Find My iPhone: Overview
Find My iPhone helps you locate and protect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac if it’s ever lost or stolen. With Find My iPhone set up on your device, you can do the following:
Locate your device on a map
Play a sound on your device to help you find it
Use Lost Mode to lock and track your device
Remotely erase all of your personal information from the device
Get started with Find My iPhone
First, you need to set up your device. Then, you can use Find My iPhone on your iOS device, or use the web app at icloud.com/find.
Find your family members’ devices
If you joined Family Sharing, you can use Find My iPhone to help find and protect your family members’ iOS devices (iOS 8 or later) and Mac computers (OS X v10.10 or later). First, family members need to set up their devices to share their locations with other family members. For more information, see the Apple Support article Family Sharing.
Learn more about Activation Lock
When you set up Find My iPhone, Activation Lock is turned on automatically. Activation Lock makes it harder for anyone to use or sell your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if it’s ever lost or stolen. For more information, see the Apple Support article Find My iPhone Activation Lock.