How To Find My Iphone Via Mac

Use a usb cable to connect your iphone or ipad to your computer.

How to find my iphone via mac. Tap all devices at the top of the screen to view a list of all the devices that have find my iphone turned on and are linked to your apple id. How do i use find my iphone from a computer. 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. The following steps guide you through the process. Your iphone will have come with a cable for connecting to a pc or mac and for charging.

Select the device to see its location on the map. If you belong to a family sharing group you can see the devices in your group. All of your devices will appear on a map. If successful you should be able to see its location on the map. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to icloud then you can see where it is in the find my app.

This lightning cable is a bit broken. Because it works via icloud find my iphone can be accessed by logging in to your icloud account using a web browser on any mac or pc. Open the find my app. The tracking of your device will now start. On your iphone ipad or ipod touch open the settings app.

To see your device even when it s offline turn on enable offline finding. If you want friends and family to know where you are turn on share my location. On your iphone if you are prompted to trust the computer you re connected to tap trust on the pop up. Choose the devices tab. Tap on the name of each device to play a sound put your device into lost mode or erase your device.

Make sure your iphone is unlocked when you plug it in. You should see your iphone or ipad appear in the sidebar of itunes on your mac. Tap find my device then turn on find my device. If you ve got an iphone 5 or later it ll be a usb to lightning cable.