If you have lost iPhone 6. How to find off iPhone and can it be done? Is it possible to disable the "Find iPhone" function without a password from Apple ID

Nowadays, the smartphone is an indispensable thing for almost any person. Having lost the phone, the user automatically loses all sorts of notes, records, personal photos, contacts, the ability to listen to music and access to the Internet at any time. Agree, without all this it is hard to imagine the life of a modern person. In this article, consider in detail how to find an iPhone if it is turned off, lost or stolen. Let's deal with. Go!

First of all, if you can't find your iPhone, call it from another number, and if it did not help, contact the law enforcement agencies. Embeding all the necessary measures, you can be accepted for the search for the device yourself.

Very often owners lose their phones

Even if your phone is turned off, you can still find it. The first way to do is to do is the ICLOUD service. This service is designed for cloud storage of files from your iPhone. Note that in order to find iCloud iCLOUD, you need to activate the corresponding function.

In case you lost an iPhone is not at home, then the first thing you need to protect its contents. Make it can be remotely. In the same place in ICloud, you can set a password or even delete all content (then it can be restored from the backup).

Very important application icloud

Also in the iPhone there is a so-called "disappearance mode", which can be easily activated in Aiklaude. After turning on this function, a message appears on the smartphone screen, which you will specify. Thus, anyone who finds your smartphone will be able to call you and report find. This feature works even on a blocked iPhone. At the same time, from the phone you can call and receive calls, but not more.

The following way to find even the iPhone turned off is to track the IMEI number. This is such a unique smartphone code, which is assigned to him the manufacturer. IMEI number can be found in several ways:

Enter the code on the phone * # 06 #. This is done similarly to the set of mobile numbers.
View warranty card.
Disassemble the device and check the availability of the battery.
Search on the box (as a rule, IMEI is indicated on the reverse side).

Track the phone in IMEI can operator on a special application from you or law enforcement agencies.

"Find the phone" for iphone

In addition, you can use a special application, which is called "Finding iPhone". It allows you to look at the exact location of the device on the map, send a message to it, set a password or delete all data. However, note that this feature must be pre-enabled on the iPhone itself. This is done as follows. Go to the "Settings" menu section and select "ICLOUD". In the next window, you will see the item "Find iPhone". Translate the slider to the active position. After that, activate the SendLastLocation item. Thus, before turning off, the smartphone will send you information about your location. Going in ICloud, you can get all the necessary information. If the phone is somewhere nearby, you will hear a loud sound that will appear even if a silent mode is turned on on the device.

You cannot start using the application "Find iPhone" after loss. Therefore, take appropriate measures in advance so that you can easily use this program.

You can activate the "Find iPhone" function from the computer. To do this, go to the icloud.com website and enter the appropriate authorization data. Then select your smartphone in the "My Devices" section. After that, the scan will start. Upon completion, a map will appear on the screen with a detailed location of your iPhone. Depending on where the device is located, take the appropriate steps. For example, lock the device, delete all the contents, turn on the beep or send a message.

The main thing is to activate this feature in advance if there is such an opportunity. It will save you a bunch of time and effort in case of device loss.

As you can see, find a disconnected, lost or stolen iPhone is quite real. The developers provided for a special application calculated just on such situations. The minus is that it needs to be activated in advance. So be sure to do it immediately after purchasing an iPhone to facilitate your life in the future.

Write in the comments if this article is useful for you and share with other users your own experience solving such problems.

Today iPhone is part of life. His loss or theft can be introduced into a stupor, as a person remains not only without communication, but also without diary, contacts, music, photos, guidebook.

Theft is a secret embezzlement, it is classified under Art. 158 of the Criminal Code. This act differs from robbery and fraud. The attacker not only takes the phone, but also seeks a deception of obtaining rights to him. Robbery is called an open illegal seizure of someone else's property.

The developers of gadgets of this brand took care of the search for the loss. With the disappearance of the phone, try to call it from another number. If the result did not follow, submit to the police a statement. To do this, provide:

passport of a citizen;
any documents on iPhone;
cash check confirming the purchase of the device.

A policeman will make a request to the cellular operator. Sometimes attackers do not know about the function of tracking an iPhone, so there is also the likelihood that they put another SIM card in the phone or produced any call using your device. This information will help find the device. Simultaneously with the police, proceed to an independent search of the phone.

Note!

iCloud is an option that helps to find even the device turned off.

iCloud is the official cloud storage of the company, which allows all users to receive access from any device to their own data in the online mode, saves backup copies of information. But to use this feature, it must be specifically included before the loss or theft of the device happened.

