Smartphones tightly entered the daily life of a person. Almost every person has a particular device. Gadgets from the American Apple Corporation won great popularity. Apple's smartphone (iPhone) has become for many long-awaited purchases.

But the situation has developed so that the user has lost his iPhone or stolen it, then it is necessary to urgently take the necessary steps to search for the phone. Apple has become a bright example of who truly takes care of its users.

The company has developed and implemented the necessary software to the device (iPhone, iPad), which will help users find their gadget.

Ways search

To date, the ways of finding a lost smartphone emafron have several:

• using the "Find My iPhone" application;
• using IMEI / MEID iPhone number;
• using third-party applications for smartphone search.

Appendix "Find iPhone"

"Find iPhone" one of the most popular applications for finding the missing iPhone. With this program, you can find a lost device, make a call on it or block your smartphone, thereby preventing unauthorized access to personal data.

Functions "Find iPhone":

Important! To use the Find My iPhone feature, you must activate in the settings of the device, the ICloud service.

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To use the "Find iPhone" function, you must first download it from the "App Store". After the application was downloaded to the device, it is necessary to authorize on the ICloud service.

In order to use the Find My iPhone feature, you must first activate it in the settings.

Important! As a rule, the function is activated on the phone when the user for the first time setting the ICloud service, but there are cases when activation has not occurred, so it is necessary to do it manually.

In order to activate the "Find My iPhone" manually, you must perform the following steps:

After activating the function, you can find the missing device through the computer on the Cloud.com website.

To search for the device through the computer you need:

Important! For users, whose smartphone runs running the IOS 8 operating system, you must start the function that allows you to send information about the last location of the device.

The sending function of the last location allows you to send data about your location in Apple when the battery charge of the device will be on the outcome.

Selection in the "Lost iPhone" menu

After activation and launch, you can proceed to work in the program:

Important! If the device is disabled or is out of the network coverage zone, which makes it difficult to determine the location, then in this case it is necessary to activate "notify me about the find." If the phone is turned on or in the network coverage zone, the user will be notified via the mailbox affected by the personal "Apple ID".

Remember where

If the device is enabled and is in the network coverage area, the Location of the smartphone is displayed on the map according to the latest data. The location of the gadget will be labeled on the map as a small circle with information about its localization.

With the help of a card, it is almost accurate to locate the device and thereby find it.

Next steps

After the location of the phone is defined, you can proceed to further actions.

When the user in the list selects its device, then the choice is offered three different options for:

• "Play Sound" - reproduce the sound;
• "Last Mode" - blocking the phone using a special protection code;
• "Erase iPhone" - makes erase all the stored personal information on the device.

Details about each version:

1. "Play Sound" - If the phone was lost somewhere in the apartment, and you can't find it, then by activating this mode, the smartphone will play a beep. The beep will be played at maximum volume, even if the phone is delivered to a silent mode;
2. "Last Mode" - Protect the phone with a special code to prevent unauthorized access to confidential information. "Last Mode" will offer the user to enter a feedback number, which found a smartphone person will be able to contact the owner directly from the lock screen;
3. "Erase iPhone" - Allows you to erase all the stored information from the phone. Actually use this option when there is practically no chance to find the phone, or the user is simply afraid that the information can get into unreliable hands.

Important! If the Erase iPhone function has been activated, and the information has been deleted, it can be restored (if the phone was found) using a backup.

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How to find a lost iPhone if it is turned off

Chances to find the lost iPhone, if it is turned off there, although they are not so great.

ICLOUD service:

• to begin with, use the standard service and go to the site through the computer https://www.icloud.com/;
• after switching to the service, you must log in to enter your personal Apple ID and password;
• after logging in to an account, a map will appear before the user;
• then the synchronization process with the device will begin. A green or gray point should be displayed on the map.

Green point means that the device is turned on and is on the network.

The gray point means that the phone is in the off state or outside the network access zone, in this case the coordinates of the possible location of the device will be displayed according to the latest data when the phone was turned on;

IMEI / Meid Number:

What would not lose and faster finding, install

In order not to lose the smartphone and quickly find it, you must install the application to the phone helping to find a lost device.

