How to turn on Find My on your iPhone, iPad or Mac

Find out how to turn on Find My so you can locate a lost Apple device or an item – such as your paired AirPods, Apple Watch or a personal item with an AirTag attached.

Turn on Find My for your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Settings app.

  2. Tap your name, then tap Find My.

  3. Tap Find My [device] and then turn on Find My [device].

    An iPhone screen showing Find My settings. Find My iPhone and Share My Location are turned on.
  4. To see your device even when it’s offline, turn on Find My network.* To have the location of your device sent to Apple when the battery is low, turn on Send Last Location.

Add your AirPods or Apple Watch to Find My

To add your AirPods or Apple Watch to Find My, the item needs to be paired with your iPhone or iPad and Find My needs to be enabled on your device. To make sure you can find your devices even if they're powered off or disconnected, check that Find My network is turned on.

AirPods, AirPods Pro or AirPods Max

  1. Make sure that your AirPods are connected to your iPhone or iPad. You may need to open the case or wear at least one AirPod.

  2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, then tap Bluetooth.

  3. Tap the More Info buttonnull next to your device in the list.

  4. Scroll down to Find My network.

  5. Make sure Find My network is turned on.

You can add these AirPods models to the Find My network: AirPods 3, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), AirPods Pro (all models) and AirPods Max.

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Apple Watch

  1. On your Apple Watch, open Settings.

  2. Tap your name, then scroll down until you see your Apple Watch.

  3. Tap your watch name, then tap Find My Watch.

  4. Make sure Find My network is turned on.

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Turn on Find My for your Mac

  1. From the Apple menu , choose System Settings.

  2. Click your name, then click iCloud.

  3. Click See All.

    macOS screen showing iCloud+ settings. See All in the upper right is emphasised.
  4. Scroll down, then click Find My Mac.

    macOS screen showing the Saved to iCloud menu. Find My Mac is currently turned off.
  5. Click Turn On. If asked, enter your Apple Account password. Click Turn On, then click Allow when asked to allow Find My Mac to use the location of your Mac.

To locate your lost device on a map, make sure that you turned on Location Services for Find My.

Add other supported items and accessories to Find My

You can keep track of personal items – such as keys or a rucksack – by attaching an AirTag. You can also add other compatible Find My network accessories.

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*The Find My network is a crowdsourced network of over a billion Apple devices that use Bluetooth technology to detect the location of an accessory or device, and report their approximate location back to the owner. It’s all anonymous and encrypted to protect everyone’s privacy. Find My availability and features may vary by country or region.

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