The international IMEI identifier is a unique number assigned to the device by the manufacturer. This code is always located:

on the smartphone - click on the keyboard * # 06 # on the keyboard to find out;
under battery battery;
on the back of the box in which the phone was sold;
in the warranty coupon.

The information is stored in the firmware of the unit and is designed to identify it.

At the request of the police, the cellular operator can track the signal feed even when the device is turned off. The developers assure that IMEI cannot be faked. But criminals find ways to bypass this protection.

What if you stole an iPhone?

If you assume theft of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to protect information and find a gadget, you must perform the following steps:

inform the disappearance or theft to the nearest department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Police officers can request the serial number of the device;
delete all information from the device so that the attackers cannot use the data on debit and credit cards attached to the number. Note that after deleting data it is impossible to track the geoposition of the gadget with the help of finding the iPhone. If you erase the data from the phone, and then delete it from the account, the activation lock will turn off. After this operation, an extraneous face will be able to include your device and use it;
notify about the stealing of the cellular operator so that it turns off the number to prevent sending messages, data transmission, calls, since the number can be covered by the operator tariff plan.

If you suspect that the phone did not disappear at home, it is necessary to protect all the information remotely by setting the password, and your gadget no one unlocks. Better data to completely delete, and after the device is found, the information is easy to restore from the backup.

One of the search options is to send a message to your number with a proposal to return the device for remuneration. The criminal can agree, returning the phone through third parties.

How to track the iPhone with theft or loss?

To track the location of the gadget, turn on the "Find iPhone" function in the lost device. For this:

log in to the Mac or Computer computer with Windows OS or run the program to find the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch;
lay your device, run the program. It will find a gadget and will show a geoposition on the map. If the device is close, you can remotely turn on the beep in it to find it by sound;
turn on the disappearance mode - the device will be remotely locked with a password, displays a message with arbitrary text and your phone number on the lock screen, and also shows the location of the device. If credit or debit cards have been added to the Apple Pay service, after switching on the mode there will be blocked, and no one can carry out transactions through the program.

What to do to ensure security?

Use the "Family Access" feature so that any family member can help find the missing device. Then it will be possible to ask the relative to log in to ICloud using its Apple ID ID, then you can find any device part in the family group.

Even when you turn off the phone or finding it in offline mode, it can still be displayed into the disappearance, lock or remotely delete all the data on it. As soon as the device is included, all changes will take effect. If you delete a device from the account when it is in offline, all the changes that have not entered into force can be canceled.

Procedure for theft

Cell phone thefts occur for reasons:

easy marketing stolen devices;
low crime disclosures;
ease of committing this category of crimes;
widespread mobile phone.

If you decide to act on your own, keep in mind that:

all cases are unique and individual;
the general understanding of the law does not guarantee the achievement of the desired result;
the positive outcome of the case depends on the set of factors.

If you are sure that the theft has occurred, and not the loss of the phone, contact a law enforcement body at the place of the crime. The statement is written in free form, indicating the name, contact information, a detailed description of the circumstances of theft, the parameters of the gadget with the indication of special accepts - scuffs, chip, IMEI.

In handling it is important to focus on the fact that the phone was stolen, otherwise you will receive a written refusal to initiate a criminal case. After accepting a statement, police officers are required to issue a notification coupon.

Note!

If you block the SIM card, law enforcement agencies will be harder to find the phone.

How does the police work at the iphone loss?

The statistics of the disclosure of this category of crimes are low. Success is largely determined by the timely initiation of criminal proceedings, high-quality and rapid operational investigative activities, initial investigative actions. The starting point is the detection of an inquiry authority about the commission of a crime. For this, there are enough facts about signs of the composition of unlawful act: traces of hacking doors to the room, violations of the usual situation in the apartment, the loss of property.

If there is a sufficient amount of information about the perfect theft, the investigator is obliged to immediately arouse a criminal case and proceed to the investigation.

When information is not enough, there is a need for a preliminary verification, the purpose of which is to establish the timeliness and validity of the initiation of a criminal case. It implies a number of events, the list of which depends on the circumstances of the specific embezzlement, the time of obtaining a crime report.

If the application is submitted immediately after making theft, it is necessary to inspect the scene of the incident to detect and securing the traces of the crime. Simultaneously with inspection, the police polls witnesses among those who work in the same enterprise, neighboring houses. If there is a sufficient number of signs of theft during inspection, measures are taken to pursuit and detention of the guilty person on hot trails.

If the appeal was written, the applicant takes an explanation. The protocol or explanation should contain a detailed statement of the circumstances of the theft, indicating the reasons for the delayed report of the crime.

What are the chances to return the lost iPhone?

