Questions tagged [find-my]
For questions about Apple’s application Find My in iOS 13, combining two previous applications Find My Friends and Find my iPhone.
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How can I configure my iPhone so that it rings if my Apple AirTag gets less than 1 kilometer away from my phone?
I've linked an Apple AirTag with my iPhone (i.e., I see the AirTag in the "Find My" app). The AirTag is currently in some bag far away, but it will get back to my place soon. How can I ...
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can I temporarily disable an AirTag?
I have the following issue. I want my daughter to have an AirTag in her bag, but I want to disable it throughout the time she in school, as it interacts with her school iPad and makes her ...
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Does Find My save multiple locations for the same name?
In the Find My app I can Edit Location Name e.g. when a person is at their school, I can set that location as having Location Name School.
However, the person in question goes to a university, and the ...
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Reset AirTag without iPhone
I recently got an Android phone and forgot to remove my AirTags from findmy before giving the iPhone away. I still have my MacBook. But the findmy app won't let me reset my AirTags as in remove them ...
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Does Apple Watch support precise location in FindMy
I just got a new Series 9 Apple Watch. I was under the impression that it supported the precise location feature in the "Find My" app, both for AirTags, and for iPhone 15's.
I can't get it ...
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Problem with Find My
I have a problem with the "Find My" feature; when I want to get my friend's location, he does not receive a notification in which he can share or reject the request. When he sends me a ...
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Why could FindMy not detect a charged Airpod
My Airpod is fully charged I'm not sure where I left it. I couldn't find the location using FindMy.
Any ideas what should I be doing?
How close should I be to the Airpod to find it?
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Does lost mode post more frequent updates?
When trying to follow an AirTag attached to a dog’s collar, it’s very hard to locate them if they’re on the run, since location updates might only happen every 3-5 minutes, even with a full battery.
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Why would AirPods on their own start tracking another person's device?
Is it possible for AirPods to think on their think that they are "lost" and start tracking its location even if the owner hasn't triggered a "Find My" search?
Someone I was hanging ...
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Find My app doesn't find my AirTags if they are far from me but only under one MacBook Pro account
I have a few AirTags. They show up fine on my iPhone and iPad but on my MacBook Pro M2 they say the old location of the last time they were near my MacBook Pro, even though an iPad sitting next to it ...
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Locate AirTags without iPad or iPhone
I lost my luggage that had an AirTag on it. However, my only other Apple product, the iPad, was also in the luggage.
Find My through iCloud (https://icloud.com/find) doesn't list it.
I searched as ...
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Find My on my MacBook Pro refuses to locate my AirTags, is there a way to clear its cache or something?
I have a few AirTags. They show up fine on my iPhone and iPad but on my MacBook Pro M2 they say "No location found". I have an older Intel MacBook Pro and they show up fine there.
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How do I remove a device that I no longer own from Find My?
I sold my MacBook Pro a while ago and even if I did signed out from my Apple account, I realize now that it still appears in Find My and I see the location of the new owner.
When I select that device ...
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Find My shows that my iMac is still logged in to previous owner [closed]
I recently purchased an iMac 2020 which had been previously brought via Amazon in September and returned for whatever reason. It still has its warranty until August 2023 and basically new condition. I ...
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Do airtags beep if they are traveling with someone who does not have an iThing?
Suppose Brian steels ones bag that has an airbag sewn into it well hidden. Brian doesn't have an iPhone or iPad, but rather a feature phone, or alternately an Android device. He takes it with him on ...
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