How to Find Your Lost Phone ?

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How to Find Your Lost iPhone?

Losing an iPhone can never be a fancy dream. On top of it, Apple’s proprietary settings make it even harder to detect an iPhone. Sometimes, this proves to be a hassle for the users themselves. To make it easier for you, we have summed up the steps to find a lost iPhone.

• Find My iPhone

You can either open Find My iPhone on some other device or simply open it in the iCloud in the web browser.

• Sign in with an Apple ID

Sign in with the Apple ID which you use in your phone. Of course, when you do the procedure on someone else’s phone, you will have to sign out of the existing account and do the sign in with your account.

• Tap Your iPhone

It will be enlisted in the list of devices and the phone’s location will appear on the map. In case, the phone is switched off, the map will show the last location when the phone was turned on.

• Click on the Action button which is displayed on the bottom side of the screen in center alignment.

• Choose “Play Sound” button which is displayed on the lower left corner of the screen. In case your phone is around, you will get to know by its music.

• Choose Lost Mode which is displayed on the lower bottom center of the screen.You can choose this option in case your phone has been stolen.

• After choosing the option, you can enter the unlock code and use a number which does not indicate anything about you such as do not include birth date, license number, card details etc.

• In case your phone is online, it switches to the online mode. After this, you cannot use the phone unless it is unlocked with the code.

• In case, your phone is not online, it will get locked after power-up. Once done, you will get a notification in the mail.

• You can always keep your data stored on iCloud to keep a backup.

Apart from this, there are various iPhone applications that can help you track your phone. Also, keeping yourself up to date always helps in its better maintenance. Below we have summed up the steps on how to update an iOS platform.

Maintain a backup: You can always keep your data stored on the iCloud. This will keep your data protected even in the worst scenarios.

Settings: Go to settings option in your menu. Generally, it is a plain icon in gray color with wheels printed on the icon design.

Software Update: The smooth navigation system of iOS will not keep you hovering for long. As soon as you open the settings option, you will see the option, “software update”.

Download: It will be the top most option and after clicking on it, you get options like, “Download and Install” or just “Install”.

Passcode: It will ask for your passcode for the security purposes. Hence, enter your passcode there to start your phone again. Some updates demand the phone setup again which calls for a timely update of backup.