Learn · iPhone & iPad
Turn on Find My iPhone
3 min · essential
Why this matters. Find My lets you see where your phone is, play a sound, mark it as lost (which locks it and shows a message) or erase it remotely. It also turns on Activation Lock, which makes a stolen iPhone useless to anyone who can't sign in to your Apple Account.
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Open Find My
Settings, then your name, then Find My, then Find My iPhone. Turn on Find My iPhone, Find My network and Send Last Location.
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Find My iPhone
All on
Find My network
Locate this iPhone even when it's offline.
Send Last Location
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Know where to go if it's lost
Sign in at icloud.com/find from any browser, or use the Find My app on a family member's device.
Check your understanding
What stops a thief from simply erasing and reselling your iPhone?
Activation Lock, which Find My turns on. The phone stays tied to your Apple Account.
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Apple: Add your iPhone to Find My
· last reviewed 2026-09