How to set up and use the "Find My iPhone" function that allows you to check the location of your iPhone or lock it remotely.

Have you ever inadvertently "lost your iPhone"? Even if you are careful, you may lose your smartphone because you often carry it with you. This time, in preparation for such a case, we will introduce the setting method and usage of "Find My iPhone" that iPhone users should know.

The terminal used for this introduction is "iPhone XS" and the software is iOS 14.0.1. Please note that the operation method may differ slightly depending on the terminal and OS version.

[Reference] Set "Search" on iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and other devices.

What can "Find My iPhone" do?How to set and use it

First, let's check what you can do with Find My iPhone.

Find My iPhone is one of the services in iCloud that allows you to locate your lost iPhone, lock your screen remotely, and play sounds to make it easier to find. Also, if you cannot find your iPhone, you can erase all the data on your device to prevent the loss of credit card numbers and personal information registered on your iPhone.

However, you need to make some settings from your iPhone before you can use them.

Set "Search" from your iPhone in advance. If you have "Location Services" turned off before setting "Find", please turn on "Privacy"> "Location Services" from the Settings app.

1: Open the Settings app and tap "Name (Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes store and Apple S ...)" at the top. 2: Select "Search". 3: Tap "Find My iPhone". 4: Turn on Find My iPhone. 5: If possible, turn on "Find offline device" ... "and" Send last location ".

This completes the pre-settings, but if you want to check if you can use "iPhone Search" properly, or if you have actually lost your iPhone, please also refer to the following items.

Next, log in to iCloud using the same Apple ID from a device other than the iPhone (iPhone, iPad, PC, etc.) that has "Find My iPhone" set. iCloud can be accessed from a browser not only on Apple products such as Mac, but also on Windows.

[Reference] iCloud

When you access iCloud, you will see the top screen as shown in the picture above. Select Find My iPhone here.

The default is "All devices", so select the device you set earlier. If the location service of this device is turned on, turned on, and connected to the network, the location of the iPhone on the map should be displayed as a green dot as shown in the picture above. is.

Find My iPhone may tell you the location of your device, but you may not be able to get it right away. In such a case, use "Lost Mode" to display the phone number on the lost iPhone and lock the passcode.

Select "Lost Mode" from the "Find My iPhone" screen in iCloud. If your lost iPhone does not have a passcode, you can set it remotely. Then enter your phone number. This phone number is not the "lost iPhone phone number", but the phone number that the person who picked up the lost iPhone can contact.

In other words, it's a good idea to enter your family, friends, home phone number, and so on. In addition, let us know in advance that the person who picked it up may contact you.

Enter the message displayed on the screen of the last lost iPhone (default message is OK if there is nothing special) and select "Finish" to switch to lost mode.

In the lost mode, the lost iPhone will be displayed as shown in the picture above. * The phone number is displayed in the white area.

You can't end lost mode from a lost iPhone. Once your device is back in hand, turn off Lost Mode from another device. the method is easy. Go to iCloud Find My iPhone again and select "Stop Lost Mode" from "Lost Mode".

If you find a lost iPhone near you (such as in your house) when you check Find My iPhone, select "Sound Playback".

Sound is played from the iPhone, which is useful when searching. However, since it makes a fairly loud sound, please be careful in advance when using it in a place with many people.

If you can't find the lost device by using "Find My iPhone", you can use "Delete iPhone" as a last resort to prevent the leakage and misuse of the credit card information and personal information registered in the lost device. Let's select. Erase your iPhone will erase all content and settings on your device, and will not be able to detect and track your location.

Can Find My iPhone be used in this situation?

So far, we have introduced the basic setting method of "Find My iPhone". From here, we will introduce cases where "Find My iPhone" cannot be used.

If your lost iPhone isn't turned on, isn't connected to mobile communications, Wi-Fi, etc., and isn't connected to the Internet, Find My iPhone won't give you the latest information.

If you turn on "Notify me when detected", when the lost iPhone is connected to the Internet again, the notification will be sent to the device using "Find My iPhone".

If the location service of the lost iPhone is left off, the screen like the picture above will be displayed even if you use "Find My iPhone" from another device. Let's turn on the location information service of iPhone as much as possible.

Find My iPhone can be used from an Android device or Windows as long as you can log in to iCloud from your browser. However, it may not be supported depending on the model and OS version. If you can't open iCloud from the browser app on your Android smartphone, try various things such as opening the browser menu screen and switching to the "PC version".

* Data is from the editorial department as of mid-October 2020. * Although every effort has been made to ensure the information, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the content. * Please use the products and services at your own risk.

Sentence / Takamizawa Ko