Plus-sign in "Find my iPhone?"

Last night the iPhone 4 got misplaced. We went online and put the iPhone in Lost Mode. We also looked up the lost iPhone in "Find my iPhone." That application showed the iPhone moving around in a place, where, according to the building's Security, there were no people. That's one puzzle. But what I ask about here is another icon in the window of "Find my iPhone." About 200 feet away from the iPhone icon, "Find my iPhone" showed a plus sign in a circle with a red background. Does anyone know what that circled plus sign represents?

Sorry no. That is a new security feature.

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I have activated iCloud on iPad2 and iPhone4S (both on iOS 7) using the same Apple ID and signed into 'Find my iPhone' still my iphone is not visible in my devices. I can only see my iPad.

I have activated iCloud on iPad2 and iPhone4S (both on iOS 7) using the same Apple ID and signed into 'Find my iPhone' still my iphone is not visible in my devices. I can only see my iPad.

On your iPhone, try toggling Find My iPhone off, then back on after a few seconds.

Is it possible to deactive notification email when we sign in find my iphone

hi. Iwhenever we sign in find my iphone we receive an notification email. Is it posible to turn that off?

Sorry no. That is a new security feature.

I get an email every time I sign on Find My iPhone saying a new phone signed on with my ID.

Why do I get an email saying a new phone signed onto Find My iPhone every time I sign on now? This began happening with iOS 8, and I suspect it has to do with the MAC address spoofing supposedly done for security, which causes some problems, especially for people who control their wireless access via MAC addresses. Any way to turn that OFF????

Doesn't relate to ios8 - because it started for me a few days ago also and i was still on ios7. in fact i upgraded to ios8 hoping that might stop it. The icloud settings page now says devices only will show up as managed devices if they are running ios8 or OS X Yosemite. so i upgraded hoping that would mean they would stop sending the messages. it didn't.
This is ridiculous - it says and thinks it is a new device every time i sign in.
They need to do something about this - currently i am applying an email filter for that subject to delete them automatically.

I want to get an email notification each time I sign into "find my iphone" is that possible?

I want to get an email notification each time I sign into "find my iphone" is that possible?

I thought my wife was tracking me through find my iphone and read where they can get an email when it comes back online, but not when it goes offline... but today i turned off my location servcies and got a phone call from her saying my phone's gps was turned off. How can she have something notifying her of that?? Just curious. Not worried about her but what about someone else........

Your Apple ID was used to sign into Find My iPhone

I am running iOS 7.2 nn my IPAD 2 Every hour I get the subject an alert that my id was used to find my ipad. It's my id my ipad so all is good except I didn't search for it How do I stop the messages?

Hi Jason,
You will receive this message any time someone uses your username and password to access Find My iPhone or when they log into icloud from a browser or other iOS device. If you DID NOT log into these services at the times indicated in the e-mail you may want to change your password as it could mean that someone knows your account details and are logging in without you knowing. This feature can not be turned off at this time and was enabled as a security precaution after the nude celebrity photo fiasco. If you no longer wish to receive these notifications in your e-mail, the only current way of getting rid of them is to create a rule in your e-mail program to send the apple e-mail to spam or trash as soon as it's received in your inbox.

After IOS8 I have to sign into Find My iPHone everytime

Before the update I did not have to sign in each time I opened the app, is there a new setting somewhere so I don't have to do this.

Make sure that you still have a passcode set on the phone. Without a passcode you would need to continue to sign in. It only allows for continuous sign in if the passcode is set.

How do I keep family members from locking or erasing a devce while viewing it from find My iPhone?

I have just subscribed to family sharing. I notice that when I sign into find my iPhone using a family member's device, all devices are visible. This is could be helpful and convenient, but I don't like the idea that family members can lock and erase anyone's device. How do I prevent this without turning off find my iPhone?

Family sharing allows you to see each other's location and device. It isn't their iCloud account, which is where locking or erasing could be done with their account password.

My daughters iphone is lost, she was earlier registered in find my iphone but by mistake I remove her device.Is it possible to trace or to erase her iphone?

my daughters iphone is lost, she was earlier registered in find my iphone but by mistake I remove her device.Is it possible to trace or to erase her iphone?

Not if the device is no longer signed onto Find My iPhone.
Sorry,
GB

Why do I get an email saying I have logged into find my iPhone???

Since the new iOS 8.0.1 update I found that when I log into find my iPhone i then get an email saying: Your Apple ID was used to sign into Find My iPhone. It then proceeds to tell me what device it was (my one at this time) and the date and time. I do not want this setting on. I have looked into it and can't find the option to switch it off. This gives a potential thief the notification that the device is being tracked which is certainly NOT a good idea. Please help!!!!

