iPhone lost: What to do?

If you don't know where your iPhone is, you can have iTunes locate it with a useful feature. This way you can quickly find out if you have forgotten your iPhone somewhere or if the device might even have been stolen. Depending on this, you can take additional steps via iTunes.

iPhone: Enable Tracking

Did you leave your iPhone lying around, did it fall out of your pocket or did it just disappear in your apartment? To quickly track down your iPhone, all you need is iTunes and your Apple ID. If you have misplaced it, you can find out the code via the official Apple site. Using the "Find my iPhone" function, you can also password the device afterwards, play a sound or reset the iPhone to factory settings. This also prevents your personal data from falling into the wrong hands in the event of theft.

1. The location function only succeeds if the corresponding function has previously been activated on your device via "Settings" > "iCloud" > "Find my iPhone".
2. If your iPhone is subsequently lost, all you have to do is log in to iCloud via your browser. Then you can see under "Find my iPhone" where your device is currently located.
3. Have you not activated the function before, however, then this can not help you even if the device is lost. In diesem Fall ist es sinnvoll das Passwort Ihrer Apple ID und anderen Diensten auf dem Gerät zu ändern.
4. Außerdem sollten Sie den Verlust des iPhones bei der örtlichen Polizeidienststelle und Ihrem Mobilfunkanbieter melden.
5. Achten Sie zudem darauf, das Gerät in iClouds aus der Liste der vertrauenswürdigen Geräte zu entfernen.