How to Find iPhone’s Location

This is an article that shows you how to use GPS and the apps available on your iPhone to locate your device.

Table of Contents

Use Find My iPhone (Find My iPhone)

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Open Settings. It’s a gear-shaped app (⚙️) and usually shows up on the home screen.

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Tap your Apple ID. It’s the section at the top of the menu that shows your name and photo if you’ve added it.

If you’re not signed in, you can choose Sign in to (Your Device ), enter your Apple ID and password, and then select Sign In.
If you’re using an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step.

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Select iCloud in the second part of the menu.

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Scroll down the list and select Find My iPhone . This app is at the bottom of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section of the menu.

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Turn on “Find My iPhone” mode. The slider will now turn green. This function allows you to find the location of your iPhone when using another device.

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Enable “Send Last Location” mode. Your iPhone will now send its location to Apple when the battery is running low, before shutting down.

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Open Find My iPhone on another device. Do this by running the app on a mobile device or by going to iCloud using a web browser.

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Sign in with Apple ID. Use the Apple ID and password you signed in to your iPhone with.

If it’s an app on someone else’s device, you’ll have to select Sign Out in the upper-right corner of the app screen to sign in with your Apple ID.

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Select your iPhone shown in the list of devices below the map. The location of your phone will show up on the map and will be zoomed in when you select your iPhone.

If the phone is powered off or the battery is dead, the map will show the phone’s last location without showing the current location.

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Select Actions in the bottom center of the screen.

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Select Play Sound in the bottom left corner of the screen. If your iPhone is nearby, it will play a sound to help you locate.

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Select Lost Mode in the bottom center of the screen. Use this option when your iPhone is lost somewhere that someone might find it or you think it has been stolen.

Enter the phone unlock code. Use a random code that has nothing to do with you: no ID number, no date of birth, no license plate or any other personal information.
Send a message and contact phone number as this will be displayed on the iPhone screen.
If your iPhone is still on network, it will be locked immediately and cannot be reset without the unlock code. You will see the current location of your phone as well as the change in location.
If your phone is turned off the network, it will be locked immediately while the battery is still available. You will receive an email notification and be able to find the location of your phone.

Use the Find My Friends app

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Open Settings. It’s a gear-shaped app (⚙️) and usually shows up on the home screen.

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Tap your Apple ID. It’s the section at the top of the menu that shows your name and photo if you’ve added it.

If you’re not signed in, you can choose Sign in to (Your Device ), enter your Apple ID and password, and then select Sign In.
If you’re using an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step.

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Select iCloud in the second part of the menu.

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Scroll down the list and select Share My Location below the menu.

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Turn on “Share My Location”. You will see the slider turn green.

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Select From at the top of the page.

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Select your iPhone. This allows the phone to share the location with the Find My Friends app.

These settings must be enabled first on any device that you want to locate using the Find My Friends app.

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Open the Find My Friends app on your iPhone. It’s an orange app with a picture of two people.

Find My Friends app is pre-installed on iOS 9 or later operating system.

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Select Add in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Enter the Apple ID of a friend or relative. Do this in the “To:” field at the top of the screen.

Or, select ⊕ on the right side of the screen to add an Apple ID from your contacts.

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Select Send in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Choose a deadline. Choose how long you want to share your iPhone location. The options are as follows:

Share for One Hour
Share Until End of Day
Share Indefinitely

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Accept the request on the iPhone of the person you share your location with. The person will choose Accept when asked and Share if they want to share their phone’s location with you.

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Find your iPhone’s location. Using the iPhone of the person with whom you have shared your location, you can find out the location of your iPhone while it is powered on and networked; If someone shares a location with you, you’ll also find their iPhone using the Find My Friends app.

Steps

Use Find My iPhone (Find My iPhone)

Use the Find My Friends app

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