What a stupid update! Let's just hope I or anyone else doesn't lose their devices! Hopefully Apple will sort this out and give us the option to turn this setting off!

Why do I receive an email saying I used find my iPhone???

Since the new iOS 8.0.1 update I found that when I log into find my iPhone i then get an email saying: Your Apple ID was used to sign into Find My iPhone. It then proceeds to tell me what device it was (my one at this time) and the date and time. I do not want this setting on. I have looked into it and can't find the option to switch it off. This gives a potential thief the notification that the device is being tracked which is certainly NOT a good idea. Please help!!!!

The idea here is to alert you in case it was not you that was using Find My iPhone. Someone can try to crack your Apple ID from any device running FindMyiPhone (does not have to be yours) or from iCloud.com (via a web browser on a PC). They do not have to be in possession of your device to do this.
If anyone successfully does this, you will get an email, so that you know about it and can change your password right sway.
If someone actually has your device, yes they may see the notice arrive if you track the phone via the web or via an iPhone that has never been used on your AppleID before. But if they have the phone on to get the email, its too late, you;ve already got their location.
Thieves know that Find My iPhone is enabled by default. They are likely to shut the phone down to avoid being caught anyway. However, activation lock will prevent them from resetting the phone.
Don't turn off Find My iPhone, it is useful and valuable.

Why does find my iPhone send me an email saying I have logged into my account using my Apple ID?

Since the new iOS 8.0.1 update I found that when I log into find my iPhone i then get an email saying: Your Apple ID was used to sign into Find My iPhone. It then proceeds to tell me what device it was (my one at this time) and the date and time. I do not want this setting on. I have looked into it and can't find the option to switch it off. This gives a potential thief the notification that the device is being tracked which is certainly NOT a good idea. Please help!!!!

I have this same question. Even if you are logging on to see where your child is, or to make sure he/she made it to school or is where they say they are it sends and email letting them know, pointless. And as you pointed out if you lost your phone or if it was stolen then whomever has your phone has access to email and then knows you are tracking phone. Please anyone, tell me how to remove this setting.
Iphone 6, IOS 8

IOS8 FIND MY IPHONE PROBLEM

Ever since installing iOS 8 I get an e-mail every time I use Find My iPhone. It says "Your Apple ID was used to sign in to the Find My iPhone app on a new device". But, I am using the same device - my iPhone 5, that I always use. This has happened every time I sign to Find My iPhone since updating to iOS 8. With the earlier software this did not occur.

Others have reported this problem as well. You can file a bug report here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.

I was looking at the "Find my iPhone" app and I have a doubt regarding how it works for the macbook. In order to detect the location, the macbook should remain signed into iCloud. What if the thief logs out of iCloud. Would we able to locate the macbook?

I was looking at the "Find my iPhone" app and I have a doubt regarding how it works for the macbook. In order to detect the location, the macbook should remain signed into iCloud. What if the person who has stolen my macbook logs out of iCloud.
It should work fine for iPhone/iPad because we can enable "Restrictions" to prevent the user from signing out of iCloud. Do we have simialr settings for the macbook?
Thanks,

If it's not on the device list, it indicates that someone has gone to Find My iPhone on icloud.com and manually deleted it from the device list (as explained here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mmfc0eeddd), and it has not gone back online since (which would cause it to reappear on the device list; Find My iPhone has been turned of in settings on the device; the iClolud account has been deleted from the device; or the entire devices has been erased and restored.
Unfortunately, there's no other way to track the phone other than through Find My iPhone. You could call your carrier and see if they would blackliste it so at least the theif couldn't use it.

I unfortunately just got my IPhone 4s stolen.I thought I had the find my iPhone enabled but I didn't because I cannot locate the phone when I sign in ICloud.How can I erase all data on the phone so the thief can't access my personal information.

I unfortunately just got my IPhone 4s stolen.I thought I had the find my iPhone enabled but I didn't because I cannot locate the phone when I sign in ICloud.I have a password on the phone but i'm not sure if I turned on the option where the phone resets if you incorrectly put the password more than ten time. I immediately called my phone company (Verizon) and reported the phone stolen.So I know whoever took the phone cannot place calls or use the phone. But can they still access my data on the phone if they manage to unlock the phone? If so how can I erase all data on the phone so the thief can't access my personal information? is there any other way other than Find my IPhone to wipe off the data on the phone? I really don't want my personal information such as pictures, text messages, notes and social networks profile available to a stranger!!? Help please!!!

Hello thewrongway,
I'm sorry to hear about your phone! I understand the need for an active device. You are able to activate an old device and process an insurance claim for your iPhone 4s within 60days from the incident date. Keep in mind if the old phone is not a smartphone and you currently have unlimited data that feature will fall off. If you have a tier data plan no changes will be made. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thank you.
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