Precision of Find My iPhone Tracker

I have the Find My iPhone app activated and iCloud shows it is right behind my neighbor's house, which is a few yards and across from me. Mapping seems pretty accurate as I've refreshed a few times just to be sure, but what level of precision is the tracker before I go over there? I've tried calling and the phone is ringing, but I don't hear the sound anywhere in the house and it shows being in the back of that house rather than inside.

Take that location with a grain of salt. Not only do you have accuracy of the location being reported by the iPhone but you have accuracy of the Apple mapping. Even with a clear view of the sky and the best accuracy being reported by the phone, the overlay of the phones position on the map can be off by quite a distance. Refreshing the position will only be as good as the map underneath the iPhones reported position. I've seen the iPhone off by half a block due to mapping accuracy. You need to keep searching before the iPhone battery dies and you lose contact.

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iMessage and FaceTime went down yesterday for some people. Mine is still down. My iMessage is saying the same thing about being activated. Sounds like you are still down too. Ignore the status page that says everything is fine - it lies.

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HT4623 how to find my iphone

my iphone was stolen. how do I use a application "find my Iphone"?

On the iPhone, you need to have installed an iCloud account and enabled the "find my iPhone" tracking setting in that iCloud account's settings. The find my iphone app is used on another iOS device to track your lost or stolen device - the app itself has nothing at all to do with making a given device findable.
So, if you had an iCloud account active on your stolen iPhone, with the setting active, then you can just log in to your iCloud account in a web browser and track the stolen phone from there.
If you did not have the iCloud account on the stolen phone, it is not trackable at all.
Also, if it is off or has no data connection, it will not be trackable. Or, if the theif simple has restored it as new in iTunes, it will not be trackable (although all your data and information would have been wiped off it by the restore).

We have find an iPhone, 2 iPads, 2 iPhones that are online, we cannot get the 3rd iPhone online?

we need to connect several iPhones to the "find my iPhone tracking systerm", one phone will not connect, we have enable the tracking devices and location services, wha steps are we missing?

Be sure you are signed into the iCloud ID being used on the iPhone that isn't online when you attempt to track it. (Find My iPhone will only show devices using the iCloud account you are signed into when you go to icloud.com.) If you are and it's still not showing, try going to Settings>iCloud on the phone and turn Find My iPhone off, wait a few seconds, then turn it back on.

My iPhone is dead and when I try to find it with Find My iPhone, it says it is offline. How can I track and find my lost phone?

I lost my iPhone and cannot find a way to track it. My phone is dead and I used Find My iPhone later than 24 hours after I lost it so it will not tell me if it is located in my house or not. Is there any way to track my iPhone or make it okay a noise if it is dead and offline?

If the iPhone doesn't appear in Find My iPhone, then unless your carrier has their own tracking service there is no way to locate it. And if it's turned off, there's no way to cause it to make any sort of noise.
Regards.

My iphone 4s was stolen i have locked and set it up to erase content when the iphone is turned on, it has 'find my iphone' on it will i still be able to track it if it turns on?

My iphone 4s was stolen i have locked and set it up to erase content when the iphone is turned on, it has 'find my iphone' on it will i still be able to track it if it turns on? PLEASE HELP really want to find it

You're welcome.
Once again, the Find My iPhone app has no effect on this.
Find My iPhone must be enabled with your iCloud account settings on the iPhone.
Location Services must be enabled.
The iPhone must be connected to the internet via an available wi-fi network or via the carrier's cellular network.
If the iPhone is powered off, none of the Find My iPhone features can work, and the same if the thief or whoever has access to the iPhone has restored the iPhone with iTunes as a new iPhone on another computer.

My iphone has been lost in my house and i need to find a way to track it and its offline. it wont connect to the internet so there isnt a way to use find my iphone. i just want to play a sound on it. is there any way i can get a app that connects my ipod

my iphone has been lost in my house and i need to find a way to track it and its offline. it wont connect to the internet so there isnt a way to use find my iphone. i just want to play a sound on it. is there any way i can get a app that connects my ipod from a laptop or a different way to find it.

If your phone is offline, the ONLY way to find it is to look for it the old fashioned way. Your phone CANNOT be located electronically if it's offline.

