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How to Refresh Location in Find My on iPhone or iPad

Aug 24, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Refresh Find My location

If you use Find My with iPhone to keep track of location of friends, family, items, or Apple devices, you may be wondering how you can refresh the location when you’re looking at the Find My map. Refreshing the Find My location can be necessary for many reasons, for example if you’re wanting to see … Read More

How to Add Third-Party Accessories to Find My on iPhone & iPad

Jul 9, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Add Third-Party Accessories to Find My on iPhone & iPad

Did you know that you can use Apple’s Find My service with third-party accessories? That’s right, you don’t have to own Apple’s AirTags accessory. Although the list of supported devices is somewhat limited right now, it’s certainly a feature that you may want to keep your eye on.

How to Rename AirTags

Jul 8, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Rename Your AirTag After Initial Setup

Do you regret the name that you chose during the initial setup of your AirTag? Or, do you want to change the accessory that you’re using your AirTag with? Either way, you may be looking to rename your AirTag. This is actually a lot simpler than you think.

Found a Lost AirTag? Here’s What You Can Do to Find AirTags Owner

Jul 8, 2021 - 2 Comments
Found a Lost AirTag? Here's What You Can Do

Did you find someone else’s AirTag out in the wild? If so, you probably want to do the right thing and return it to the rightful owner. So, how do you find the contact information related to an AirTag? That’s what we’ll show you how to do, and while it’s not quite as simple as … Read More

How to Find Lost AirTags Without an iPhone

Jul 2, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Find Lost AirTags Without an iPhone

Don’t have an iPhone or iPad in your hand to track your missing AirTags? No problem. You do have one other way, provided you own a Mac. The Find My app on macOS allows you to get the directions and even put your AirTags in Lost Mode.

How to Find a Lost Apple Watch

Jun 30, 2021 - 1 Comment

Most of the time your Apple Watch is likely to be on your wrist, for obvious reasons. But there are plenty of reasons to take it off and when you do, that’s when it’s likely to go missing. Kids, pets, or just general forgetfulness can be wonderful reasons to lose something like a watch but unlike … Read More

How to Remove AirTag from Find My on iPhone & iPad

Jun 28, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Remove AirTag from Find My on iPhone

Are you planning to sell or giveaway the AirTags you currently own? In that case, hold up for a second. You can’t just transfer the ownership of your AirTags right away. There’s something you need to do first, and that’s remove the AirTags from Find My.

How to Manually Add AirTag to Find My on iPhone & iPad

Jun 27, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Manually Add AirTag to Find My on iPhone

Are you having trouble setting up the AirTags the normal way? More specifically, is your AirTag not showing up on your iPhone when you bring it nearby? No worries, you still have another way to set it up by adding them manually to Find My.

Precision Finding Not Working With AirTags? Here’s How to Fix

Jun 26, 2021 - 2 Comments
Troubleshooting AirTags Precision Finding

Are you unable to get Precision Finding to work on your iPhone? Maybe, you’re seeing the Directions option instead of “Find” in the Find My app? These are potential issues that new AirTags owners may come across, but it’s a fairly simple fix.

How to Put Your AirTag in Lost Mode

Jun 25, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Put Your AirTag in Lost Mode

Did you completely lose one of your AirTags? To be more specific, are you only able to see its last location on the Find My app? You’ve tried making them play a sound, you’ve used Precision Finding, but still no luck. In that case, it’s time to put your AirTag in Lost Mode, which goes … Read More

How to Play a Sound on AirTag to Help Find Them

Jun 23, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Play Sound to Find Your AirTag

Are you having trouble finding your AirTags despite having an idea where it is? In that case, the built-in speakers on the AirTags can be your savior. With your iPhone or iPad, you can play a sound on your missing AirTag, making it easier to locate them. The audible signal is helpful even with Precision … Read More

How to Check AirTag Battery Life

Jun 22, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Check AirTags Battery Life

AirTags may be tiny button-shaped devices, but they still require power to perform tasks and communicate with the Find My network. No, this doesn’t mean you have to charge it, but it’s still important to keep an eye on the battery life, since they’ll need to be changed every so often. Let’s review some additional … Read More

How to Use Precision Finding to Locate AirTags With iPhone

Jun 22, 2021 - 7 Comments
How to Use Precision Finding to Locate AirTags Using iPhone

If you recently bought and configured AirTags to keep some of your accessories safe and easily trackable, you will probably want to learn to take advantage of everything that Apple’s new tracker has to offer. Of course a huge component of AirTags is that you can find them, and using Precision Finding makes this easy.

How to Set Up an AirTag on iPhone & iPad

Jun 21, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Set Up an AirTag on iPhone

Have you picked up a few AirTags to keep track of all your accessories? In that case, you may be curious about how you can set them up and add them to the Find My network. There’s nothing to worry about since it’s pretty easy.

How to Get Around Activation Lock on iPhone

Apr 11, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Get Around Activation Lock on iPhone

Did you purchase a used iPhone from someone only to be welcomed with an Activation Lock screen? Or, did you forget your Apple ID details and get locked out of your own iPhone? Either way, there are multiple ways to go about resolving the activation lock situation on an iPhone (or iPad for that matter).

How to Find iPhone with HomePod

Feb 24, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Find iPhone with HomePod

Don’t know where you last placed your iPhone? Unable to find it anywhere in the house even after a thorough search? Maybe it’s buried in a couch cushion somewhere or under the bed? Not to worry, because you can now use your HomePod to locate your iPhone, and all by voice.

How to Know When Someone Leaves or Arrives at a Destination with Find My on iPhone & iPad

Aug 30, 2020 - 3 Comments
How to Know When Someone Leaves or Arrives at a Destination

Do you want to know when your friends or family members arrive at a destination, or when they leave a particular location, without having to call them? Thanks to a nifty Find My feature, you can receive location based notifications right on your iPhone or iPad when someone else leaves or arrives at a destination.

How to Share Your Location with Find My on iPhone & iPad

Aug 28, 2020 - 3 Comments
How to Share Location with Find My

Want to share your location with someone easily? Tired of always having to give directions when you’re meeting up with your family, friends, and colleagues? Thanks to the location sharing feature within Apple’s Find My app, you can easily help someone to find you by sharing your location from iPhone or iPad, and in turn … Read More

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