{"id":41357,"date":"2022-12-14T01:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T05:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/?p=41357"},"modified":"2023-02-16T02:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T06:58:24","slug":"how-to-find-a-lost-iphone-without-find-my-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/how-to-find-a-lost-iphone-without-find-my-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find A Lost Iphone Without Find My Iphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/how-to-find-a-lost-iphone-without-find-my-iphone\/#How_To_Find_A_Lost_Iphone_Without_Find_My_Iphone\" title=\"How To Find A Lost Iphone Without Find My Iphone\">How To Find A Lost Iphone Without Find My Iphone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/how-to-find-a-lost-iphone-without-find-my-iphone\/#How_to_find_a_lost_iPhone_without_Find_My_iPhone_or_iCloud\" title=\"How to find a lost iPhone without Find My iPhone or iCloud?\">How to find a lost iPhone without Find My iPhone or iCloud?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/how-to-find-a-lost-iphone-without-find-my-iphone\/#How_do_I_Find_My_iPhone_if_its_offline\" title=\"How do I Find My iPhone if its offline?\">How do I Find My iPhone if its offline?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Find_A_Lost_Iphone_Without_Find_My_Iphone\"><\/span>How To Find A Lost Iphone Without Find My Iphone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If both Location Services and Location History are turned on in your iPhone. Make sure you&#8217;re signed into your Google account before visiting www.google.com\/maps\/timeline. At the bottom of your screen, check the status of your Location History. your iPhone once. It ought to show up in a list of gadgets underneath the map.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best part of Apples Find my iPhone service is that it is a iCloud-based service that helps track down missing devices, even when Find my iPhone is not installed on the iPhone. Apples Find my iPhone service automatically starts trying to locate all devices connected with your Apple ID, if you own more than 1 Apple Product, in that case, choose your iPhone from the device list. You can also use the Find my <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT210515\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT210515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">App <\/a>to find a lost iPhone, as long as it is turned on the device beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, when your phone is off, turned off, or runs out of battery, you can view the last location your phone was located at using the device Find My. Most people have location history turned on by default, but if you do not, you will not be able to find the device using Google Timeline. If you enabled Location Services and Location History on your missing device, Google Timeline is able to log any location data from the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also want to enable Google Maps location history and location services ahead of time to be able to monitor the location of your iPhone in Google Timeline. If you are using Google Maps on a smartphone, you may be able to track its location through the Maps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/20961790.2018.1509187\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/20961790.2018.1509187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Timeline<\/a>. Apples Find My iPhone app tracks the phones location through GPS from another Internet-connected device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Find a Lost iPhone\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RaFN_o8sOGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Learn how to&nbsp;find&nbsp;a&nbsp;lost iPhone&nbsp;using two different methods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apples Find My Network allows your phone to transmit encrypted, end-to-end Bluetooth signals ( akin to a lost cat mooing in the dark, according to TidBits, an Apple-centric technology website), and if any specific other internet-connected Apple devices are nearby, they will anonymously collect those signals and pass them on to the Find My app as the approximate location of your device, with no privacy compromises. Even better, Find My iPhone lets you do things like wirelessly lock the phone, so that whoever has it cannot use it, or remotely wipe out all data on the phone. For instance, if you lose an iPhone and mark it lost within an app (more on this process in a minute), Apple will use its Find My service in any iPad, iPhone, or Mac to find your iPhone, even if it is not connected to the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>If you are interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/how-do-i-get-visual-voicemail-back-on-my-iphone\/\">How Do I Get Visual Voicemail Back On My Iphone<\/a>, read out my new article.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When turned on, the iPhone remains findable through a Find My network, even if it is turned off or its <a href=\"https:\/\/orbi.uliege.be\/handle\/2268\/214307\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orbi.uliege.be\/handle\/2268\/214307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">battery <\/a>has died. This means your iPhones location will still be visible on its Find My service to your other devices, as well as people in your Family Sharing group, no matter if your iPhone is turned on. Once logged in, you will see the location of your lost device in a map, since its movements are tracked in real-time through the phones built-in GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have to find your iPhone from the devices of friends or colleagues, you will have to sign into an iCloud account using your Apple ID and password. ICloud is a good way to find your missing iPhone, but it will only work if the person who has the device is willing to share its location with you. Tracking down and finding an iPhone is possible, but you might need to log into your iCloud account in order to find the phone, unless you already have a third-party tracking app installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,0) 0%,rgb(210,192,192) 18%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%)\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Apps\/services to find the lost iPhone<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>How they work<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Apples Find my iPhone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"> locate all devices connected with your Apple ID<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Find My<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">view the iPhone&#8217;s last location if it is turned off<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Google Maps location history<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">track location through the Maps Timeline<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Apples Find My Network<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">transmit encrypted, end-to-end Bluetooth signals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Dropbox app<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">it can help to identify the person if GPS location is off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This table shows the Apps\/services to find the lost iPhone and how they work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dropboxs app will not provide GPS locations for your iPhone, but can help identify the person that stole your phone. If you are not comfortable with the GPS and other tools, then Dropbox lets you locate a stolen or missing iPhone via photos, which automatically uploads into the Dropbox app. If your iPhone is stolen and the thieves disable Apples Find my iPhone application and place the iPhone in plane phones before you can trace it, then you may be able to locate the phone using the Dropbox application, as long as you install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When trying to track your missing iPhone anywhere near, like in your home or in just one place, using Apples built-in Find My iPhone app or another GPS-oriented tracking app is not always a helpful option, especially if you do not have access to your Dropbox account. If you are trying to track a device when on the move, doing so from the phone of a friend or family member using the Find My iPhone app is easier than hauling around your laptop in your home or in a car. Whether you are using a tracking app or just checking Googles location history, you are likely to find your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>If you are interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/iphone-dead\/\">Iphone Dead<\/a> , read out my new article.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, even if they could see your iPhone was in one specific street or apartment complex, police are not likely to be looking for your iPhone, since no matter how good a Find My App is, they are not that confident it is going to turn up in one specific location. In fact, you have to give police the IMEI numbers in order for them to be able to use their systems to locate the location of your iPhone. Using the IMEI number, you can track down the lost or stolen iPhone or iPad with ease, no need for ICloud and no Apple ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you realise your missing device has been lost or stolen, you can inform the service provider about the details and request that it adds your IMEI number in a greylist in IMEI database, so they can trace the lost iPhone, even when it is turned off. To track a lost Android phone using an IMEI number, you will have to download a third-party IMEI tracking app, like IMEI Tracker &#8212; Find My Device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_find_a_lost_iPhone_without_Find_My_iPhone_or_iCloud\"><\/span>How to find a lost iPhone without Find My iPhone or iCloud?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Using the IMEI number of your iOS device is one of the useful ways to locate an iPhone without iCloud. What is the iPhone IMEI number, you might wonder? Your iOS device&#8217;s IMEI is a distinct 15-digit code, and you may get it by entering the code &#8220;*#606#.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_Find_My_iPhone_if_its_offline\"><\/span>How do I Find My iPhone if its offline?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your iPhone&#8217;s Find My function allows you to locate your device on a map and play a sound to aid in finding it. You may view the device&#8217;s location if it is connected to the internet. You may view the position of the device from the last time it was online or connected to the Find My network even if it is offline.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Find A Lost Iphone Without Find My Iphone If both Location Services and Location History are turned on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41357"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81365,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41357\/revisions\/81365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtoitech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}