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Apple iPhone 12
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Choose settings for Find My iPhone
Find My iPhone enables you to find your mobile phone if you lose it or you can lock it should it get stolen. To select settings for Find My iPhone, you need to activate your Apple ID on your mobile phone.
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Find "Find My iPhone"
Tap Settings.
Tap your Apple ID.
Tap Find My.
Tap Find My iPhone.
Turn on Find My iPhone
Tap the indicator next to "Find My iPhone" to turn on the function.
Turn offline finding on or off
Tap the indicator next to "Find My network" to turn the function on or off. If you turn on the function, follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.
If you turn on offline finding, your mobile phone can use other nearby Apple devices to register its current position via Bluetooth. To use the function, your mobile phone and Bluetooth need to be turned on.
Turn sending of latest location on or off
Tap the indicator next to "Send Last Location" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn on the function, your mobile phone can send its current position regularly to iCloud using GPS and Wi-Fi networks.
Return to the home screen
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
Tap Settings.
Tap your Apple ID.
Tap Find My.
Tap Find My iPhone.
Tap the indicator next to "Find My iPhone" to turn on the function.
Tap the indicator next to "Find My network" to turn the function on or off. If you turn on the function, follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.
If you turn on offline finding, your mobile phone can use other nearby Apple devices to register its current position via Bluetooth. To use the function, your mobile phone and Bluetooth need to be turned on.
Tap the indicator next to "Send Last Location" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn on the function, your mobile phone can send its current position regularly to iCloud using GPS and Wi-Fi networks.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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