How To Use Find My Iphone For Family Members
See the location and online or offline status of your device.
How to use find my iphone for family members. By default you can see the location of the devices for each family member. By setting up find my iphone with your apple id and password it will send your last location to apple when the device is power off or offline. Apple watch must have watchos 3 or later. When you join a family sharing group you can help other family members locate their mac computers ios and ipados devices apple watch and airpods by using the find my app. Play a sound on your missing device to help you find it.
If you turned on find my iphone on your missing device a family member can help you. How to track a family member s device with find my iphone launch the find my iphone app from your home screen. Sign in to your individual icloud account. If your location appears below your friend s name you aren t following them. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to icloud then you can see where it is in the find my app.
In the devices tab on top you will see your devices. Find my iphone is the gold standard when it comes to locating your lost iphone. Tap find my device then turn on find my device. Find my iphone must be installed on another apple device in order to remotely track down your iphone. After that you will see the devices of your family members.
Open the find my app and select the people tab. Under people choose the name of your friend who is sharing their location with you. Choose directions to open maps and then follow the directions to arrive at your friends location. Tap on any device in order to receive more information and track it your own devices show up at the top followed by everyone else s. Put your device in lost mode if it was already set up with a passcode.
On your iphone ipad or ipod touch open the settings app. Open up find my iphone on a different device. Open find my app on your iphone or ipad. Tap on the missing device to know more about it. Sign in with your apple id if asked.