This simple trick will allow you to track your iPhone anywhere in the world, even if it’s turned off or in airplane mode.
- iPhone Tips & Tricks Account Shares Hack That Can Track Lost Phones
- The video went viral with over 1 million views and thousands of comments.
- Tip – disable Control Center and USB accessories when they are unlocked.
- It’s also a good idea to make sure that location services are always enabled.
Niels van Straaten, better known as @appledsign on Instagram, shared a hack that allows users to track their iPhone even when it’s turned off or in airplane mode.
First, Nils went to “Settings”, and then to “Face ID and passcode”. It then disabled access to the control center and USB accessories when the phone is locked, which will prevent thieves from ever switching the phone to airplane mode.
But if that fails, he asked users to make sure “Location Services” is always on.
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Niels van Straaten, better known as @appledsign on Instagram, has shared a hack that allows users to track their iPhone even when it’s turned off or in airplane mode.
How to track a phone even if it’s turned off or in airplane mode
With a few simple steps, users can learn how to keep track of their iPhones all the time.
- First go to “Settings” and “Face ID & Passcode”.
- Turn off Control Center, USB Accessories, and Siri when your phone is unlocked.
- Go to “Location Services” and make sure it’s always on.
- Then go to Find My and make sure all three subsections (Find My iPhone, Find My Network, and Send Last Location) are enabled.
The Find My iPhone section has three subsections, and Niels warned that people usually only include the first option.
“It’s also important to turn on Find My Network and Send Last Location,” he said.
These settings allow users to find their iPhone when it is offline, in power backup mode, and even after a power outage. It will also share the phone’s location with Apple when the battery is critically low.
These settings allow users to locate their iPhone when it’s offline, in standby mode, and even after a power outage, and share the location of an Apple phone when the battery is critically low.
The video has received over a million views and thousands of comments, many of which share helpful tips to help users secure their phones.
“Be sure to turn off Siri when the phone is locked,” commented one man. “She turned on airplane mode and I didn’t have to use the control center.”
“People think that leaving your location on will drain your phone’s battery, but that’s not true,” added another. ‘Better to be safe than sorry.’
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