Q: I have the Find My iPhone App on my iPhone and can use it from my iPhone, but I would like to know how to use it from my computer. It doesn’t do me any good to use it if I know where my iPhone already is. – Darlene A: Although there is no standalone “Find my iPhone” application for the Mac or PC, you can easily access this service simply by logging into your iCloud account at http://www.icloud.com from just about any modern web browser.  Once logged in, simply select the “Find My iPhone” icon. You may be asked to supply your password again for additional security and privacy after which you will be taken to a map view. The Devices button in the top-right corner will drop down a list of all of the iOS devices and Macs associated with the current iCloud account, and the location status of each. Clicking on any of your devices will centre the map on that particular device, with controls for zooming in and out and options to play a sound to help you locate the device, remotely erase the device, or lock the device in iOS 5 and earlier or enable “Lost Mode” if the device is running iOS 6. The latter option locks the iPhone and allows you to enter a phone number and message that will be displayed on the screen to assist an honest finder in getting your iPhone back to you. “Lost Mode” also begins tracking the movement of your device so that you can see where it’s been while it’s lost, rather than merely reporting its current location. If the selected device is offline (e.g. out of network coverage or turned off), then instead of a map you will be shown a screen with the same options along with a checkbox to send you a notification once your device comes back online. Any other options you choose here—Play Sound, Lost Mode, Erase—will also be performed as soon as your device comes back online. Note that the iCloud.com web interface will not work from an iOS device, however the Find My iPhone app can easily be downloaded and used with your iCloud account on any device, regardless of whether it is otherwise configured with your iCloud account or not, so using a friend’s iPhone or iPad is always an option if you find your iPhone missing when you’re out and away from your computer. Jesse Hollington Jesse Hollington was a Senior Editor at iLounge. He's written about Apple technology for nearly a decade and had been covering the industry since the early days of iLounge. In his role at iLounge, he provided daily news coverage, wrote and edited features and reviews, and was responsible for the overall quality of the site's content. When your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac computer needs to be serviced, (whether under warranty or not) Apple requires Find my Device to be turned off. There are two simple ways to do this. The first way is on the device itself. The second way is with iCloud.com.
On my PhoneTurn off Find My iPhone on the deviceStep 1 Tap on Settings.Step 2 Tap on your name at the top.Step 3 Tap on Find My.Step 4 Step 5 Confirm that Find my Device is set to Off.Here’s a video for you visual learners. Congratulations!Your device is no longer associated with Find My iPhone. We are now able to send your device in for service.With iCloud.comTurn off Find My Device with iCloud.comStep 1 Step 2 If you have Two Factor Authentication on you may see this screen.For quick access, select Find iPhone here:Step 3 It will start to search for your devices. Any devices online will show with a map, if none of your devices are online you will see this screen. Step 4 Click on the All Devices dropdown menu and choose your device (it should be offline) You should then see this screen Step 5 Click Remove from AccountYou will then see a conformation dialog box. Click Remove. Again, here’s a video for you visual learners. Congratulations!Your device is no longer associated with Find My Device. We are now able to service your device. |
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