If you have an iPhone, you can track it or find back your iPhone if you lost it. However, make sure the iPhone has been set up so that it is discoverable via GPS or internet and you can track and find it. Here we are going to show you the important settings that you need to know so that you can always find your iPhone if you lost it or got it stolen.
WHY SET UP YOUR IPHONE SO YOU CAN FIND IT LATER?
In case your iPhone got lost – If your iPhone got lost, the settings will help you to find and track your lost iPhone
In case your iPhone got stolen – In case, your iPhone got stolen, the settings will help your iPhone to be connected to the GPS or internet and in the same time, allows you to track and recover back your iPhone.
So, if you are interested to learn how to do this, here are the steps:-
ENABLE LOCATION SERVICES
Step 1
In your iPhone, go to Settings
Step 2
In your Settings, go to “Privacy”
Step 3
At the “Privacy” settings, go to “Location Services”
Step 4
Enable the Location Services by enabling this button to green
ENABLE FIND MY IPHONE
Step 1
At “Location Service”, go to “Share My Location”
Step 2
Enable the “Share My Location” so your iPhone can be found using Find My iPhone app
Step 3
At “Find My iPhone” settings, enable the “Find My iPhone” here
Your iPhone now will be discoverable and trackable using “Find My iPhone” app if you log in using your Apple ID account
ENABLE “ALLOW APPS TO REQUEST TO TRACK”
Step 1
In the “Privacy “ settings, tap at “Tracking”
Step 2
At “Tracking”, enable the “Allow Apps to Request to Track” here by pushing the button to green.
So, there you have it- Simple iPhone settings that you need to know to enable your iPhone to be discoverable and trackable in the future. Please leave us a comment below on what other apps that you use to find the location of your iPhone.
A Sim card is the chip inside your cell phone that enables it to communicate with your network operator. Before the emergence of the smartphone, a cell phone would be useless without the sim card as the sim card is the only chip in your cell phone that allows you to connect with other cell phones. Now, with the integration of personal computer and cell phone, you got this powerful smartphone that can also be able to be utilized without a sim card. Without the sim card, your smartphone can still be connected with other smartphones as long as you are connected to a Wi-Fi.
The GPS in your smartphone can always emit transmission
using the internet. By leveraging the connection on the internet, you can still
communicate even without the sim card. This also includes the ability to track
your phone’s location even without a sim card on your smartphone.
So, how are you able to use that smartphone ability to track
your phone without a sim card? Here we show you several ways how you can do
just that.
TRACK USING WEB-BASED
TRACKING SERVICES
Both the iOS and Android Device Manager use internet connection to find and track your phone. It leverages on your phone’s GPS connection to the internet instead of the link to your cell network. Therefore, it can always track your lost phone even without the sim card installed in your phone.
If you are using iPhone, you can log into your Apple account
at https://www.icloud.com/#find
and track your lost iPhone
Social media apps nowadays can track the location of
your phone based on the GPS coordinate. This helps the social media platform to
send ads based on your location. It also helps to geotag the location of your
post. In specific social media app such as Snapchat, it can also show your
location on a map.
Your phone only needs the sim card if you want to
use the data plan that is connected to your service network provider. Here we
show you how to know the location of your phone based on the last login of your
devices using the Snapchat account.
Snapchat has the feature of showing your location in a map. You can access this Snapchat map using the website browser. So, if you lost your phone, you can use this web browser to track your phone based on your Snapchat account.
Log into your Snapchat account, and you will be able to see your location if your phone is active and connected to the internet.
TRACK USING IMEI
NUMBER
The IMEI number and the ICCID number is two
different numbers that identify your cell phone. The IMEI number represents
your smartphone, and the ICCID number represents your sim card number.
Therefore, if you do lose your phone and the sim card is taken out of the
phone, your IMEI number is the next best thing to use to identify and track
your phone.
However, your IMEI number is just a number similar to a plate number in your car. However, it is vital information if you want to get your service network operator to assist you in tracking your phone. The network operator can identify your phone by using their cell tower network each time your phone is connected to a cell phone network tower.
How to Get Your
IMEI number
And if you are wondering how to know your IMEI
number, here are the steps
Step 1
In General settings of your phone, go to
“About.”
Step 2
You will see your phone’s IMEI number listed here. Keep a record of your phone’s IMEI number somewhere safe in case you lost your phone
TRACK USING GOOGLE
ACCOUNT
Google services such as Gmail keep tracks of your
location based on the latest login using your phone. So, if you are using Gmail
in your phone, you can use Google account to track your last position.
Here are the steps on how to track your phone using Google account
Here you can see your devices that use any of Google services such a Gmail together with its detail that includes the last location you used that service
TRACK USING CLOUD
SERVICES
If you are using cloud storage services in your phone such as Dropbox, you can use that account to help track the last login position of your phone.
In your security settings, you can see the login details together with the last login or syncing location that your device have with Dropbox
So, there you have it. Five simple ways how you can
track your phone without a sim card in it. Please leave us a comment below on
what other ways you know on tracking a phone that has no sim card.
If you are using an iPhone, you might be comforted that Apple has included a function in which you can find your iPhone if you misplaced it or got your iPhone stolen. As your iPhone is one of the most critical and expensive gadgets that you own, this function will come handy to you in the future.
Your iPhone might also have relevant files or photos that
you would not be able to replace. By knowing these three ways how to find your
iPhone in case you got it stolen or lost, this tips can increase the chance of
you retrieving back your iPhone.
Here are the three ways how you can find your iPhone.
HOW TO USE “FIND MY IPHONE” TO TRACK LOST IPHONE
Step 1
Open a web browser using your laptop or your friend’s
smartphone.
Go to “Location Sharing” or “Your Timeline” to see your
iPhone’s location
However, you should have activated the Google Maps location
sharing first before you lost your iPhone as pre-requisite step or this method
would not work.
Here are the steps.
Step 1
First, you need to install the Google Maps app on your
iPhone. Once installed, in your iPhone, go to Settings.
Step 2
In the Settings, tap “Google Maps.”
Step 3
In the Google Maps settings, tap “Location.”
Step 4
Enable the Location Sharing to “Always”.
By enabling this to “Always”, your iPhone continuously transmit your location sharing data to Google as long as your iPhone is turned on and connected to the internet.
HOW TO USE IMEI
NUMBER TO FIND YOUR LOST IPHONE
If all the above tips did not work for you, the last resort is to use your iPhone IMEI number as a way to find your iPhone. You can ask for your service network provider the assistance on this as they can use their vast network of a cell tower to track your iPhone based on your IMEI number. However, not all countries allow this. It is very much dependent on your country as well as the services that are being offered by your service network provider.
So, if you have tried all the methods above but still could
not track down your iPhone, the first step you need to do is to:-
Report your lost iPhone to the police
Use your iPhone’s IMEI number as a reference to
your lost iPhone
Use the police report to get assistance from the
network service provider to track your lost iPhone
However, it is also essential that you know your iPhone’s IMEI number beforehand. Here are the steps on how to find your IMEI number.
HOW TO FIND YOUR PHONE’S IMEI NUMBER
Step 1
In your iPhone, go to “Settings.”
Step 2
In the Settings, go to “General.”
Step 3
In the General Settings, go to “About.”
Step 4
You will see your iPhone’s IMEI number here. Keep a record of your iPhone’s IMEI number somewhere safe.
So, there you have it — three ways how you can find your
lost iPhone. Please leave us a comment below on what other methods that you
have used to try and find your lost or misplaced iPhone.
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