I can't find my iphone. It does not show up in my find my app. What do I do? Can I get last location?

I can't find my iphone. It does not show up in my find my app. What do I do? Can I get last location?

iPhone 13

Posted on Jun 25, 2023 06:33 AM

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Posted on Jun 25, 2023 06:40 AM

We will assume that you enabled the Find My option on your phone......before.....it was lost.


If the phone does not appear on the Find My map, there are 2 reasons for this:


1) The battery has run down and/or

2) The phone does not have a connection to the Internet where it is currently located


There is really nothing that you can do about this other than check a few times each day to see if the status of the phone has changed.


If you see a message that the phone is "Offline", this means that Find My found the device previously, but it cannot connect at the present time......for the same 2 reasons listed above.


It is possible that Find My might display a "Last Known Location" if the phone was detected within the last 24 hours but is now "Offline".


Unfortunately, but realistically if you can't find the phone in the next few days, you will likely never find the phone, so you need to protect yourself.


If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support


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Jun 25, 2023 06:40 AM in response to altocj

We will assume that you enabled the Find My option on your phone......before.....it was lost.


If the phone does not appear on the Find My map, there are 2 reasons for this:


1) The battery has run down and/or

2) The phone does not have a connection to the Internet where it is currently located


There is really nothing that you can do about this other than check a few times each day to see if the status of the phone has changed.


If you see a message that the phone is "Offline", this means that Find My found the device previously, but it cannot connect at the present time......for the same 2 reasons listed above.


It is possible that Find My might display a "Last Known Location" if the phone was detected within the last 24 hours but is now "Offline".


Unfortunately, but realistically if you can't find the phone in the next few days, you will likely never find the phone, so you need to protect yourself.


If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support


Jun 25, 2023 06:49 AM in response to altocj

FYI: “Last Location” generally only applies to a phone which transmits it’s location as it’s battery reaches “Critical Low.” (assuming that it has an available communications path to actually make the report)


Apple does NOT continuously track your device; it can’t tell you where you were.


Apple will only look for a device when “asked” to do so via the software tools provided. (or when “informed” by a “dying phone” as described above)

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