Sign in to iCloud to access your photos, videos, documents, notes, contacts, and more. Use your Apple ID or create a new account to start using Apple services. This should direct you right into Find My iPhone’s map interface. If you weren’t shown the two-step authentication, then you should see your iCloud dashboard after signing in. Click on the Find My iPhone icon, which the first one in the second row. Now you should see the Find My iPhone interface, including a map. Find My iPhone is a great way to recover, erase or locate a lost or stolen iOS device. Being able to conveniently track your device on a map, and subsequently erase it in time of need, Apple has. If your Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod, AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBook are lost or stolen, Find My iPhone can locate it. These steps show you how to track the location of the device and remotely delete your personal data. Find My iPhone If your Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod, AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBook are lost or stolen, you can use Find My iPhone to track the location of the device and remotely delete the data. Choose Next for instructions to setup and turn on Find My iPhone on your iPhone.
It’s easy to picture. You’re trying to get out the door, so you grab your keys and wallet—but when you go to find your iPhone, it’s not where you left it. In fact, the more you think about it, the more you doubt where you think you saw it last.
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Before you start using it, however, you’ll have to turn in your old device. And there are a few things you need to do to make sure it’s good to go according to the terms and conditions of your plan. Among them: Turn off the Find My iPhone feature.
Asurion Experts are here to walk you through what Find My iPhone does and how to deactivate it.
What’s Find My iPhone?
It’s a feature that helps you track down missing Apple® devices—from iPhones and AirPods® to laptops and smartwatches—even when they’re offline.
If you do misplace one of these devices, there are several ways you can find or protect it. Choose from playing a sound, turning on Lost Mode—which locks the device remotely and indicates that you’re looking for it—or erasing your data if you think you won’t retrieve it.
There’s also a tool called Activation Lock, which prevents thieves from accessing your device or deleting your data, so long as they don’t have your Apple ID and Apple ID password.
Now that you understand how the feature works, let’s get started on how to turn it off before you return your device. There are a couple of ways to do so. Choose the option that works best for you.
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Through iCloud, you have a permanent link to your device that only you can undo. Here’s how:
- Make sure your device is turned off.
- Go to www.iCloud.com/find on your computer and enter your Apple ID and password.
- Click All Deviceson the Find My iPhone screen, then click on the device that needs to be returned to Asurion.
- Click Remove from Account. If you don’t see this option, click the x to the right of the device in the All Devices menu.
How to turn off Find My iPhone on your phone
The Find My app makes it easy. Just follow these steps:
- Go to Settings > [Your Name] >Find My > Find My iPhone.
- Tap to turn it on or off.
Another option is signing out of iCloud completely, but this will affect all your iCloud features, not just Find My iPhone.
- Go to Settings > [Your Name] > Sign Out.
- Enter your Apple ID password and tap Turn Off.
- When asked to keep a copy of your data on the phone, don’t select any of the options and tap Sign Out.
What if I already returned my iPhone to Asurion?
If you sent back your device without turning off Find My iPhone, it’s OK. There’s still an easy way to disable the Activation Lock.
- Go to iCloud.com on your computer or laptop.
- Click All Devices, then click on the device you returned to Asurion and want to erase.
- Click Erase [device]. Since your phone isn’t lost, do not enter a phone number or message.
- If your device is offline, this step will begin when it returns online. You’ll receive an email when the remote erase is complete.
- Click Remove from Account once the device is erased.
Easy, right?
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The Find My app makes it easy to locate your Apple devices and keep up with friends and family. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — even if your missing devices are offline. And your privacy is protected every step of the way.
Find your Apple devices.
You take your devices everywhere. Which means you might leave them anywhere. Whether they’re under a sofa pillow or in a conference room, chances are they won’t be lost for long. You can get help finding your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac, or AirPods right in the Find My app.
See all your devices on a map.
Is your iPad at home or back at the office? Use the map to get a full picture of where your devices are — and where a missing one might be. Some devices can also mark their location when the battery is critically low, to help you find them even if they run out of power.
Compatible with
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod touch
- Apple Watch
- Mac
- AirPods
Compatible with
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod touch
- Apple Watch
- Mac
- AirPods
Play a sound to
find your device.
When you can’t find something but think it’s nearby or around others who might hear it, you can play a sound to pinpoint its location. Your AirPods play a specifically designed sound that can project across a room — and even farther.
Compatible with
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod touch
- Apple Watch
- Mac
- AirPods
Compatible with
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod touch
- Apple Watch
- Mac
- AirPods
Display a message on your lost device.
If your device goes missing, put it in Lost Mode to lock it immediately and start tracking its location. You can also display a message with a contact number on your device’s Lock Screen, so whoever finds it can call you without accessing the rest of its information.
Find My Iphone On Mac
Erase it with ease.
Worried that your device has fallen into the wrong hands? You may want to erase it remotely to delete your personal data and restore your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac to its factory settings. If you retrieve it, you can restore it from your iCloud backup.
Find My Iphone
Compatible with
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod touch
- Apple Watch
- Mac
Lock it down. Automatically.
Activation Lock is designed to prevent anyone else from using or selling your device.* When you enable Find My on your device, Activation Lock is turned on automatically. Your Apple ID and password will then be required before anyone can erase your device or reactivate it.
You can even find devices that are offline.
If your missing device can’t connect to the internet, the Find My app can still help you track it down using the Find My network — hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices around the world. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to iCloud, then you can see where it is in the Find My app. It’s all anonymous and encrypted to protect everyone’s privacy.
Find your friends.
Find My Iphone App
Invite friends and family members to share their locations. So you can keep in touch with one another, coordinate around an event, or know when a family member has arrived home safely.
See where everyone is on a map.
Find My Iphone From Mac
When you share your location with friends, it’s easier for you to find each other and stay connected. Share your location for an hour, a day, or indefinitely as you see fit.
Get notifications when they’ve left or arrived.
Find My Iphone Login
You can set up notifications for when friends and family leave or arrive at a place. They’ll be notified when you set it up, so no one’s privacy is compromised. You can also receive alerts and notifications when your child has arrived at or departed from school.
Everyone’s location data stays private.
Just like every Apple product, Find My is designed to put you in control of your data. Apple receives location information only when you actively locate your device, mark it as lost, or enable Send Last Location. Location data is encrypted on Apple’s servers and kept for no more than 24 hours. And when the Find My network is used, everyone’s information is kept private — even from Apple.
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