How to Find Your Lost iPhone
Feb 28, 2024, 1:40 PM by Rich Brome
Losing your phone sucks. Here's how to to find it.
This article applies to iOS (iPhones). For Android, check out our article on How to Find Your Android Phone.
- Decide whether it may be stolen or just misplaced. If you don't know for sure, one possibility may be more likely depending on the circumstances. This matters because some potential steps are a good idea only if you know (or strongly suspect) it's been stolen.
- Check the map. If you have another Apple device like an iPad or Mac, use the Find My app to see if your lost iPhone appears on the map. If you don't have access to another Apple device, you can also access Find My via iCloud on the web.
About the author, Rich Brome:Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
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