Find My iPhone

Chusma notifies users when they’re being tracked via Apple’s ‘Find My’ service

Anthony Bouchard / June 15, 2020

Chances are you probably wouldn’t like it if someone you knew secretively began tracking your every move via Apple’s Find My service, but would you actually ever know if someone was? Apple unfortunately doesn’t provide any sort of straightforward notification to let you know when your handset is being tracked, but the jailbreak community now offers a solution for that.

Say hello to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Chusma by iOS developer Itaybre. Once installed, this tweak provides its users with real-time push notifications whenever anyone begins tracking your iPhone or iPad with Apple’s first party Find My service.

BlueFinder jailbreak tweak helps you find a misplaced iPhone via Bluetooth

Anthony Bouchard / November 19, 2019

Have you ever misplaced your iPhone somewhere in your home, but had immediate access to a paired Bluetooth device? If so, then you might be excited to learn about a new jailbreak tweak called BlueFinder by iOS developer AnthoPak.

From what we can gather, BlueFinder lets you use a paired Bluetooth accessory to trigger an audible ringing sound on your misplaced handset. This has significant advantages for clumsy folk who consistently drop their iPhone between the sofa cushions or leave their handset somewhere in the house and forget where they put it.

How to use the new Find My app on iOS and Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse / October 8, 2019

With the iOS 13 and macOS Catalina updates, you can now use the revamped and renamed Find My app to locate family or friends, share your own location, and find a device, all with one handy tool.

Having each of these features in a single spot makes it much easier to find who or what you need faster. If you haven’t checked it out yet, here’s how to use the new Find my app on iOS and Mac.

How to use Activation Lock on Apple Watch

Sandy Writtenhouse / June 27, 2019

If you just got your first Apple Watch, you’ve probably gone through the pairing to your iPhone, downloading of cool apps, and enabling of notifications. There’s one other thing that you should do which is set up Find My iPhone and this includes what’s called Activation Lock.

Here’s how to use Activation Lock on Apple Watch.

‘Find My’ in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina makes it easier to find the people and devices that matter to you

Evan Selleck / June 7, 2019

One of the many new announcements Apple made at this year's WWDC keynote was a change to the "Find My" service. The company has officially merged its two previous versions of the app into one, and made it even more useful and powerful as a result.

How to use Apple TV to find your iPhone, iPad or Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse / May 9, 2019

The Find My iPhone app is terrific for locating your device when you can’t. And you can use it from another device, on the web with iCloud.com, or with your HomePod to find your iPhone. But did you know you can also use it with your Apple TV?

So, if you’re hanging out watching a movie or playing a game on Apple TV and suddenly wonder where your iPhone, iPad, or even your Mac went, here’s how to use Apple TV to find your device.

How to use Alexa and Amazon Echo to find your iPhone

Sandy Writtenhouse / May 2, 2019

You can use your HomePod and Siri to find your iPhone, but if you don’t have a HomePod or use your Amazon Echo and Alexa more often, then this article is for you.

The Alexa app offers a skill that can help you find your phone when you can’t. It’s easy to enable and set up. So it’s definitely worth your time to do it and have it ready for that day when your phone is missing in your house somewhere.

Here’s how to use Alexa and Amazon Echo to find your iPhone.

PingWatch gives your iPhone a more audible Lost and found tone

Anthony Bouchard / April 26, 2019

Sometimes you misplace your iPhone and it’s merely hiding in between the seat cushions on your couch rather than being lost out in public, and that’s why Apple includes a native feature on your Apple Watch called Lost and found, which forces your iPhone to emit a high-frequency sonar tone so that you can locate it with just your ears.

As cool as this feature is, many have expressed their concerns with the sound, noting that it isn’t loud or noticeable enough. Apple’s response to these concerns? – such is life. But iOS developer Lefteris Karkaletsis wanted to do more, and so he released a new jailbreak tweak called PingWatch to replace the native Lost and found tone with something more audible.

Apple is testing a unified Find My Friends and Find My iPhone app, working on Tile-like tags

Christian Zibreg / April 18, 2019

Apple is reportedly developing Tile-like tags for personal item tracking, as well as working on merging functionalities provided by the standalone Find My Friends and Find My iPhone apps into a brand-new piece of software for iPhone, iPad, Mac and iCloud.com.

The world of hacking iCloud-locked iPhones

Christian Zibreg / February 7, 2019

An interesting in-depth report takes a look into how hackers are using password-phishing kits and fake receipts to remove Apple's Activation Lock protection on stolen iPhones.

How to find iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac & Apple Watch with your HomePod

Christian Zibreg / December 13, 2018

Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to know and do in your home, but there are more ways to use Apple's smart assistant on the wireless speaker. Should you lose an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch, HomePod can play a sound on your misplaced device to help you find it. In this step-by-step tutorial, we show you how.

How to disable Find My iPhone remotely

Sandy Writtenhouse / December 4, 2018

Find My iPhone is a handy feature to have, but if you sell your phone or trade it in and forget to disable that feature, then what? Luckily, there are a couple of ways that you can disable Find My iPhone on your device without having it in-hand.

Note that the device must be turned off to disable the feature. So, if you sold it to someone you know, ask them to turn it off. Or, if you traded it in, you likely (hopefully) turned it off before shipping it.

Now, here’s how to disable Find My iPhone remotely.