone with an old version of iOS it is possible that you are still using Find My iPhone .
It is, as we will see, a useful and simple option to use to track the location of our iPhone when we have lost it, it has been stolen or we simply do not know where it is, so if we have enabled this function in the Settings application From the iPhone or iPad, it is possible to use Find my iPhone to locate the device that we have lost, even if it is without enough battery or turned off.
What is Find My iPhone and why is it useful?
The Find my iPhone application offers us the possibility of locating any of our iOS devices practically instantly , making it a very useful option when we have lost our phone or iPad.
It is, in fact, a very easy to use application, at the same time that it offers us the possibility of being able to view the location of our iPhone, iPad or Mac from any of our devices, being able to consult it even from a computer.
To use it, as we will see, it is only necessary to download and install it, open it and connect with our Apple ID, the same one we use to access iCloud.
Once this is done, Find my iPhone offers us the possibility of locating, on a map, the iOS device that we have lost . But not only that, it also allows us to play a sound, show a message on the screen, block it remotely or, something even more interesting when we have lost or stolen it, erase all the data it contains , which helps us to protect our privacy to the maximum.
It also has Lost mode, which allows you to lock your lost device with the help of a code, even displaying a personalized message and a contact phone number on the lock screen to inform the person who finds it that you have one of the hands a lost device.
While that device is in this mode, the iPhone or iPad will be able to record where it has been to inform the user of its most recent location directly from the Find My iPhone app.
How to use Find My iPhone
Although, as we can see, it is a truly useful app when we have lost our iOS or Mac device, there is a problem: it is essential to have previously activated this functionality on the Apple device that we have lost , specifically through the Settings application.
In case you have not lost any device and you simply want to activate and configure Find my iPhone , it is possible to do so by accessing the Settings app, from the home screen of the iPhone or iPad. In case you are on Mac, you can find this option from System Preferences and then through iCloud (the option will be found at the end of the section).
To activate it on iOS, we just have to go to Settings , click on our Apple ID , and then click on the Search button. Then, click on Find my iPhone , and slide the switch to activate it.
If at the time we activate this very useful functionality on the Mac, iPad or iPhone, you simply have to open the Find my iPhone app from another Apple device, and check the most recent locations of your devices.
In case you have lost it, remember that it is possible to activate the Lost option , and configure a message to inform the person who finds it that it is a lost phone or device and where they can call to return it to its owner (adding our phone number).
But if the problem is much greater, and, for example, it has been stolen from us, it is possible to erase all the data remotely, block it with the help of a code or play a sound for two minutes at maximum volume.
