how can i find my phone if location is off

Hello Dhoward1223,

We understand you are trying to locate your iPhone, but Find My wasn't enabled. The short answer is: Find My would have to be enabled to use it.

Find your lost Apple device or AirTag with Find My

If Find My shows "No location found" or "Offline"

* If Find My can't display the current location (because the phone is powered off or otherwise not sending its location), Find My displays the last location sent by the device or the last known location on the Find My network.

* If more than seven days have passed since your device last sent its location to Apple through the Find My network, Find My can't display a location and instead shows "No location found."

* If your device is online but is unable to send its location (for example, if there's an issue with Location Services), Find My can't display a location and instead shows "Online but not sharing location."

The Find My network is an encyrpted, anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help find your stuff, even when it's offline. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to iCloud, so that you can find it in Find My. It's all anonymous and encyrpted to protect everyone's privacy.

We hope you locate your iPhone soon.

Take care.