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Why would a device disappear from Find My iPhone?

If your device is lost or stolen and not showing up on Find My, its battery may be dead or it may have been intentionally powered off. Alternatively, Find My iPhone could be disabled.
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Why did a device disappear from Find My?

If your AirPods are out of Bluetooth range, out of charge, or in the case with the cover closed they won't appear in Find My. You just have to find them manually by looking for them.
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How long does a device stay on Find My iPhone?

On a supported iPhone with iOS 15 or later, turning on the Find My network allows you to locate your iPhone for up to 24 hours after it's turned off, or up to 5 hours when it's in power reserve mode (iOS 15.2 or later).
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Do dead devices show up on Find My?

According to Fox News, a recent update to the Find My app will allow you to find the device even if it is powered off or the battery is dead.
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Does iPhone stop sharing location when phone dies?

Location Services will not be able to report an iPhone's location unless it is able to make a connection to the internet OR location services have been turned OFF. If the battery dies then the iPhone's operations are also stopped and it cannot connect to the internet to report its location.
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Can you track an iPhone that is turned off?

The 'Bluetooth location' feature by Apple enables you to locate an offline iPhone, as long as it is switched on. Moreover, you can find a switched off iPhone by tracking its last known location using the 'Find my' app and iCloud.
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Why is my daughters phone not showing up on Find My iPhone?

Go to Settings > tap on your Apple ID Card. Choose Find My iPhone under Apple ID in your iOS device. Toggle on the Find My iPhone. Moreover, you should toggle on “Enable Offline Finding” and “Send Last Location.”
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What does it mean when it says 30 minutes ago on the Find My app for an iPhone?

Answer: A: Answer: A: It just means that the phone has power (e.g., the battery isn't dead and the phone hasn't been turned off), and that it has an internet connection via cellular or wi-fi, and that Find My iPhone was turned on in the phone before it was lost or stolen (e.g., when you setup the phone).
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What does it mean when someones location says location not found?

The map in iMessage instead shows the message “Location Not Available” to other users when they share their location with them. Now, sometimes it's just because of a neglected permission here and there that is rather easy to fix.
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Can stolen AirPods be removed from Find My iPhone?

Well, if the thief has an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, they can easily reset the product and make it their own. Unfortunately, there's no way you can block your lost or stolen AirPods from getting used by another person. The AirPods do not connect to Wi-Fi, which means you cannot remotely control them or lock them.
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Can a phone disappear?

A person can be identified in different ways, for example, by face, fingerprints and voice, and information can be projected on a wall or mirror using an IoT sensor (IoT – “Internet of Things”). “So, the phone is obsolete, in 10 years it will disappear, we, the people, will replace it.
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Why is Find My iPhone not updating someone's location?

Part 1: 5 Reasons For Find My Friends Location Not Updating

Hide My Location feature is active on your friend's iPhone. Location Services are disabled on friend's iPhone. Inaccurate date on your friend's iPhone. Your friend is in a region where Apple doesn't have this service.
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Why is Find My iPhone not working for one person?

This is a common explanation for why Find My iPhone isn't working. Your phone might have no internet connection due to being out of range of Wi-Fi or cellular networks. The person who has it could have turned off those features (by enabling Airplane Mode through Control Center, for instance).
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Why no location found on Find My Friends?

The message “no location found on find my friends” in the app will appear if the person is out of network coverage. Or he/she turned off GPS, or possibly the person's phone ran out of battery.
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What does the red date and time mean on Find My iPhone?

Answer: A: That is probably the last date/time that the device was located.
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How accurate is Find My iPhone?

It's accurate. It's the same accuracy as the GPS accuracy of the device. If the GPS on the iPhone can't obtain a good signal, it may use Wi-Fi triangulation which will reduce the accuracy.
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How do I stop my kids from turning off Find My iPhone?

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  1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
  2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode.
  3. Tap Privacy, then choose the settings you want to restrict.
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Why is my location not showing up on Find My iPhone?

If you can't find your current location on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and make sure that Location Services is on and that Maps is set to While Using the App or Widgets. Make sure that you set the date, time, and time zone correctly on your device.
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How do I make my phone impossible to track?

How to Make Your Phone Impossible to Track
  1. Turn on Airplane mode.
  2. Turn off Location.
  3. Limit ad tracking.
  4. Use a private browser/VPN.
  5. Limit apps that have access to your location data.
  6. Check if you're sharing your real-time location.
  7. Scan your phone for spy apps and delete them.
  8. Safeguard your Google account.
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How can I Find My iPhone if its offline and stolen?

Open the Find My app. Choose the Devices tab or the Items tab. Select your missing device or item, then choose Play Sound. If your device is offline, it won't play a sound until it connects to a network.
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Does turning off your phone hide your location?

If you toggle it off, your current location won't be visible to the people you were sharing it with previously. They'll see a "location unavailable" message when they attempt to pull up your location, which is the same message the app shows if your phone is turned off.
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How can I make my location unavailable without turning it off?

A simple way to prevent people to know your location temporarily is by turning on airplane mode. It is a built-in feature that is available in almost all types of mobile phones. Do note that airplane mode will also prevent any notification and use of cellular networks, phone calls, or messages.
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How do you know if someone stopped sharing their location with you?

How Do I Know if Someone Stopped Sharing Their Location With Me?
  • Open the “Find My” app.
  • Go to the “People” tab.
  • You'll see a list of people who can see your location and who enabled you to see theirs. If the person in question isn't on the list, it means they've stopped sharing their location with you.
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Will the smartphone disappear in 5 years?

It's easy to dismiss smartphone innovation as dead. In fact, one in two people think the smartphone itself will be obsolete within five years, according to an Ericsson survey of 100,000 people globally, released at the end of 2015. Yes, smartphones will be dead in five years but not in the sense of being wiped out.
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