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How to Enable Find My iPhone on Your Apple Device- Use Find My App to Lock, Erase or Track Your Offline Apple Device

Apple’s ‘Find My’ app helps the users to find their lost Apple device by tracking it easily even if it is offline. This feature can only be used if you have enabled ‘Find My iPhone’ on your device, and to do that you need to follow some simple steps and then you are set to use all the features of the ‘Find My’ app on your iPhone

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How to Enable Find My iPhone on Your Device

Modern technology has made it extremely easy to lock, erase or even track your offline devices like iPhone with ease. Apple’s ‘Find My’ app helps the users to find their lost Apple device by tracking it easily even if it is offline. This feature can only be used if you have enabled ‘Find My iPhone’ on your device, and to do that you need to follow some simple steps and then you are set to use all the features of the ‘Find My’ app on your iPhone.

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Steps to Enable Find My iPhone on Your Device

  • Open the Settings app.
  • Click on Your Name and the Click ‘Find My’.
  • To make your friends and family know your location turn on ‘Share My Location’.
  • Click Find My (Device) and then turn on ‘Find my (Device).
  • If you wish to find your device even when you are offline then, turn on ‘Find My Network’.
  • In order to find your lost device on a map turn on ‘Location Services’. To do so go to Settings> Privacy and Security > Location Services > Turn on Location Services.
  • This process of enabling the ‘Find My’ app on your apple device can be used for various devices like your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

 How to Add your AirPods, Apple Watch or Beats Product to the ‘Find My’ App

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All your Apple products are connected to each other and when you pair these products with your iPhone then they are automatically set up when you enable and turn on ‘Find my iPhone’ on your mobile device.

The only issue comes when these products are offline, and to track them when they are offline you need to check whether the ‘Find My Network’ feature is turned on.

Steps to Turn on ‘Find My Network’ for AirPods Pro or AirPods MAX

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  • Go to Settings > Bluetooth.
  • Click on the ‘More Info’ button next to the device in the list.
  • Scroll down to ‘Find My Network’
  • Turn on ‘Find My Network’.

Steps to Turn on ‘Find My Network’ for Apple Watch

  • Go to Settings on your Apple Watch.
  • Click on your name.
  • Scroll down till you see your Apple Watch.
  • Click on your watch name and then click ‘Find My Watch’.
  • Turn on ‘Find My Network’ on your Apple Watch.
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What all can Find My App do for Your Apple Device?

  • Find my app will help you to find your devices on iCloud.com. To find your devices on iCloud.com you need to sign in to icloud.com/find. Here you need to confirm your identity if you have set up two-factor authentication for your device. Now, you can track your lost or stolen device.
  • Find My app helps you to track your devices on the home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
  • You can see all your devices on a map with the Find My app.
  • You can play a sound to find your device.
  • Find My app notifies you when you leave your devices in an unknown location.
  • It lets you display a message to someone who finds your lost device, so that people know how to reach you.
  • You can easily erase the data from your lost device and restore it from the iCloud back up.
  • When you enable Find My app on your device, your Activation Lock is turned on automatically. This protects the data on your device as the device cannot be accessed without the Apple id and password.
  • Turning on ‘Find My Network’ on your device helps you to track and find devices which are offline. Find my network uses the near by devices to send the location of your missing device to iCloud and then you can track it on ‘Find My’ app.

Find My iPhone is a valuable feature if you have lost or misplaced your iPhone. You can use the ‘Find My’ app to track, lock or erase any Apple device and protect and secure your data from being stolen.  

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