How to find and erase your lost iPhone data?
Apple's Find My iPhone feature is very simple to use, and with it, you can find out the location of your lost iPhone, the phone starts playing sound ... not only that, but you need to have your iPhone in case You can also delete data remotely.
Lost your iPhone? And if you don't know how to find your lost iPhone or erase its data ... then this article is going to help you today. Through this article, we will tell you how to track the location of your iPhone and delete the data in the iPhone before it gets into the wrong hands. Apple's Find My iPhone feature is very simple to use, and with it, you can find out the location of your lost iPhone, the phone starts playing sound ... not only that, but you need to have your iPhone in case You can also delete data remotely.
To enable all of the above functions, your iPhone must first have the Find My iPhone feature activated.
How to enable Find My iPhone
Open Settings.
- You will see Apple ID at the bottom of the search bar in the first tab of the settings screen, which you have to click on.
- Now click on the Find My option, which is the third option after iCloud and Media & Purchases.
- Then select the Find My iPhone option. Now toggle the Find My iPhone option.
- After completing the above steps, you are ready to find your lost iPhone. Sign in to icloud.com/find to locate your lost iPhone or delete data.
How to view lost iPhone on a map
- Go to the link above, and after signing in, enter the Apple ID and password through the browser. Immediately after this, the location of your iPhone will be detected automatically.
- After a few seconds, the location of your iPhone will appear on the screen through a map.
- If the device appears in an unknown location, users are warned not to retrieve their iPhones themselves. Instead, you can take the help of the law.
How to play a sound on your lost iPhone
- After the phone is located, you will see All Devices at the top of the map, which you have to click on.
- Select your missing iPhone model on the drop-down menu.
- Now you will see a floating box on the top-right corner of the screen, in which the picture of your iPhone, the name of the phone, and the remaining battery will start appearing.
- Now click on the Play Sound button, which will cause your iPhone to vibrate and have a beeping sound that will gradually increase, even if your phone is in silent mode. You must unlock your phone to stop the sound. This feature is handy when you forget to place your iPhone in a nearby room or a nearby place.
How to mark your iPhone as lost
- Click on the Lost Mode button from the floating window.
- You will be asked to enter an optional phone number that you have. This number will appear on your lost iPhone. You will now be asked to enter a custom message that will also appear on your iPhone. Note that these steps are optional. The lost mode will automatically lock your iPhone with a passcode to ensure that all data is secure.
- Now click on Done.
How to erase data on your lost iPhone
- Click the Erase iPhone button from the floating window.
- Your confirmation will be asked in the pop-up message. Note that all the data in your phone will be deleted while confirming this. Deleted information cannot be located and tracked on iPhone.
- Now click on Erase.
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