Find My iPhone

Find My iPhone
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Initial release June 15, 2010 (2010-06-15)
Stable release
4.0[1] / September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)[1]
Preview release
iOS 9.2
Development status Active
Written in Swift
Operating system iOS 8 and later
Platform macOS, iOS, web
Size 5.9 MB
Available in English
Type Location aware mobile application
License Freeware
Website www.apple.com/icloud/find-my-iphone.html

Find My iPhone (also known as Find iPhone on the SpringBoard, and also known specifically for other devices as Find My iPad, Find My iPod, or Find My Mac) is an app and service provided by Apple Inc. that allows remote location-tracking of iOS devices and Mac computers. As of March 2013, the service currently is available for iOS 5 or later and OS X 10.7.5 "Lion" or later through iCloud. As of the release of iOS 9, the application (app) is now bundled with the operating system. If a user is running iOS 8, the app is available for download from the App Store free of charge.[1]

History

Find My iPhone was released initially as an app in June 2010 for users of MobileMe. In November 2010 with iOS 4.2, Find My iPhone was available for free for such devices.[2][3] With the release of iCloud in October 2011, the service became free for all iCloud users. Also, the service was made available as "Find My Mac"[4] for Mac computers running OS X 10.7.2 "Lion" or later using iCloud.

Version history

Version Number Date released Changes
1.0

June 15, 2010 (2010-06-15)
  • Initial release
1.0.1

September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
  • Support for iPod Touch 4th generation
  • Translation and bug fixes
1.1

November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
  • Released for free for supported devices running iOS 4.2
  • New languages are supported
1.2

June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)
  • If device was offline when the user attempt to locate it, an email will be sent when it comes online and is located.[5]
  • Ability to remove a device that is offline[5]
1.2.1

August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)
  • Stability improvements
1.3

October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)
  • iCloud support
  • Find My MacBook
  • Ability to request an email when a device is located that was previously offline
1.4

March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)
2.0

September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
  • Lost Mode for iOS 6 or later[6][7][8]
  • Battery charge indicator[6]
  • Forever login for iOS 6 or later[6]
2.0.1

December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)
  • Driving directions to the device's location for iOS 6 or later[9]
  • Several buttons ("Play Sound", "Lost Mode", and "Erase Device") were moved to a separate screen from the map view
2.0.2

March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.0.3

August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22)
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements
3.0

October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
  • New design for iOS 7 devices
4.0

September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)

Features

Find My iPhone allows users to locate their iOS devices using either the iOS app or icloud.com on a computer. In addition to locating a device, the service provides three key features:

The update with iOS 6 added the ability to check the device's battery level.[1]

Since the release of iOS 7 users have complained about the link between GPS, WiFi, and the App itself. Some handset owners have noted the App enables and disables itself when passing between cellular protocol bandwidths.

Requirements

As of January 2013, the service is supported on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Mac computers running OS X 10.7.5 "Lion" or later.[11] In addition to a compatible device, a free iCloud account is required to use Find My iPhone.[10] Users also can track their Find My iPhone enabled devices through iCloud.com on Windows, but cannot use it the other way around to track their PC.

Incidents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Find My iPhone – iOS App Store". Apple Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Find My iPhone is now free... – 9to5Mac". Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ Aamoth, Doug (November 23, 2010). "Find My iPhone "App of the Week" – Techland – Time". Time. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Find My Mac Coming in OS X Lion – 9to5Mac". Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Find My iPhone gets email notifications and offline device removal – 9to5Mac". Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "iCloud – Find My iPhone". Apple Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Mac World – Find My iPhone update". Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Benjamin, Jeff. "Find My iPhone Lost Mode". Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ Wong, Raymond (December 11, 2012). "Apple Updates 'Find My iPhone' App With Handy Driving Directions". BGR Media, LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Gilbert, Jason (October 13, 2011). "Find My iPhone – Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ "iCloud: Find My iPhone". Apple Inc. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ Winton, Richard (November 22, 2011). "'Find My Phone' iPhone app leads police to armed robbery suspect". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ Etherington, Darrell (September 14, 2012). "Find My iPhone Leads To Arrest Of Suspects In Atlanta Armed Robbery Case". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  14. ↑ Bishop, Rollin (January 15, 2013). "Find My iPhone Keeps Sending Sprint Customers to 59-Year-Old Retiree's House". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  15. ↑ "iGotcha: Police recover stolen computer thanks to 'Find My iPhone' app". CTV.ca. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

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