Applications helping finding lost or stolen iPhone:

1. "If Found";
2. "Ihound";
3. «Ilocalis»;
4. "Find My iPhone".

If Found.

Using the IF Found program, users of iPhones can place information about contact data on the phone screensaver. In contact information, you can specify the following information: Alternative phone number to communicate with the owner of the device, email address.

Photo: IF Found Program Interface

ihound.

With the help of the iHound program, you can find the missing iPhone. The program using GPS and Wi-Fi will help determine the current location of the missing machine and transmit them to the iHound program.

In order to use the "Ihound" program:

ilocalis

Using the iLocalis program, you can remotely control the gadget directly from the personal computer. If the phone was stolen, then the owner can make a remote call to the machine or send an SMS message.

The program has the following functions:

Important! Due to the limitations in the iTunes App Store, this program will be available after the operation "Jailbreak".

"Jailbreak" is a procedure that allows you to significantly expand the possibilities of iPhone. "Jailbreak" allows you to support the topics, installation of applications from third-party sources.

Important! "Jailbreak" provides users with full access to the file system of their gadgets and thereby owners violate the license agreement and deprive technical support.

Find My iPhone.

A program developed by Apple for devices based on the IOS operating system. Using the program, you can determine the current location of the iPhone, remotely lock and erase all the information from the memory of the device.

In this article, it was considered with the help of which methods you can find the lost iPhone.

All Apple's fans are looking forward to the appearance of new models of devices. An extremely unpleasant situation, when only purchased iPhone or iPad stole or by chance you forgot him in a cafe, a restaurant, a gym. It is no longer able to use it thanks to the powerful protection of the manufacturer, but the fact of loss is upset. You can avoid such a situation if you use the functions of searching for geolocation. To do this, connect special options on mobile.

How to track iPhone from a computer

It is necessary to get acquainted with the connection of geolocation immediately after purchase. A person always loses the phone suddenly and cannot predict this moment. Apple offers to be used to search for an iPhone to geolocking through a computer both built-in and third-party programs. There are such device tracking options:

• Built-in features. The IClOUD service provides the ability to determine the location of the device directly from the computer.
• Through applications. This is a specialized software that gets access to the definition of the coordinates of the iPhone from different sources (Wi-Fi, GPS coordinates, SIM card, IMEI)
• Mobile operator services. Large companies for an additional fee are offered to remotely find an iPhone if a SIM card is inserted into it.

Find an iCloud iCloud from a computer

Apple has a branded service to search for a phone with geolocation. It is called "Find iPhone" service, you can use it only if you pre-configure. The function will work only when the Internet is on on the gadget, the last point will be displayed during its absence, where the iPhone was detected. You can find iCloud iChone from the following instructions:

1. Through another phone, you log in to "Find iPhone" through your Apple ID. The program is available in the App Store.
2. If there is no phone, you can go from a computer through the browser from the ICloud website. You need to take advantage of your own account.
3. A multiple devices can be tied to the account. Select the one for which you need to search through the computer.
4. After that, the location of the phone or the last coordinate where it was fixed. You can transmit a call signal to the device even when the sound is turned off, display notification.
5. View the last location of the device will be able only if the "Last Geoction" function is activated on it.

How to install and enable the application "Find iPhone"

The function must be activated in advance so that it is possible to find an iPhone through a computer. When you first turn on the device, the operating system immediately proposes to activate the ability to track the device. The benefit from the function will be tangible in different situations - not only if the device is lost, there was theft of the attackers of the tablet or mobile. The option is useful to parents who can perform the search for the device from the computer and understand where their children are.

The search option for an iPhone will help to find a device that fell apart somewhere out of his pocket and you just can't find it, forgotten in a public institution or he fell off for the sofa. If you missed the activation of the functionality when you first start, you can configure it according to the following instructions:

1. Open the device settings on iPhone.
2. Press "ICLOUD", locate the name "Find iPhone" and activate the function.
3. Next, go to the "Privacy" settings section, click on the location service item and make sure that they are also activated.
4. Scroll through the page with the geolocation function, find the "System Services" parameter, select it.
5. Here you need to enable the "Find iPhone" option.