Is there any way to track an iPod that isn't connected to wifi or is dead? Mine was connected to find my iPhone with iCloud though

I lost my iPod recently it might have been stolen, it might of fell out of my bag, I don't know all I know is its not at home and I want to track it , I cloud is turned on but not for other apps like notes and things I'm pretty sure it's only on for find my iPhone app I used it n pressed lost mode and all I can but is there any way I can actually see where it is and it's location? I heard if I give it to the apple store I can track it but I don't know it's a pink iPod touch 5 I'm pretty sure it's updated let me know if u have any info on how I can find it , thanks

If it is off or not connected to wi-fi, then you cannot track it.

Is there any way to track or find my lost ipod touch 5G without using Find My Iphone?

Imlost my ipod about a week and a half ago, and the last place i remeber using it was ina friends car, but i looked in my friends car and it was no where to be found!! Kinda weird, but anyway I want to know if there is any way for me to track or find it without the Find my Iphone app.

Only the old fashioned way like if you lost a wallet or purse.
No app is required.
- If you previously turned on FIndMyiPod on the iPod in Settings>iCloud and wifi is on and connected go to iCloud: Find My iPhone, sign in and go to FIndMyiPhone. If the iPod has been restored it will never show up.
iCloud: Find My iPhone
- You can also wipe/erase the iPod and have the iPod play a sound via iCloud.
- If not shown, then you will have to use the old fashioned way, like if you lost a wallet or purse.
- Change the passwords for all accounts used on the iPod and report to police
- There is no way to prevent someone from restoring the iPod (it erases it) using it unless you had iOS 7 on the device. With iOS 7, one has to enter the Apple ID and password to restore the device.
- Apple will do nothing without a court order
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
- iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number

Stolen iPhone 4S...any way to track it? other than using the Find My Iphone app

Hi. So yesterday, my iPhone 4S got stolen while I was in PE class.
Immediately after I realized that it was gone, I called my dad and he cancelled the service for me (Verizon) so that the person who stole it would not be able to use it.
I've been checking my phone's status on the Find My iPhone app regularly, but it keeps saying that it's offline.
So I was wondering, are there any other apps, websites, ANYTHING that I can use to find out where my phone is or turn it on? (so i can track it..)
also, i didnt have iCloud on that phone.
(as in i didnt turn it on on the phone itself)
is there a way to get all my photos that i had on my old phone back?
for example, if i get a new iphone, would i still be able to transfer the photos that were on my stolen iphone onto my new phone? (without iCloud....just using the same apple id user and pass)
Thanks.
O and one more thing..I read on other sites that I shouldn't contact the police because they just file a report and put the case aside.
Do you recommend that I still report it to the police..just in case?

Just so you don't hold on to that sinking feeling for not taking out every possible precaution aside from just leaving your phone at home and not using it... after having your phone stolen or .. lost:
I paid the insurance to cover loss or damage for two year... (really dumb of me since the deductible is $200. USD: more than I can buy the exact phone online and more than I could have sold mine if I had sold it online; (iphone 4 -32g). So don't kick yourself for not having insurance if you didn't.
I had all apps turned on: PhotoStream (which would have had to be active on your phone in order to retrieve photos to your pc or your mac now that it is lost). However, it is only as good as the last internet connection you were on and only if your were on that connection long enough for the photos to upload to photo stream. I was able to cover photos from Beijing and not the remaining 3/4 of my trip's photos.
Any photo app you may have been using most likely has an online access. Did you download a photo app? Start there. Do you have an itunes account? You can see what apps you have downloaded from there. If you use a mac you can see the photos in photo stream, (a sunflower icon).
Even if you had registered and jumped through all the hoops keeping app and updates up to par and a security passcode in place on the phone itself, your i phone tracking is not going to work at all unless the user is able to connect to the internet. This is not going to happen unless they can access the internet by having your passcode. So this tracking system, insurance and protection code is in most all cases a false since of security. It doesn't help you 95% of the time... i am guessing.
The except is possible I know.   I found two iphones one time and saw the owners request to call them that was sent from the tracking system. I called and returned their phones.   The people who have my phone have most likely dismantled it and are using the parts to recreate replications.... i lost it in China, lol.   where I saw massive fake reproduction within buildings that consume 7-15 floors and about 8 city blocks. So, it isn't always about your information: in this case they wanted the hardware. Which brings up the next point.
In the iphone tracking portion of icloud.com there is an option to erase the phone. I am not sure if this makes it unusable for the new owner of default or if it just clears your crap so they can actually use the phone.   I've left my stuff on the phone thinking it is most likely already in pieces. (a kinda Frankenstein-ish feeling when I think about it).   If you erase you phone via the icloud it seems you are no longer able to track it. it cuts all of your ties and abilities to do anything... if you could do something. ... hmmm.
So, do not bother with phone carrier insurance on phones: better to make sure it is covered in a home renter's or owner's policy. You have to specifically ask this of your agent or it is not a part of your coverage. This will cost you less than the usual cell phone insurance, shouldn't be more than $5. per month. (i paid $10!! .... should be a class action going on somewhere around that in itself).   Phone carrier insurance is a scam from A to Z these days... don't fall for it like I did. Yes, it was once a useful tool. Just make sure your home owner/renters ins deductible is not the same value as the phone.
So, do not fret that you did not have this "service" activated. Do however, check to see if you can download Photo Stream to any computer and access your last uploaded pictures from the phone. This application was most likely on your phone. Although you would have had to tie it to an account on the phone in order to tap into photo in a cloud of sorts.
Hope this helps if nothing more but to ease the pain.
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Can find my iPhone be turned on remotely? I had it turned off, and twice in the last month I've found that it is turned on and someone was tracking my location. I'm a little freaked out!

