How To Find Lost Iphone If Turned Off

2 Ways to Find a Lost iPhone/Android Phone that is Turned off

Are you anxious about finding your offline device? This article below helps you learn about how to locate a lost cell phone that is turned off.

Nowadays, many cell phone manufacturers have equipped their products with security measures that help people locate lost or stolen devices. Maybe you're anxious about your missing device and wonder: Does tracking iPhone service still work when my cell phone is turned off? How to track a stolen phone that is switched off?

Don't worry! Read the article below to find out about how to find lost phone which is switched off.

Can You Track a Phone If It Is Switched Off?

The simple answer is YES. You can tracka phone that is turned off.It may not be as easy as locating your cell phone when it's on, but there are still some ways to help youfind lost phone which is switched off.

How to Find a Lost iPhone that is Turned off?

For iPhone with iOS 13 or later, iPhone has implemented the "Find My iPhone" and "Send Last Location" features which do their best to help you find an offline device.

When "Find My iPhone" is enabled, you will be able to locate your iPhone even if it's not connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network. You can use the "Find My" App on another Apple device or the "Find iPhone" feature in your iCloud to track your offline device. Click on this link to see "How to Use Find My iPhone to Track a Lost/Stolen iPhone". (contents of the second article)

When your phone is turned off or runs out of battery, you won't be able to track its real-time location using the methods described above. However, the "Send Last Location" feature allows you to see the last location of your cell phone before it's off. You can also turn on the "Notify When Found" feature, which sends you an email notification when your phone is back on.

Here's how to turn on "Notify When Found":

Go to the "Find My" App and tap on your missing device in the list.
Scroll up the tab to see more options.
Toggle "Notify When Found" on.

How to Locate a Lost Android Phone that is Turned off

If you ever get lucky and your missing cell phone is still on, you can use "Find My Device" to locate it in real-time. Otherwise, when your phone is offline, turned off, or out of battery, you will be able to see the last location where your phone can be found, using "Find My Device". See the following steps:

Go to android.com/find or open the "Find My Device" app on another Android device.
When prompted, sign in to your Google account. Make sure you're signed in to the Google account linked to your missing device.
A full list of your devices that are linked to the selected Google account will be presented. Click on your missing device to see its location.

With the "Find My Device" feature, you can also play a sound on your phone, secure your device with your PIN, and erase your data remotely to help find and protect your device.

Further Reading: How to Remove Google Find My Device Lock >

How Do you Locate a Lost Cell Phone that is Turned off Using Google?

If your missing cell phone has the "Find My Device" app installed and is linked to your Google account, you can see the location history of your cell phone on Google Maps. Here's how:

Log in to your Google account and open Google Maps.
Click on the menu and then click on "Your timeline".
A new window will pop up. Enter the date on which you lost your cell phone to see its location history.

View Location History of Your Phone on Google Map

Another simple way to get information about your missing device is to search "find my phone" on Google and here's how:

Go to google.com and search "find my phone".
Click on "Get Started". You will see a full list of devices that are linked to the Google account which is currently signed in.
Select your missing device.

You will now see a checklist of what you can do to find your missing device and secure your information.

Search Find My Phone on Google

Bonus Tip. How to Turn off Find My iPhone without Password

If you can not turn off find my iPhone manually or you have forgotten your Apple ID password, here we recommend professional iOS devices unlock tool named AnyUnlock – iCloud Activation Unlocker. It can help you turn off Find My iPhone/iPad/iPod touch without a password.

After that, your device will be factory reset automatically, all content and settings being erased, including iCloud Activation Lock. Follow the detailed steps to fix cannot turn off find my iPhone issue:

Video Tutorial on How to Turn Off Find My iPhone without Password:

Steps for Windows:

Step 1. Download AnyUnlock and open it on your PC and choose the Turn off Find My iPhone mode at the left control panel > Click on Start Now button.

How to Turn Off Find My iPhone without Password

Step 2. Connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable and click Confirm button after you read and agree on the Terms of Use.

Connect your Device to the Computer

Step 3. Now, please follow the Jailbreak Tutorial to jailbreak your device since there is no direct jailbreak tool for the Windows system in the market currently. If your device is jailbroken successfully, please go back to the software and click on the Next button to continue.

Follow the Tutorial to Jailbreak your iPhone

Step 4. Please confirm your iPhone's information and disconnect your device from Wi-Fi and turn off cellular data > Tap on the Start Now.

Confirm the Device Information and Start Turning off Find My

Step 5. AnyUnlock is Turning off Find My iPhone. You need to ensure the computer network connection is stable.

Turning off Find My on your iPhone

Step 6. Now, find my iPhone should be turned off and please follow the steps to confirm the Find My status on your iPhone and enter the Find My iPhone status on the software.

Enter the Find My iPhone Status

Step 7. Find My iPhone has been successfully turned off and the previous Apple ID has been removed.

Turn off Find My iPhone Successfully

Steps for Mac computer:

If you are a Mac user, you can follow the steps bellow to turn off Find My iPhone easily with AnyUnlock, in order to fix cannot turn off find my iPhone issue on your device:

Step 1. Download AnyUnlock – iCloud Activation Unlocker and launch it on your computer > Tap on "Turn off Find My iPhone" at the left control panel > Connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable > Then, click on the "Start Now" button.

How to Turn Off Find My iPhone without Password

Step 2. Check "Terms of Use" > Click on "Confirm" button > After, AnyUnlock will start to jailbreak your device but don't worry, it will be back to the unjailbroken status after Find My is turned off.

Download the Jailbreak Tool to Jailbreak the Device

Step 3. After downloading the jailbreak tool successfully, you need to follow the instructions on the software to put your iPhone into DFU mode > When the jailbreaking process completed, you will see the following screen with your iPhone's details > Click on "Turn off Now".

Turn Off Find My iPhone Interface

Step 4. Now, the Find My iPhone feature should have been turned off what you need to do is just to confirm the Find My is OFF status on your device > Click on Confirm button.

Confirm to Turning off Find My iPhone

Step 5. After that,AnyUnlock will remove your "Find My iPhone" option successfully.

Successfully Turn Off Find My iPhone

The "Turn Off Find My iPhone" mode will not work if your device is unactivated devices(even though the activation lock has been bypassed).
It currently supports iPhone 6s to iPhone X and iOS 13 ~ iOS 14.

The Bottom Line

Hope the information above is useful and can help you locate your missing offline cell phone! Please don't hesitate to comment below if you still have any questions about this topic or any other relevant issues. Wish you the best of luck at recovering your device!

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