Search iPhone from IMEI computer

Each phone has a unique identifier that consists of 15 characters. This IMEI code is called, it is unique (data cannot be repeated), and it is possible to search for a phone through the computer. To do this, the GPS-beacon must be activated on the equipment. To find the iPhone from the computer, you will need only to get coordinates through a special application. If you have stolen the device using IMEI, you can perform the following search options:

1. Install special programs on your computer, for example, trackerplus, Find My iPhone, IMEI-POISK 2.0. When the Internet is on, they will determine the location of the phone.
2. If the phone was stolen, then put your IMEI in the database of stolen mobile. This will significantly reduce the likelihood of the secondary sale of your gadget.
3. Contact law enforcement. When making a statement, you must specify IMEI iPhone, Apple ID account data. They can also make a request to the mobile operator so that it presented the geolocation data by the SIM card. Alone, the owner cannot fulfill such an appeal.

Independent navigation programs

To use the geolocation function from a computer to search for an iPhone, you can use third-party programs. Most works only when the Internet is on, GPS-beacon, so they will not save from the action of an attacker. They are well suited to track the movement of the user, for example, a child. There are several popular options that can be used for geolocation Owners Iphon.

Apple product owners can install IMEI-POISK 2.0. For tracking, a unique 15-digit identifier is used, there is access to data of mobile operators, a search is performed online. It will help you find a person's location or find a stolen mobile. To work with these programs, you must specify the following information:

• the last known location of the phone;
• when the last time was used a gadget;
• IMEI apparatus and number.

IMEI-POISK 2.0 will send a request for all databases Mobile operators, which are provided for public use. This will help establish information on the latest Aphon activity, perform a location using geolocation. The subscriber will receive such data:

• mobile location (if it did not have time to disable);
• whether the device is enabled now;
• where they called from the mobile for the last time;
• to read the last text message that was sent from the gadget.

TrackerPlus - the program helps to find an iPhone on geolocation through a computer. Used to locate the GLONASS and GPS satellite navigation system. The installed and activated mobile utility helps:

• track the movement of the device;
• device location.

If you are going to buy an iPhone, then the Sndeepinfo program will help check it in many parameters. One of the most important - IMEI, which is assigned to each device. Database check will prevent the acquisition of a stolen smartphone. SNDeepInfo can give you the following phone settings:

• real number of built-in memory;
• color that indicated the manufacturer;
• date of manufacture;
• unlocking methods;
• version firmware.

Determining location through the mobile operator

Large companies providing cellular services offer to activate a paid service that helps track the location of your iPhone. This option will be useful to parents who want to know where their child or relative is located. As a rule, access to the search results for an iPhone software from a computer can be obtained from a personal account. Features of the service are as follows:

1. Search for geolocation iPhone through a computer has a different cost of operators, as a rule, the fee is taken over the day of use of the service. Such functions are not provided.
2. Some operators do not make it possible to share the search results for friends, even if they confirmed permission.
3. Mobile operator provides geolocation data even when the device is turned off.
4. Additional phone applications are not needed. You can log in to your personal account if you enter a login and password on the site, from a computer and see all the results or send from another mobile USSD command.

Tracking another person's iPhone from a computer

The Find My Friends Find My Friends has become a popular solution for tracking geolocation location. This is a formal allowed program to search for an iPhone from a computer. The owner of the phone may resolve to share geolocation data with friends or relatives. If you lose your smartphone, you can find it. Search for geolocation iPhone through the computer is carried out according to the following instructions:

1. Download, install the program on your smartphone. You can download Find My Friends from the official App Store store.
2. Go through your account, on the right at the top click on the icon in the form of a plus.
3. Specify the data of your friend or relative to which you want to open access to the search for iPhone search data through the computer. Click on the word "Send".
4. Send the link to a friend and allow access to information.
5. The main screen of the application will display a list of connected devices.

