To try to locate a missing iPhone, open Find My on an iPhone, tap Devices, and select the missing phone. If it appears on the map, the location may be current or last known; use Play Sound if it may be nearby. If Find My shows No location found, turn on Notify When Found and allow Find My notifications. Find My must have been enabled before loss. Without the app, use Find Devices on iCloud.com.

Apple's lost-iPhone guide explains the trusted-device and web routes and the pre-loss Find My requirement.

How do you open Find My for a missing iPhone?

  1. On another trusted Apple device signed in with your Apple Account, open Find My.
  2. In Find My, tap Devices, then select the missing iPhone.
  3. If Find My can locate the iPhone, read the current or last known location shown on the map.
  4. If the iPhone may be nearby, in Find My tap Play Sound.

To use the web route instead of the Find My app, go to iCloud.com/find and review the owner's device list.

What should you do with each Find My result?

  • Map location: Find My can show the iPhone's current or last known location.
  • No location found: In Find My, turn on Notify When Found under Notifications and make sure Find My notifications are allowed. The status does not identify a cause or promise a future update.
  • Sound Pending: Find My can play the sound after the iPhone reconnects to Wi-Fi or cellular, but the status does not promise a reconnection time.
  • The iPhone is absent: Find My must have been turned on before the iPhone was lost for it to appear in Find My or at iCloud.com/find.

What should you check before the next step?

  • In Find My, confirm that you selected Devices, not People, before interpreting the result.
  • In Find My, check whether the result is a map location, No location found, or Sound Pending.
  • For the owner-access routes in this guide, use a trusted Apple device signed in with the missing iPhone owner's Apple Account, or use the owner's access to iCloud.com/find.
  • If the iPhone may have been stolen or remains missing, continue with Apple's current lost-iPhone guidance.