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cococoady · 03-06-2012, 21:55

Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off.
Thanks

**Agent Smith** · 03-06-2012, 21:56

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Originally Posted by cococoady

Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off.
Thanks

Not if you dont have the app installed

cococoady · 03-06-2012, 21:58

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Originally Posted by Agent Smith

Quote:

Originally Posted by cococoady

Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off.
Thanks

Not if you dont have the app installed

Fook it.
Cheers anyway.

Captain Morgan · 03-06-2012, 22:05

Do you actually need the app on your phone? The way I thought it worked was if you have find my iPhone setting turned on in iCloud settings you download the app on another iOS device to track it.

Duggys Housemate · 03-06-2012, 22:13

its a setting not an app

cococoady · 03-06-2012, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Do you actually need the app on your phone? The way I thought it worked was if you have find my iPhone setting turned on in iCloud settings you download the app on another iOS device to track it.

Really??
How do u login to iCloud.
Don't have a computer but can use the girlfriends iPhone.

cococoady · 03-06-2012, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Duggys Housemate

its a setting not an app

Any idea how to get into it

jd83 · 03-06-2012, 22:22

https://www.icloud.com/

**Sad Professor** · 03-06-2012, 22:22

To login into iCloud, go to www.icloud.com

To enable Find My iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone on your iPhone. If your phone is gone and this wasn't enabled already, then you are out of luck.

Stainless_Steel · 04-06-2012, 08:19

What's to stop a thief disabling this setting???

**Sad Professor** · 04-06-2012, 08:28

Nothing. But they could just as easily turn the phone off or take the SIM out.

cococoady · 04-06-2012, 09:47

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Originally Posted by Sad Professor

Nothing. But they could just as easily turn the phone off or take the SIM out.

Does this turn off the tracking?

**Sad Professor** · 04-06-2012, 10:01

Yes.

*antodeco* · 04-06-2012, 12:52

I originally just had the setting but then I downloaded the app too. As far as I know, it's just the setting that you need.

**Sad Professor** · 04-06-2012, 13:08

Unless you have multiple iOS devices, you don't need the app. It's just the website in app form.

03-06-2012, 21:55	#1
cococoady Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 518 Adverts \| Friends	Find my iPhone. Can anyone tell me is there a way to track lost iPhones without having the find ur iPhone app on it. I don't recall if I do have it on it as I've so many apps on the phone, but just incase I don't is there any other way. It's an iPhone 4 running the latest software bar one. I've tried ringing it but whoever has it now turned it off. Thanks

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03-06-2012, 22:05	#4
Captain Morgan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 16,486 Adverts \| Friends	Do you actually need the app on your phone? The way I thought it worked was if you have find my iPhone setting turned on in iCloud settings you download the app on another iOS device to track it.

03-06-2012, 22:13	#5
Duggys Housemate Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,917 Adverts \| Friends	its a setting not an app

03-06-2012, 22:22	#8
jd83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,303 Adverts \| Friends	https://www.icloud.com/

03-06-2012, 22:22	#9
Sad Professor Information Retrieval Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 14,299 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Mac, Star Trek, Films	To login into iCloud, go to www.icloud.com To enable Find My iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone on your iPhone. If your phone is gone and this wasn't enabled already, then you are out of luck.

04-06-2012, 08:19	#10
Stainless_Steel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 827 Adverts \| Friends	What's to stop a thief disabling this setting???

04-06-2012, 08:28	#11
Sad Professor Information Retrieval Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 14,299 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Mac, Star Trek, Films	Nothing. But they could just as easily turn the phone off or take the SIM out.

04-06-2012, 10:01	#13
Sad Professor Information Retrieval Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 14,299 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Mac, Star Trek, Films	Yes.

04-06-2012, 12:52	#14
antodeco Warning: Contains traces of nuts Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ballyfermot. Posts: 99,999 Posts: 6,984 Adverts \| Friends	I originally just had the setting but then I downloaded the app too. As far as I know, it's just the setting that you need.

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Sad Professor Information Retrieval Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 14,299 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Mac, Star Trek, Films	Unless you have multiple iOS devices, you don't need the app. It's just the website in app form.