IPhone – Lost iPhone not connected to Find My iPhone!
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Lost my iPhone and it wasn't connected to Find My iPhone, how can I find it?
Best Answer
Unless you explicitly turned Find My iPhone off, it was on. Try this anyway: go to iCloud.com/find and sign into your iCloud account using your Apple ID. Click Find my iPhone. Choose Locate an iOS device. If it is turned on, and the phone is still online, it will show you on a map. If it does not, then either you did turn off Find my iPhone or it is offline. If either of those is the case, it's time to visit the Apple Store and buy a new iPhone.
With the phone off there is no way to locate it from remote. And to be honest, a few days embedded in snow will not only kill the remaining charge in the phone but also the electronics itself (water will slowly get in).
You can turn off Lost Mode by entering the passcode on the device, or by following the steps below. You can also follow the steps below to change the contact information displayed on your lost device.
Note: If your credit and debit cards for Apple Pay were suspended
because you put your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus in Lost Mode, when you
turn off Lost Mode and sign back in to iCloud, you can resume using
your cards.
Go to Find My iPhone on iCloud.com.
If you don’t see Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, your account just has
access to iCloud web-only features. To gain access to other iCloud
features, set up iCloud on your iOS device or Mac.
Click All Devices, then select the device that’s in Lost Mode.
Click Lost Mode, then change the information or click Stop Lost Mode.
So if the person who picked up your phone is able to unlock your phone (using the correct passcode), they can disable Lost Mode. However, they won't be able to use your credit card information unless they also know your iCloud password.
Best Answer
Unless you explicitly turned Find My iPhone off, it was on. Try this anyway: go to iCloud.com/find and sign into your iCloud account using your Apple ID. Click Find my iPhone. Choose Locate an iOS device. If it is turned on, and the phone is still online, it will show you on a map. If it does not, then either you did turn off Find my iPhone or it is offline. If either of those is the case, it's time to visit the Apple Store and buy a new iPhone.