3 Ways How to Find Lost iPhone

Posted on July 1, 2019 by admin

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 https://www.icloud.com

Step 2

In the website, sign in to iCloud by inserting your Apple ID and password

Step 3

Tap the “Find My iPhone” section below

Step 4

Once you are logged in in the “Find My iPhone” menu, click at “All Devices.”

Step 5

Choose the Apple device or iPhone that you have lost here

The location of your lost iPhone will be shown in the map

Step 6

Click at “Lost Mode” here to set your lost iPhone on a “Lost Mode” settings remotely

Alternatively, you can also erase your iPhone remotely if you afraid that the person who stole it might access to your private data in your iPhone

HOW TO USE GOOGLE MAPS TO FIND LOST IPHONE

Step 1

Go to https://www.google.com/maps

Step 2

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.

Please also read our previous article on the ultimate guide on how to find your lost smartphone.

How to Know Who is Tracking Your iPhone

Posted on June 13, 2019 by admin

If you owned a smartphone for a while, you probably are aware of the phone tracking location embedded in your phone. This function serves as an essential feature in tracking your iPhone if you lost it or got it stolen.

You can easily track the location of your iPhone by using this embedded location tracking feature. Read in our previous article on how to track your lost iPhone step by step.

However, the downside of having a location sharing capability in your iPhone is that someone may misuse the function and use it as a way to track you down without your consent. There are several ways you can know if your iPhone is being tracked or it is giving away your location.

Some of the signs could be:-

Internet usage is increasing even when your iPhone is idle
iPhone’s battery drains faster than normal
iPhone not able to connect with Wireless Network due to consistent disruption

HOW TO KNOW WHO IS TRACKING YOUR IPHONE USING “FIND FRIENDS” APP

The “Find Friends” app comes pre-installed in your iPhone. It functions as a way you can track your family and friends. It also allows you to share your location with your friends or families. However, there might be somebody who can hack your iPhone and set it so that they can track your phone’s location.

If you want to know who is tracking your iPhone using the “Find Friends” app, here are the steps

Step 1

Open your iPhone and tap the “Find Friends” app

Step 2

In the Find Friends app, tap the section below

Step 3

You will see a list of Apple devices here that can see your iPhone’s current location

You can disable the location sharing by disabling the “Share My Location” button here

HOW TO KNOW WHO IS TRACKING YOUR IPHONE BY CHECKING YOUR APPLE ID ACCOUNT

Some other ways iPhone can share location is through Apple iCloud. The iCloud allows you and any other of your Apple devices to be connected. Therefore, the location of the devices also is shared. However, if you have older Apple devices that might change hand, you might not be aware that these old Apple devices can track your location if you are not careful.

Here are the steps to know if any of your old Apple devices are tracking your iPhone

Step 1

Open your iPhone and tap “Settings.”

Step 2

In Settings, go to your Apple ID account

Step 3

In your Apple ID account, go to “Share My Location.”

Step 4

Any family members or friends that know your iPhone’s location will be shown here

HOW TO KNOW WHO IS TRACKING YOUR IPHONE BY CHECKING BATTERY USAGE

Another strong sign that your iPhone is sharing your location is battery usage. This is because sharing real-time location requires a lot of battery power. So, if your iPhone suddenly ran out of battery juices in a short time, it might be that your iPhone is sharing your real-time location to a third party device.

Here are the steps to know your battery usage

Step 1

Open your iPhone and tap “Settings.”

Step 2

In the Settings, scroll down and tap “Battery.”

Step 3

In the Battery settings, look at any spikes in the battery usages

See also if any apps that use GPS exhibits a high percentage of activity even though you are not actively using it. This sign shows that the app is actively transmitting your location to other devices. Open the app and see the location sharing settings. Some apps that can transmit your location in real time are WhatsApp and Facebook.

So, there you have it — three simple ways how you can quickly check who is tracking your iPhone. Please leave us a comment below on how do you think these tips are helpful.

Please also read our previous article on how to track your phone without using the internet.

3 Ways How to Track iPhone Without Internet

Posted on April 10, 2019 by admin

The device that tracks the location of a phone is not the internet but the GPS chip embedded in your phone. However, the phone needs an internet connection to transmit the GPS location to a third party provider such as Waze that incorporates it in their app. The GPS data is required as input for the location data based on its usage and objectives.

So, can you track a phone if the phone is not connected to the internet? There are several ways how you can track a phone without the internet. However, the steps shown here is more for your friend or family to send the location to you voluntarily.

If your phone is stolen or lost, it might be hard to find and track your phone without internet. This is due to the need for the app on your iPhone to be sending you the location using the internet. So, if there is no internet connection, the next thing is the mobile network connection that your iPhone already has.

So, here are several ways how you can ask somebody to send you their location using their iPhone.

USE SMS TO SEND LOCATION OF iPHONE

First of all, you need to Install Google Map on your iPhone. Once that is done, you can then send SMS to send the location of your iPhone.

Here are the steps

Step 1

Open your iPhone. Tap “Messages”

Step 2

In “Messages”, tap the edit button at the top right

Step 3

At the “New Message” window, tap the Google Map icon below

Step 4

iPhone will then show your location below. Make sure that the iPhone is GPS enabled. Read here if you want to know what is GPS and how to enable GPS in the iPhone.

Tap the Send icon below to send your location using SMS

Step 5

Your new message will show the GPS of the iPhone current location

Step 6

Fill-up the email here and tap send

Whoever the receiver of the SMS message will be able to use that GPS location to track the iPhone.

HOW TO EXTRACT LOCATION FROM PHOTOS IN IPHONE

Another method of tracking your iPhone is by extracting the location from the photos that was taken. Photos taken by iPhone actually have details such as the location and also GPS coordinate. Read here on how you can track location based on EXIF data on JPEG.

Here are the steps.

How to extract location from photos in iPhone 1

Step 1

Take a picture of your current location. In the iPhone, tap “Photos” to open your iPhone’s photo gallery

Step 2

Select the photo where you have just taken

How to extract location from photos in iPhone 2

Step 3

In the selected photo, swipe up

Step 4

iPhone will show the place where the picture is taken

How to extract location from photos in iPhone 3

Step 5

You can then choose to see the picture in a map, hybrid or satellite format

Step 6

The location of the iPhone can be tracked based on the map shown there

USE COMPASS APP TO GET THE LOCATION OF THE IPHONE

Another way how you can extract the GPS coordinates of your iPhone is by using the Compass app. The Compass app is normally pre-installed in your iPhone.

Here are the steps.

Step 1

In your iPhone, tap the “Compass” app. Make sure the iPhone is enabled for the GPS Location Sharing

Step 2

In the Compass, the coordinate of the iPhone will be shown below

Step 3

Tap the coordinate more than 3 seconds, and tap “Copy.”

Step 4

Open the Message function in iPhone. Paste the coordinate and send the location using your mobile data via SMS.

So, there you have it — 3 simple ways how to track an iPhone without the internet. Please leave us a comment if you do know other ways on how to track a phone without using the internet.

Feel free to read our previous article on the ultimate guide on how to find a lost phone.

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