iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max are the latest smartphones of the Apple smartphone series. All the smartphones come with cutting-edge hardware and iOS 14.2 to run them smoothly and intelligently. iPhone 12 has been a successful series because of its impressive camera. Everyone who didn’t upgrade from iPhone 8 iPhone X or iPhone XR thought iPhone 12 was the time to upgrade to the latest series. Although, we have reached a point in smartphones that there isn’t a drastic change in the looks and feel of the phone with each new model. Significant changes are introduced in the camera, built material, along with some new features in the latest operating system. Losing a smartphone can be drastic. Today we will talk about how to track and locate lost iPhone 12. In this guide, we will cover all the possible methods.
Track and Locate lost iPhone 12:
If your iPhone 12 is lost, stolen, or just misplaced. This guide will go through all the possible options that can help you either locate your lost iPhone or delete the data present in it, so no one gets their hands on it. In addition, there are two possible ways from Apple itself that you can use to track and locate lost iPhone 12 or any other iOS device.
- These methods also allow you to ring your iPhone at maximum volume if it’s misplaced somewhere around and is silent. So you cant hear it even if you call. This feature will make it ring at its maximum volume.
- You can also display a note on your phone that this iPhone is lost/stolen. If you see it, report to the mentioned number.
- If you are certain, you are not going to get your hands on your iPhone again. That makes you skeptical and worried about the data present in it. You can delete all the contents of your iPhone remotely using the erase option in iCloud Find.
There are the following prerequisites, though:
- First, you must have enabled the Find my app turned on your iPhone.
- Alongside, your iPhone should be set up with an iCloud ID.
- If you had “share my location” in the settings of Find my app turned on. It will allow you to track your lost iPhone even if it’s dead or without an internet connection. This feature sends your location to the people you have authorized to access your location in emergency cases. This feature is only available in devices that have iOS 13 or above.
Now it’s time to try to locate the lost iPhone 12 using Find my app:
Moving on to the guide, I assume you had all the prerequisites as mentioned above checked.
- First of all, you need to either use another iOS device that uses the same Apple ID. Then, go to Settings and Find my App. You will see the location of your phone there.
- Suppose you didn’t share your Apple ID with someone in the family. You need internet access on any device to Sign in to your iCloud ID here.
- In the iCloud Find app. You will see all your devices associated with that specific Apple ID.
- Select your phone from the list, and you will see its location on the Map. If, for some reason, you can not know your iPhone 12 on the Map. Most probably, it’s turned off, or its battery is dead.
- If your phone is dead, you will still be able to see its last active location on the Map.
- You can also set an alert “Inform me when active.” You will get an email whenever your iPhone is active again, connected with a network or WiFi if you enable this option.
- You can also use this guide to locate your Airpods. It is very convenient to locate Airpods using this method. If your AirPods are at different locations, you will see the location of one on the Map once you find it and put it in the case. Locate again, and now you will know the location of the other Airpod.
I hope the above instructions were fruitful in locating the lost iPhone 12.
iPhone 12 Specs and Features:
Currently, the latest iPhone in the market is generation 12. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the most expensive and loaded with excellent features and specs. The iPhone 12 Pro is of 6.1 Inch display screen. It’s a Super Retina XDR screen, which is the best OLED display screen yet. Whereas, the iPhone Pro Max comes with a 6.7-inch display screen. Both are running on the latest A14 Bionic 5G processor. A ceramic shield protects the front. The camera of the iPhone Pro Max stands outs, and it’s the highlight of the Pro max model. With a 65 mm telephoto and a new sensor-shift OIS for amazing pictures.
In the basic iPhone 12 series, there are two smartphones; iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini. They come in 5 colors, black, white, red, green and blue. The mini features a 5.4-inch screen. For comparison, if you need a phone model in mind, the iPhone 12 mini is bigger than the iPhone 8’s screen, which was 4.7 inches. The iPhone 8 screen size matches with iPhone SE 2020 model, which is 4.7 inches—making it the most compact and small iPhone device.
The iPhones of the 12 series come with an A14 Bionic chip. With a dual-camera system along with an ultra-wide lens. It allows up to 5x digital zoom. All the new iPhones and iPads are running on the latest iOS 14.3 operating system, which was released in September last year.
That’s all on how to track and locate lost iPhone 12 using iCloud and Find my App. If you have any questions regarding the guide above, feel free to write to us or drop a comment below if you know any other methods that can be used in the situation mentioned above. Do share with us.
