How to find a stolen iPhone

How to find a stolen iPhone? Finding a stolen iPhone is of course the first thing that the user will seek to achieve when his iPhone is lost or stolen before thinking about buying a new one, as it is not easy to lose your phone, which cost hundreds of dollars. What is the fate of your data stored on this phone that the thief or whoever finds the phone can see, it will undoubtedly be a very sad situation.

 

If you have already been exposed to this situation, here are 4 steps that you must take after the theft of the iPhone to protect your personal data.

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How to find a stolen iPhone

The following steps require that the lost phone be online, but if it is Offline, these steps will take effect the next time the phone is online.

 

Find a stolen iPhone using the Find My iPhone feature

The Find My iPhone feature is part of the iCloud account, and it will often be the cause of finding a stolen iPhone, as it allows you to track the phone on the map via GPS. If the Find My iPhone feature is enabled on the phone, do the following steps so that you can find out where it is:

• Go to icloud.com/find from any browser on your computer, or use the Find My iPhone app on any other iPhone or iPad.
• Enter your iCloud account information to sign in.
• If there is more than one device associated with the account, select the lost device.
• The location of your lost iPhone will appear on the map (if it is connected to the Internet).
• You can go to this site to find it.

 

Activate Lost Mode

Lost Mode is a feature within the Find My iPhone feature that will protect your personal data as well as provide a greater chance of finding a stolen iPhone again.

 

What happens after activating Lost Mode?

• The ability to activate the Passcode lock code if it is not already activated.
• Display a custom message on the phone screen.
• Add another phone number so that someone who finds the phone can call you.
• Not displaying any alerts on the screen or making a sound when receiving notifications.
• If you add credit cards to Apple Pay, any payment will be blocked until the Lost Mode is cancelled.

 

Erase all data from iPhone

In the event that you knew the location of the phone but found you had to retrieve it again, it is better that you erase all personal data from the phone so that no one can view it until you restore the iPhone again, which is an important step to protect your information and preserve your privacy. You can do this by following the following steps:

• Go to icloud.com/find on any Mac or PC.
• Sign in with your iCloud account.
• Locate the lost or stolen phone.
• Press the Erase iPhone button.
• Then enter your Apple ID password.
• Press the Erase button.