Expensive phones steal more often, as confirmed by criminal reports. Return stolen or lost iPhone is extremely difficult. Enhances your chances only to develop the creators of the phone - the "Find iPhone" function. It works only when the gadget is connected to the Internet. Through it, you can locate the device, and also remotely block it. But if it is not connected to the network or is located outside the access zone, ICloud will not find it.

For the option to work, you need to enable the geolocation feature, check the Internet connection. You need to remember: information about the location of the gadget can be obtained by the user only during the day after the last connection to the network. If one of these conditions is not executed, with the steal of an iPhone you will not get to return it using icloud.

Often, while the police make a request to the cellular operator, and it responds in a few days, and then weeks after the disappearance, the smartphone hits the illegal market to another country and is sold there successfully.

Apple mobile devices with iOS version above 5.0 are equipped with an excellent protective mechanism - "Find" function. The function allows remotely block the lost / stolen gadget and find out its location. Thanks to "Finding the iPhone", the number of registered theft "apple" devices in the whole world has decreased significantly - in London, for example, by as much as 50%.

Russian users, alas, still not "typked" the "Antivetor" function Apple - many of them do not believe in its effectiveness; Someone also assumes that in this way America follows Russians. In fact, the search mechanism proposed by Apple is effective. It makes sense to abandon paranoid prejudices in order not to pour tears after the alarm of the expensive device.

The service "Find iPhone" gives the user the opportunity:

Find out the geographical position of the lost gadget. Find out where the device is located, it will be possible only if it is connected to the Internet.
Remotely delete all the contents of the smartphone.
Activate on the disappearance mode. It is impossible to use such a gadget - it will be possible to sell it only on parts and then for a snapsicle.
Remotely run a loud beep on the smartphone to facilitate the search.

The function will be used only if it is activated on the mobile device itself and if the gadget owner remembers the password from his account in ICloud.

After the Apple smartphone loss, the user can go to www.icloud.com under the data of the account, which is activated on the device, select the "Find iPhone" section and see the city map on which the Gadget location is marked.

The owner of the lost "mobile phone" remains to include "the regime of the disappearance" and put forward in search. It is better to grab a friend with you, who also has an "apple" device - but only with the "Find iPhone" application installed. Through the application you can play on the lost device signal.

More detailed instructions on the use of the "Antivetor" Apple technology is present in our article on this.

How to enable "Find an iPhone" function?

Setting the "Find iPhone" function on your mobile device as follows:

Step 1. Go to section " icloud." in " Settings»Iphona.

Step 2.. Enter the Apple ID and password from it - if you have not done this before.

Then click " To come in».

Step 3.. Give agreement to combine the data stored in ICloud and on the iPhone - or refuse if you want to separate the "flies from the kitlet". Also allow ICloud to use an iPhone geoposition.

These two requests will appear on the screen sequentially, one after another.

Step 4.. Scroll down the screen down and find the slider " Find iPhone».

Translate it into an active position.

Step 5.. A notification will be notified on the screen that the service "Find iPhone" will be activated. Click " OK».

Step 6.. It remains to check whether the "Find iPhone" function is enabled. Geolocation services" Go to " Settings"And follow the path" Privacy» — « Geolocation services».

In chapter " Geolocation services"Is the subsection" Find iPhone"- Visit it.

Make sure the same toggle switch is activated.

It is very important to carry out this check. If the service "Find iPhone" does not use geolocation, see the lost gadget on the map will not be able to see.

What is Activation Lock?

Useful addition for the service "Find iPhone" called " Activation lock" (or " Activation Lock.") For the first time appeared on iOS 7. Supplement allows you to" tightly "block the mobile device attached to the Apple ID account - that is, actually turn the smartphone into the" brick ". It will not help to reanimate the gadget neither by flashing or recovery in DFU mode.

"Activation Lock" is, in fact, there is a "disappearance mode", which was mentioned earlier and which can be included on the ICloud website.

With the existing " Locking activation"Enter an Apple ID will have every time you need to perform the following steps:

Deactivate the "Find iPhone" function.
Delete information from the gadget.
Repeat activation of the smartphone.

That is, the attacker who stole the gadget will discover that he has a device in his hands with whom he cannot do anything. The most reasonable thing for the thief will contact the owner and, pretending that I found a gadget, to propose to return the device for a symbolic remuneration.

The user needs to be careful and to activate the "Loss Mode" only after the Apple ID password is recorded in all sorts of notepads and computer programs. If he loses the password or forget him, he himself will not be able to return to the device to the device. Under such circumstances and service centers, and Apple's support service, and even computer will be powerless.