Can find my iPhone be turned on remotely? I had it turned off, and twice in the last month I've found that it is turned on and someone was tracking my location. I'm a little freaked out! Is there any way that someone could be turning "find my iPhone" on remotely? I was under the assumption that the only way to turn the service on was from my phone itself.. Is there any way that my phone is somehow resetting itself to a time when the app was turned on? I'm just grabbing straws here... I have no idea. I just know that the location arrow came on at the top of my phone, and it showed that someone was tracking my phone at that very moment... Any help would be appreciated!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Find my phone can only be enabled from the device itself.

My iPhone was stolen and the phone is powered off. Is there anyway to command it to turn on so I can use the "Find my iPhone" app to track the location?

My iPhone 4S was stolen a few days ago, and I was able to track the location with the "Find my iPhone" app. I had it play a sound which alarmed the thief, so they powered the phone off. They have not turned it on for four days now. Is there any way I can command it to power on or anything my service provider (Verizon) can do? Any suggestions will help! Not sure what they are going to do with it since a) they have not turned it on and b) it has a passcode and won't be able to be unlocked.

If it was stolen the thief will wipe it with the result that you will not be able to track it.
Contact your carrier. They may be able to block further use of the phone. No good to you but then no good to the thief either.

I have been using Find my iPhone for over a year to keep track of my 12 year old daughter occasionally. All of a sudden when I click on the app icon it asks me to log in. This has not been the case. It has always remained logged in in the past. W

I have been using find my iPhone on my iPhone 4s for the past year. I will look at it occasionally to keep track of my 12 year old. All of a sudden I have to log in every time I click on the app. I have always remained logged in in the past.. I upgraded to IOS 8 today thinking that might fix it. It has not.

adkennon wrote:
And maybe you don't talk to too many people but I've been on many forums on different websites where people have had similar problems and a lot of people in the store were having battery problems where they were draining too fast. What I learned is that all the people who did not download the updates are good. There phone is working the same. The people who have, they're having battery problems
I have downloaded every update and my battery life is better than any previous iPhone I have ever owned. I see posts from hundreds of people every day, and this is not a commonly reported problem. While there are a few random reports of battery problems, it is no more than I have seen for any other model or any other version of iOS in almost 8 years. Usually problems of rapid battery drain can be traced to bad apps (FaceBook is the worst offender) or corrupt data being synced from iCloud or other sources (gmail, Windows Live, Yahoo, etc).
The simple test is to restore the phone as New. Do not create any email accounts. Do not install any apps. Do not enable FaceTime or iMessage. Do not enable Twitter or any other social networking app. Use it for a day and check the battery usage. You will find that it is working well.
And also see this: http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-d rain. It is the best treatise I have seen on the subject of battery usage.

Hello my iphone 3gs just been stolen how can i block the iphone and how could i track it i don't know for sure if i have find my iphone? please help i got many accounts on it and i don't have a passcode :((

hello my iphone 3gs just been stolen how can i block the iphone and how could i track it i don't know for sure if i have find my iphone? please help i got many accounts on it and i don't have a passcode :((

It was never free for the 3GS.
It is if the initial sign-up is done on an iPhone 4, iPad or iPod touch 4th gen.
From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4436:
After I sign up for Find My iPhone for free, can I use it on other iOS devices?
Yes, if your devices are running iOS 4.2. For example, you can sign up for Find My iPhone for free on your iPad and use the same account information to sign in to MobileMe on your iPhone 3GS and turn on Find My iPhone.

Precision of Find My iPhone Tracker

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