Apple has always led the market for being a company that offers security to its users. We’re not just talking about the privacy that ‘bitten apple’ phones provide or the end-to-end encryption within their native apps. Currently, the American company has implemented a new way to find our stolen or lost smartphone, even if we are without battery.
This is a new feature that has been added to the app search my Iphone, which allows us to find our mobile devices or any other Apple device (applies to Mac, iPad, iPhone), even if they are turned off.
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This will be achieved with a bluetooth signal that will emit our technological device to another of the same brand, which will not need a battery to be sent. The only requirement for this connection to be possible is that we have the option find my iPhone activated and that another Apple element is nearby. According to the company, the amount of data required for this process is so small that it does not put a strain on the battery or data usage.
In case you do not have this alternative activated, here we will explain the step by step to configure it.
How to activate find my iPhone?
Find My iPhone is activated the moment the device is first set up, so the most normal thing is that it is already activated on your teams. However, you can verify that you have the option activated by following these steps:
- On your device, open Settings and tap on your iCloud tab at the top
- There you will see a menu called search, next to the app icon. you will have to press it
- At the top, tap Find My iPhone
- Then turn on the alternatives find my iPhone and find offline
- You can also activate the sending of its last location when it turns off, it is another good measure.