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Randomly lost or stolen iPhone can be found using the functions built into the device or special applications. And you can do it from a computer or another smartphone. Next, we will tell you how to find an iPhone through another iPhone and will analyze other possible ways.

Search iPhone using the "Find iPhone" application

"Find iPhone" - Apple's branded service for searching and protecting "apple" devices. Shows the location of the iPhone and allows you to block it. Can only be used after pre-configuration:

1. Through another phone, you log in in the "Find iPhone" application using an Apple ID account. It is available for free download via the App Store.
2. If there is no access to another mobile device, then use the browser on the computer. Open the ICloud website and log in using your Apple ID account. You need to use a lost device account (even if it is turned off).
3. In the main menu of the cloud service, select the "Find iPhone" function and re-enter Apple account data.
4. If you use multiple devices, then select the desired list. After that, the smartphone will appear on the map. Click "Play Sound" to lose the melody.
5. If the device is turned on, then it will optionally send a message to call back at the specified number. The text will appear on the screen.
6. If the iPhone was lost outside the apartment, then the approximate location is possible by geolocation. To do this, on the device, you must enable the additional option "Last Geoction".

The service can only be used if the lost iPhone is connected to the Internet. If it is turned off, then you will only have its last location.

How to track your friend's iPhone through "Find My Friends"

Find My Friends is a free mobile application that allows you to share geolocation data with friends. Allows you to remotely search the device in case of loss. How to see the location of another iPhone:

1. Install "Find My Friends". To do this, download the application through the official App Store store.
2. Log in with your account and in the upper right corner, click on the plus icon.
3. Enter information about another device (friend) to which you want to allow access to your data and click "Send".
4. Install the application to another smartphone or send the link to a friend. After that, you must allow the user with access to geodan.
5. The list of connected devices will be displayed on the main screen of the application, on the map.

After that you can find a friend's iPhone and vice versa. The application allows you to find out where a person is located (user permission is required) and can be used to search for its devices.

An attacker can reflash the found iphone. Then you can track it according to IMEI. For this, you will have to seek help to the mobile operator, through law enforcement agencies.

IPhone search via Apple Watch

The method is suitable if a service is turned off on the iPhone to determine geolocation. If the device was lost within the apartment and at the same time conjugate with "smart clock":

1. Turn on the Apple Watch and call the dial on the screen (click on the Digital Crown wheel).
2. Run the "Management Item". To do this up the touchscreen.
3. An interface with available features will open. Find here an icon in the form of a smartphone and click on it.
4. After that, the iPhone will lose the melody (even if the silent mode is turned on).

When the phone is found, then definitely activate the service "Find iPhone" on it and allow the last location to the server. This will help if the next time you leave the device outside the apartment.

How to find iPhone by imei

IMEI is a unique 15 digit identifier, which is assigned to each mobile device. With it, you can determine the location of the iPhone, but only if GPS is enabled or data transmission.

If the device was lost or stolen, then follow these steps:

1. Add imei iPhone in the online database of stolen smartphones. This will help reduce the probability of resale device in the secondary market.
2. Contact a loss of missing law enforcement agencies. To do this, you will have to further inform IMEI device (there is in the documentation, on the box) and the Apple ID account data.
3. Try it yourself to find an iPhone through IMEI-POISK 2.0, a trackerplus or SNDEEPINFO. Actually, if it was found and connected to the network.

If the attacker managed to turn off the device and replace the SIM card, then the last location of the iPhone can be found through a mobile operator. Information is provided only after the official request for law enforcement agencies. That is why in the case of loss it is necessary to write a statement about theft.

Search iPhone through mobile operator

You can track the location of any person by its phone number for this you need to get its permission and connect a special service through the mobile operator. Features:

1. Connection costs and other tariff conditions differ depending on the company that provides communication services.
2. Not all cellular operators allow you to share our location with friends (even after receiving permission).
3. You can even track your smartphone.
4. No need to install additional applications. To search, it is enough to send a short USSD command or logged in your account on the mobile operator's website.

