iPhone in lost mode - just seen notification
Hello everyone. I’m looking for a technical answer. What does “iPhone was just seen” really mean? Does it mean that someone with an iPhone passed by it and it sent a signal or does it mean that it’s somewhere close to me? Whenever I turn on “Notify when found” on FIND MY, I almost immediately get a notification on my Watch and iPad that the iPhone was just seen.
A bit of a backstory: I lost my phone on Thursday evening and before it switched off, the last location as of 00:30 was my house. After it switched off (probably low battery), it shows last address 7km from my house. I don’t suspect theft. I think I dropped it on my way or while entering my house. I’m completely baffled. I can’t locate it. And now it’s been more than 24hours off which means it will stop updating location, but I still get the “just seen” notifications.
PS: Of course I locked it and put my number to call in case someone finds it but it’s still pending since it’s off.
iPhone 11, iOS 16