Find iPhone for free

You can locate your iPhone easily and free of charge. You will find several suitable apps in the app store. In our tip, we show you what is suitable for what and how you can also find your phone with the Apple iCloud in the event of theft or loss.

Find iPhone for free via app

You can locate your smartphone free of charge using the "Find my iPhone" and "Find my friends" apps. A second iDevice is required. Both apps must also be able to access your iPhone's GPS. If it is deactivated or if you have denied the programs access to it, the location will not work.

Location via "Find my iPhone"

The "Find my iPhone" app offers the fastest and easiest solution. The prerequisite is, of course, that the device to be searched is switched on and saved under your Apple ID.

1. Start the app on an iDevice and log in with your Apple ID. It doesn't matter whether it's a friend's iPhone or your mother's iPad. Now your registered devices are displayed.
2. Select the appropriate device and the location is shown on the map. The accuracy depends on the signal strength of the GPS signal. The last contact to the device is also shown.

This is how friends can locate your iPhone

The "Find my friends" app can also locate your iPhone, but additional requirements are required here. With this app, you allow a friend who is following you to see the location of your smartphone. You must have approved this in advance. The location can then only be done by this friend.

1. Now the owner of the device used logs on with his Apple ID.
2. Your ID is now displayed on the device and the location of your iPhone is shown on the small map above.
3. With a tap of the finger on the map you can enlarge and zoom in on the image.

Location via iCloud

In the event of theft or if you have lost your iPhone, you can also locate it via iCloud since iOS 4.2. To do this, open the website in your browser.

1. After logging in with your Apple ID, find your iOS devices using "Find my iPhone".
2. As soon as you have started the location service, you will be shown a map with the locations of your devices.