How To Find Someone Else's Lost iPhone - Help A Friend Explained
If an iPhone is lost, the owner might need some help finding it again, even though Apple has built-in reliable ways to find missing devices. The trouble is that the iPhone might have been the only thing the person had with them to search for the misplaced phone. So unless the iPhone is close enough that saying 'Hey Siri' gets a response, a user will need another device to track it down.
Apple has various ways to find lost items, and it's not just Apple devices that are trackable now. The AirTag is Apple's latest addition to the Find My network, a bottle-cap-sized beacon that can be attached to key rings or tucked in a bag to make those items easily findable if they ever go missing. The Find My network is a billion-strong worldwide collection of Apple device owners that can anonymously identify lost devices and objects. A few third-party devices have Find My tracking capability as well, including headphones, electric bicycles and more.
Related: Does AppleCare+ Cover A Lost Or Stolen iPhone?
Apple's Find My app has a feature called 'Help A Friend' that lets an iPhone or iPad owner assist with searching for a friend's lost iPhone. The first step is to open the Find My app. Then the user should go to the 'Me' tab, scroll down to find 'Help A Friend,' and tap it. This will open the Safari browser on the iCloud.com website to the Find My iPhone page. If the user is already signed in, they should log out by tapping their name in the upper-right corner and selecting 'Sign Out.' The friend can then sign in to their iCloud account with their Apple ID and use the Find My iPhone feature to spot where their phone was last seen, appearing as a dot on a map.
An Android device owner can also help a friend locate their iPhone by opening
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