Hi Michael, I forgot to add this support link. https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201472
Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 31 Dec 2017, at 8:51 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > After more than 24 has passed since the last location was sent to Apple (if > Send Last Location is turned on). It does look like someone has picked the > iPhone up from the neighbour’s front lawn. > > Sometimes when an iOS device goes missing, Find My iPhone helps to locate and > recover the device. Ideally, the battery on the lost iPhone has enough juice > for iCloud to track the location live. > In some cases, the lost device has a dead battery or is simply turned off. So > does Find My iPhone still work? Live tracking will not work, but Find My > iPhone may still be able to lead you to your missing phone by showing you its > last known location. > > Instead of a green circle on a map identifying the iPhone's current location, > the last known location of the iOS device will be displayed by a grey circle. > Clicking the grey circle, then clicking the information icon (i) will provide > more details, including the last time the device was seen at this location. > Unless the lost device is plugged in to charge, the current location cannot > be found. > > https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204233 > > https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iphone/how-find-lost-iphone-ipad-even-if-battery-has-died-3612189/ > > I’ve got to get back to New Years Eve celebrations now 🍾🥂 > > > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > >> On 31 Dec 2017, at 8:32 pm, Michael Hawkins >> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: >> >> Hello Ronni, >> >> I had taken each of the steps suggested by you Ronni. The problem is that >> the iPhone is not where it says it is. >> I’m wondering if there is a hack which enables who ever hacks the phone to >> make it appear it is somewhere other than where “Find my iPhone” says it is. >> >> I’ve gone back to an iPhone 4 pending the recovery of the newer model which >> I had had for 2 days. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michael >> >>> On 31 Dec 2017, at 3:59 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Michael, >>> >>> My comments in Situ below. >>> >>>> On 31 Dec 2017, at 3:16 pm, Michael Hawkins >>>> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> I recently lost an iPhone, and used Find my iPhone to try and find it. >>> >>> If your device goes missing, put it in Lost Mode to lock it immediately and >>> start tracking its location. Find My iPhone will show you where it’s been >>> over the last 24 hours. >>>> >>>> According to the spot on the map, the iPhone was in the middle of the >>>> closely mown lawn in the neighbour’s front yard across the street. We >>>> couldn’t find the iPhone nor could we hear any sound from it, nor could we >>>> hear it ring when we rang it. >>> >>> Sounds like the iPhone has ‘silent’ mode turned on, if no sound is heard. >>>> >>>> I used f”ind my iPhone” on three different devices over the next three >>>> days, from a variety of locations up to 20 km away from the neighbour’s >>>> place. The result was identical on each of them, the location my missing >>>> phone less than “1 minute ago” as being in the middle of the front lawn. >>>> >>>> The battery has now gone flat, but just in case someone recharges the >>>> battery and turns the phone on, I’d like to know what to do if, yet again, >>>> the iPhone is reported as being in the middle of the yard. Or what I could >>>> have done. >>> >>> Use the Find My iPhone app or sign in to iCloud.com to view your device’s >>> location on a map. Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will also mark its >>> location when its battery is critically low, to help you find it even if it >>> runs out of power. >>> >>> Activation Lock is designed to prevent anyone from using or selling your >>> device. The moment you turn on Find My iPhone, your Apple ID and password >>> will be required before anyone can turn off Find My iPhone, erase your >>> device, or reactivate it. >>>> >>>> Each device I used was using the latest iOS. >>>> >>>> Happy New Year >>>> >>>> Michael >>> >>> Happy New year >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB
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