How To Use Find My Iphone New Update

Select a device to view its location on a map.

How to use find my iphone new update. Select a device to view its location on a map. If you ve never backed up your iphone with itunes and don t have find my iphone enabled you can force your locked iphone into recovery mode and restore it to its factory default settings then erase data on the device including the lock screen password. Make sure that it s the apple id that you want to use then tap continue. Or select back up now to create a backup of the data on the phone. Learn more about find my learn how to turn off activation lock so that you can set up and use a device or prepare your iphone ipad or ipod touch before you sell give it away or trade it in.

This will show you any available software updates including ios 14. Your device will automatically update to the latest version of ios or ipados. To get it head to settings general software update on your iphone. If the device is nearby you can have it play a sound to help you or someone nearby find it. Select sync to sync the device with the computer.

The quick start screen appears on your current device and offers the option of using your apple id to set up your new device. Don t worry if the update isn t there yet it s still. The new find my app icon. Connect the ios device to the computer you sync it with then open itunes. If you want to sell give away or trade in your iphone or you need to send it in for service then you will need to turn off find my iphone.

Turn on your new device and place it near your current device. 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 combined app now called apple find my has a new look but it. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to icloud then you can see where it is in the find my app. To turn on automatic updates go to settings general software update customize automatic updates then turn on install ios updates.