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Find your Apple devices like iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and more with Find My. Play sound, activate Lost Mode, or locate devices from your Family Sharing group.
Find My helps you track your Apple devices, AirTag, and friends on a map, even if they’re offline. You can also play a sound, put your device in Lost Mode, erase it, or share your location with others.
- Overview
- About locating a device
- See the location of your device on a map
- Play a sound on your device
- Stop playing a sound on a device
- Get directions to a device
- Locate or play a sound on a friend’s device
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Use the Find My app to locate and play a sound on a missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, or Beats headphones (supported models). In order to locate a device, you must turn on Find My [device] before it’s lost.
Note: If you want to see how far away your devices are from you, make sure you turn on Precise Location for the Find My app. See Control the location information you share on iPhone.
If you lose your iPhone and don’t have access to the Find My app, you can locate or play a sound on your device using Find Devices on iCloud.com.
Note: Location sharing and finding devices aren’t available in all countries or regions.
•You can use Find My on your iPhone to see the location of your device on a map. If the device is online, you see its location, and it plays a sound to help you find it. If the device is offline, you see its location, but it doesn’t play a sound.
•For AirPods and supported Beats headphones, you can locate them when they’re near your device and connected to Bluetooth®. For supported AirPods, you can also see their location via the Find My network for up to 24 hours after they last connected to your device, even if they’re not nearby.
You can see your device’s current or last known location in the Find My app.
Tap Devices at the bottom of the screen, then tap the name of the device you want to locate.
•If the device can be located: It appears on the map so you can see where it is.
•If the device can’t be located: You see “No location found” below the device’s name. Below Notifications, turn on Notify When Found. You receive a notification when it’s located.
Important: Make sure you allow notifications for the Find My app. See Change notification settings on iPhone.
For troubleshooting steps, see the Apple Support article If Find My is offline or not working.
1.Tap Devices at the bottom of the screen, then tap the name of the device you want to play a sound on.
2.Tap Play Sound.
•If the device is online: A sound starts after a short delay and gradually increases in volume, then plays for about two minutes. If applicable, a Find My [device] alert appears on the device’s screen.
A confirmation email is also sent to your Apple ID email address.
•If the device is offline: You see Sound Pending. The sound plays the next time the device connects to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. For AirPods and Beats headphones, you receive a notification the next time your device is in range of your iPhone or iPad.
If your AirPods are separated, you have additional options to play a sound. See Locate AirPods in Find My in the AirPods User Guide.
If you find your device and want to turn off the sound before it stops automatically, do one of the following:
•iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Press the power button or a volume button, or flip the Ring/Silent switch. If the device is locked, you can also unlock it, or swipe to dismiss the Find My [device] alert. If the device is unlocked, you can also tap OK in the Find My [device] alert.
•Apple Watch: Tap Dismiss in the Find My Watch alert, or press the Digital Crown or side button.
•Mac: Click OK in the Find My Mac alert.
You can get turn-by-turn directions to your device if you see its location on the map.
1.Tap Devices at the bottom of the screen, then tap the name of the device you want to get directions to.
2.Tap Directions to open the Maps app . See Get directions in Maps.
If you’re near your supported AirPods, you can tap Find for additional directions. For more information, see Locate AirPods in Find My in the AirPods User Guide.
If your friend loses a device, they can locate it or play a sound on it by going to Find Devices on iCloud.com and signing in with their Apple ID and password. To learn more, see Locate a device in Find Devices on iCloud.com in the iCloud User Guide.
If you set up Family Sharing, you can use Find My to locate a family member’s missing device.
You can also use Siri to help locate a device.
Siri: Say something like: “Play a sound on my iPhone” or “Where’s my iPad?” Learn how to use Siri.
Learn how to use the Find My app to see the location of your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, or Beats headphones on a map. You can also play a sound on your device, get directions, or locate a friend's device.
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5 days ago · Learn how to mark your iPhone as lost, lock it with a passcode, and display a message on the screen. Find out how to use the Find My app, Apple Watch, or iCloud.com to locate your device or erase it remotely.
Learn how to use Find Devices on iCloud.com to find the approximate location of your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats product if Find My is set up on the device and the device is online. See the instructions to sign in, locate your device, update the map, and locate a family member’s or friend’s device.
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Find My is an app that helps you track your Apple devices, AirTags and Find My network accessories, even if they’re offline. You can also share your location with friends and family, and use Precision Finding to locate them in a crowd.