The service is suitable for those who want to track the location of children, relatives. Access to information can be obtained through your personal account or from another mobile phone. Features Specify the operator.

According to statistics, law enforcement agencies find the stolen device in the first days after the appeal. The faster the owner of the iPhone writes a statement, the higher the probability of its detection.

How to find an iPhone if it is turned off

If the device managed to discharge or was turned off, then you can find it by Apple ID. To do this, use the official application "Find My iPhone". It shows the location of the iPhone currently or sends information to the server before turning off. Instruction:

1. Download to another Apple device "Find My iPhone" application and find it on Apple ID (authorization required). Or go to the service via iCloud from a computer.
2. Through the "Find My iPhone" service, enable the "Loss Mode". You can do this through another phone or computer (after authorization in the iCloud service using Apple ID). Then after connecting the device to the network, information is displayed on the screen asking for contact with the owner.

IPhone sends geolocation data before shutting down. If after moving the device will be connected to the Internet, then the information on the map will automatically be updated.

Track stolen or accidentally forgotten somewhere iPhone in different ways. The easiest to use the built-in service "Find My Phone" for this, but if it has not been configured in advance, you will have to ask for help in law enforcement agencies. Police officers will be able to find IMEI iphone.

Letters come with various issues themselves. From simple problems with the application Music to difficult situations with non-working networks and protocols.

We wrote to us Andrei Maksimovich. His letter describes the situation with which every iphone owner can face - theft of the device.

How to be and what to do from the first mouth.

My iPhone was stolen. What to do?

It was in August. My girlfriend and I went to another city to take a walk, look at shopping. We visited several sights and went to a huge shopping center.

During the trip, calls, SMS messages and the Internet used mainly from my phone; She was lying in the bag at the bottom. We walked on shopping and suddenly she notices the loss.

Naturally immediately in tears, hysterics. I, like an exile user of Apple products, immediately start operational events.

Called - the phone is already turned off. Went into Find iPhone And blocked him. The phone was offline mode, and there was no last geolocation.

It is important to write a statement about theftSo they are obliged to initiate a criminal case. If you write indefinitely, they might lose "," fell ", then the application, of course, will be taken, but will soon refuse.

We wrote a statement and specifically indicated that was theft. Emphasized that damage to us is significant (This is also important). Posted in your application your IMEI. After that, we accepted the application, registered and said to wait for the call.

How does the police work at the iphone loss

As I explained the familiar, the actions of the police should have been such:

1. The phone is laid out wanted
2. The IMEI-norm is transmitted to a special department and is put on the search until the SIM card is inserted into it and turn on.
3. Once the smartphone includes, the SIM card is determined. The bodies immediately access the owner of the SIM card, go to it and take our phone.

In the end, the device found in the future solemnly handed the owner.

Letter of happiness

But all this is only in theory. In practice, one and a half months passed, and no notifications from the police did not receive any notifications. Comments like: refused to initiate a criminal case, or events are underway, not.

And then an ICLOUD will receive an email: "iPhone **** detected in 19.55 on such a street. The disappearance mode is activated, the phone was blocked. "

Of course, I was very happy, because the vorays now had only a few options: either asking us in a good redemption, or bring the iPhone to spare parts.

The next day, we began to call the police department in order to give this information to the performer. Hoped she would help him. It turned out that the operational employee refused to initiate a criminal case, and with all questions it was necessary to contact him. But only before that the employee will not get through, not to reach.

Never hurry

A day after the letter from the iCloud service, four SMS messages come to me in a row. Under all the sender signed as "icloud".

So, so, the mall iPhone 6 16 GB Silver was discovered. Follow the link where you can see an accurate geoposition of the location of the device.

Thus, the attacker in a very beautiful manner received a login and password from the iPhone blocked by icloud. I was caught on emotions. I wanted to get information about the place of detection as soon as possible, and myself came to the hook.

In the SMS message did not embarrass anything. Thought that the function Find iPhone Could send me an SMS because I put it in a message on the locked screen.

