Find your stuff with Find My

If you lost or misplaced an Apple device or a personal item with an AirTag attacheduse Find My to locate your device or item on a map. You can get directions to its location andwhen you're nearbyplay a sound or even get help finding its exact location.

Find your Apple device or AirTag

1. Open the Find My app.

2. Choose Devices or Items.

3. Select your lost device or item to find it on a map. If you belong to a Family Sharing groupyou can also find a family member's device or shared item.

   • Choose Directions to open its location in Maps.

   • If you're closetap Play Sound.

   • If your iPhone has Ultra Widebandyou might be able to tap Find Nearby to show the distance and direction to your AirTag or AirPods Pro 2 or later.

Learn how to find a nearby AirTag

If you don't have an Apple device to use Find Myyou can locate your devices at iCloud.com/find.

Mark your device or item as lost

While you look for your device or itemyou should mark it as lost. This puts your device in Lost Mode — locking it with a passcode or your Apple Account passwordand for devices compatible with Apple Paysuspending any payment cards and passes that you use with Apple Pay. You can also display a message that allows others to get in touch with you if they find your device or item.

1. In the Find My appselect your missing device or item under Devices or Items.

2. Scroll down to the section labeled "Lost [device]" or "Lost [item]."

3. To mark your device or item as losttap Lost Mode or Show Contact Info. For AirTagyou can also tap Show Item Locationthough this doesn't mark the AirTag as lost. Learn more about sharing the location of an item.

4. Follow the onscreen steps to display your contact information for your missing device or item. This allows others to contact you if they find your lost device or item.

If you don't have an iPhone or other Apple device to use Find My

If you don't have an iPhone or other Apple device to use Find Mytry one of these methods.

Use Find Devices on iCloud.com

You can find your devicemark it as lostor erase it remotely at iCloud.com/find.

• When you sign inyou might be asked to enter a verification code sent to a trusted device. If you lost your only trusted device or otherwise can't get the codeselect the Find Devices button instead of entering a code.

• When you're using iCloud.com/findyou can't find your device's location if it's powered offthe battery has run outor more than 24 hours has passed since its last location was sent to Apple.

• If you have Stolen Device Protection turned on for your iPhone and you use it to change your Apple Account password while in an unfamiliar locationthe location of your devices may not be visible at iCloud.com/find.

Learn more about Find Devices on iCloud.com

Use a family member's device

If you're part of a Family Sharing groupyou can use Find My on a family member's device. After you share your location with your family membersyour devices are listed in their Find My app under Devices.

Learn how to find a family member's device

If Find My shows "No location found" or "Offline"

• If Find My can't display the current location (because the phone is powered off or otherwise not sending its location)Find My displays the last location sent by the device or the last known location on the Find My network.

• If more than seven days have passed since your device last sent its location to Apple through the Find My networkFind My can't display a location and instead shows "No location found."

• If your device is online but is unable to send its location (for exampleif there's an issue with Location Services)Find My can't display a location and instead shows "Not sharing location • Online."

The Find My network is an encryptedanonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help find your stuffeven when it's offline. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to iCloudso that you can find it in Find My. It's all anonymous and encrypted to protect everyone's privacy.

Learn how to turn on the Find My network for your iPhone

Learn how to turn on the Find My network for your AirPods

If you need to erase your device

If you don't have two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple Accountyou can't erase a device remotely using the Find My app. Insteadyou need to use iCloud.com to erase your deviceor you can first turn on two-factor authentication.

If you erase a device that's running iOS 15 or lateror iPadOS 15 or lateryou can still use Find My to find the device. Otherwiseyou won't be able to find your device after you erase it. You might still be able to find your Mac or Apple Watch if it's near a previously-used Wi-Fi network.

Before you erase your devicemake sure that you've tried everything else. Erasing your device can't be undone.

Erase a device in Find My

1. In the Find My appchoose Devices.

2. Select your lost device.

3. Scroll down and choose Erase This Device.

4. Select Erase This [device].

Erase a device on iCloud.com

1. Sign in to iCloud.com/find.

2. Choose your lost device.

3. Select Erase [Device]then tap Erase to confirm.

Find My features available for your missing device or item

Find My features and availability might vary by country or region.