How To Use Find My Iphone New Update

To turn on automatic updates go to settings general software update customize automatic updates then turn on install ios updates.

How to use find my iphone new update. To get it head to settings general software update on your iphone. Turn on your new device and place it near your current device. Select the icon for the device to open the device management screen. Jason cipriani cnet as of ios 13 apple has merged find my iphone and find my friends into one app. Connect the ios device to the computer you sync it with then open itunes.

The new find my app icon. Select a device to view its location on a map. Or select back up now to create a backup of the data on the phone. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to icloud then you can see where it is in the find my app. Don t worry if the update isn t there yet it s still.

You can still use itunes to regain access to the device. If you want to sell give away or trade in your iphone or you need to send it in for service then you will need to turn off find my iphone. Select sync to sync the device with the computer. If your missing device can t connect to the internet the find my app can still help you track it down using the find my network hundreds of millions of iphone ipad and mac devices around the world. This will show you any available software updates including ios 14.

If you ve never backed up your iphone with itunes and don t have find my iphone enabled you can force your locked iphone into recovery mode and restore it to its factory default settings then erase data on the device including the lock screen password. The combined app now called apple find my has a new look but it. Make sure that it s the apple id that you want to use then tap continue. Select a device to view its location on a map. Your device will automatically update to the latest version of ios or ipados.