Conclusion

A person who activated the "Find iPhone" function on his "mobile phone", will have to treat the confidentiality of the credentials of your Apple ID very seriously. If the data is in the hands of the attackers, they will get the ability to block the gadget and, by changing the password from Icloud, to blackmail the owner of the mobile device. This fraud method is not "from the field of fiction"; Recently, more and more users suffer from such unlawful actions.

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:

Through another phone, you log in to "Find iPhone" through your Apple ID. The program is available in the App Store.
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.
A multiple devices can be tied to the account. Select the one for which you need to search through the computer.
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.
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:

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

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.
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.
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:

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.
Some operators do not make it possible to share the search results for friends, even if they confirmed permission.
Mobile operator provides geolocation data even when the device is turned off.
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:

Download, install the program on your smartphone. You can download Find My Friends from the official App Store store.
Go through your account, on the right at the top click on the icon in the form of a plus.
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".
Send the link to a friend and allow access to information.
The main screen of the application will display a list of connected devices.

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Since the start of the service of Apple's service "Find the iPhone", the number of theft of apple mobile devices has decreased significantly. The thing is that finding the stolen iPhone, iPad or Mac has become very simple, and the device itself, blocked by the owner, became in the hands of intruders just a set of spare parts and no more.

What is "Finding iPhone" and how to protect your IOS device from this function?

In case of theft or loss of iPhone, iPad thanks to the "Find iPhone" function, it became possible:

determine the geoposition of the device on the map;
play a beep that helps find a smartphone or tablet if one is somewhere nearby;
activate the disappearance mode blocking iPhone, iPad;
remotely erase all the information from the stolen device.

How to enable the "Find iPhone" function

In order to start using the "Find iPhone" function, you must first turn it on in the settings of your device.

It is activated to "find the iPhone" in the settings of the iOS device. Open the settings, go to icloud\u003e "Find iPhone" (or "Find iPad") and drag the slider to the "ON" position. In the same subsection, you can enable / disable the automatic sending of the last geoction of your device in Apple whenever the battery charge is crucified.

Simultaneously with the inclusion of the "Find iPhone" function to protect your mobile device from intruders, activation is starting.

Lock activation iphone

Locking Activation or Activation Lock - a new feature that has come along with iOS 7, which enhancing the security of iPhone or iPad data. Activation lock turns on automatically when you activate the "Find iPhone" function, fixing the Apple ID for used iOS devices. After that, without the introduction of an Apple ID password, the following actions will be impossible:

disable the "Find iPhone" function on the device;
delete data from the device;
repeated activation and use of the device.

At the same time, even flashing and recovery from the DFU mode do not solve problems. If you forgot the Apple ID password, try to restore it with this instruction.

How to disable "Find iPhone"

Turning off "Finding iPhone" you need when transferring the device to a new owner and for service iPhone or iPad.
You can disable the "Find iPhone" function in several ways:

in the iPhone or iPad settings;
remotely, through the iCloud service;
removing an ICloud account from the device in settings or sestructions content and iPhone settings, iPad.

Of course, faster and easier to turn off "Find iPhone" in the settings. Open the "Settings", go to icloud\u003e "Find iPhone" and slide the slider to the "OFF" position. Next, you need to enter an Apple ID password.

How to find iPhone from computer via icloud

You can find the iPhone via icloud from any computer or mobile device through the browser. To do this, go to the iCloud.com page and specify your Apple ID, password.

Next, go to the application "Find iPhone". Here it may be necessary to introduce a password from Apple ID.

The "My Devices" menu displays all your devices on which the same ICloud account was activated.

For information on the current geoposition of the device you are interested in, as well as access to the control panel, you just need to select it in the My Devices menu.

Appendix "Find iPhone"

Use all provided "Find iPhone" features, such as tracking the geoposition of the device or blocking in the event of theft, you can, both by using the iCloud service and using the Universal Mobile Application "Find iPhone". The program "Find iPhone" is free available for downloading in the App Store.

After installation, simply start the application and log in to specify the Apple ID and password to it. After performing authentication, you are always able to track the location of the iPhone, iPad or Mac on the map, provided that all listed devices are activated by the same ICLOUD account.

How to find lost or stolen iPhone

If the "Find iPhone" function has been activated on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Mac, then immediately after discovering the disappearance, you should enable "disappear mode" as soon as possible via iCloud or mobile application "Find iPhone".

The activation of this mode will block your smartphone, a tablet or computer and will require to renew the device to introduce

If the device has previously been protected, then when activating the disappearance mode, a combination of numbers will be involved as a password. Otherwise, you will need to come up with a new password.

It is worth noting that if the lost device is not connected to the Internet, then all your commands sent through the iPhone or ICloud application will be executed only after the device appears on the network.

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