The domain of the site, to which I switched in a hurry and where to drive my application Apple id, looked like: icloud.ru.com.. For some reason, at that moment I decided that this was our official Russian ICLOUD service mirror.

I hope that this scheme will help others not to buy on a similar trick.

From the editor

Andrei, thanks for the appeal. The situation with which you encountered is a very common type of fraud, referred to phishing.

Translated from English fishing Means "Fishing". SMS-message and supposedly an official ICloud mirror is a bait, and the owner of the lost / stolen device is the owner of the fish.

Remember, the address of the official service iCloud looks like this:

Services like icloud.ru, icloud.com.Ru, icloud.ru.com and them like - these are scam sites. They have nothing to do with the only official website of icloud.com.

Be careful and at the loss of the smartphone are especially vigilant to this kind report.

P.S. If you have any questions related to Apple products and its operation, come in. Technical Support Authors The site will try to solve any questions and eliminate the problems associated with your device.

Apple devices are distinguished by a high price that is justified by their quality, both technical and from a software point of view. It makes them attractive for intruders who can steal iPhone, iPad or other device on IOS or MacOS operating systems for their sale. Apple's Corporation perfectly understands this, and it constantly modests the safety of its devices, presenting all the new features of their protection against criminals.

Modern iPhone and iPad have a built-in fingerprint scanner, which allows them to easily unlock the device, without the need to regularly enter the password, but with an increased level of security. Also in iOS 5 in 2010, the "Find iPhone" feature was presented, which allows ICLOUD users to track where devices connected to their account are located. How to configure the operation of this feature and how to find an iPhone from a computer using iCloud, will be discussed in this article.

How to configure "Find iPhone" to track via icloud

The "Find iPhone" function is extremely useful, and when apple's primary activation is activated from Apple, the operating system independently proposes to include it. It can come in handy not only if the phone, tablet, player or other apple device has been stolen. If you wish, you can track the location of the device, which is useful for parents who want to find out where their child is. Also, the "Find iPhone" feature will help to find a lost device that could fall out of the pocket and still lies untouched. There are also a lot of other scenarios when you need to track the location of iPhone or Apad.

If, when you first configure, the "Find iPhone" function has not been activated, it can be done at any time. To include it:

Important: You can also enable the "Last Geoction" function, when activated which each time during the battery discharge, the device will send information about its location at a given time.

After executing the actions described above, the "Find iPhone" function will be active on the device, and it can be traced via iCloud.

Note: If you have several Apple devices tied to one ICloud account, configure the "Find iPhone" function is necessary for each of them separately.

How to find iPhone or iPad from computer via icloud

If iPhone or iPad needs to be found, you can do it through any device with access to the Internet. On another iPhone or iPad, you can download a special application from the AppStore, which is called "Finding the iPhone". It is not necessary to do this, because you can also find the lost gadget through the ICloud website.

It is important that the following conditions are followed:

• The "Find iPhone" function must be enabled;
• The device must be connected to the Internet;
• The device's battery should not be discharged. If it is discharged, and the settings include the sending function of the last geoction, you can find out the place where the device was located at the last moment.

To find an iCloud iPad iCloud, you need to do the following:

Important: If the lost device is turned off or disconnected from the Internet, you can still use any of the above functions. The IClOUD servers will save the command, and it will be performed when connecting a lost gadget to the network.

The main tool for finding the device through the "Find iPhone" feature is a map. It displays the exact location of the lost device. The location is determined pretty good, but the problem may occur if the device is at an attacker in a multi-storey building, because it is accurate to determine the floor where the iPhone or Aipad is located.

What to do if the function "Find iPhone" is configured

Not all users think about the safety of their device and the preservation of personal data until their smartphone or tablet is in attackers. If the "Find iPhone" function has not been turned on, but the device is lost, detect its location or block the device will not remotely. In such a situation, it is recommended to perform the following actions:

There is no chance to return the device if the "Find iPhone" function is disabled, and there is practically no, and most importantly in this situation maximize your personal data from their use by attackers.