Find My iPhone Reviews

by GUPrepster411

For a long time, I thought Find my iPhone (and its accompanying Find My Mac) were great. If my phone or computer were ever stolen/lost, voila! I could find them again! Let me preface this by saying my problem is with Find my Mac, NOT Find my iPhone.

So I was on FindMyiPhone , and my Mac wasn’t appearing. I was trying to take precautions and make sure FindMyiPhone worked, so I wanted to remove my Mac from FindMyiPhone and then readd and see if then it would work. And while this is partially my fault, I think it is also the application’s. I selected “Erase my Mac”, thinking this would just remove my Mac from FindMyiPhone . But NO. IT ERASED MY ENTIRE HARD DRIVE because FindMyiPhone thought my Mac had been lost/stolen. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. There was absolutely NO warning that FindMyiPhone was going to do this, no “are you sure you want to perform this procedure”? Which resulted in me having to find a data recovery place (which, by the way, the place the Apple Store referred me to and the only place they work with, Drivesavers, had quotes of $700-$9000 effing dollars! Thanks a lot Apple!) I eventually found a local one that cost me $150, and while I am lucky it only cost that much, this has all been a HUGE headache which could have been avoided by clearer language demonstrated by FindMyiPhone.

by Specialappssk

Updated to change to ONE STAR since I now know exactly why this is doing this on my iPhone as well- FindMyiPhone now requires 8.0 which my iPhone4 does not support... It only goes up to 7.1. You have rendered Find my iPhone useless on older, but perfectly good devices, in an attempt to strong arm people into buying a new phone- shame on you, Apple! If this were not about the money, and somehow it were truely essential to need 8.0 (doubtful!), then you could at least make a separate app for devices running older iOS versions. But you don't. So your greediness is clear. Really.
Original review: I've been caught in a crazy loop. When I try to use the find my iPhone app on my ipad 2 (and no I haven't updated recently and don't want to so perhaps this is why) so I can know where on earth I left my phone, it says I must update it and takes me to the update now button. I click on the update now button, which simply brings me back to the find my iPhone app which has clearly already been updated as it says "open" instead of "update". Rinse repeat, rinse repeat. Ugh.

by Hon Doward

Two people I know have lost AirPods while still in their case. Find my iPhone feature does not work when AirPods are in their case, in that case is closed. It’s very unusual since most people close the case after they put the AirPods and it in fact I don’t know anyone who would leave the case open or even could if they set the keys down, so by default the case is almost always closed. Find my iPhone is great when your AirPods are not in the case it’s easy to track one or both of your AirPods, but the more likely scenario of losing them while they’re not in your ears and charging in the case is a huge problem. Apple should design the case to admit a beeping sound as well, or at least allow the AirPods in the case to beep while the lid is closed it seems like an easy fix that a multibillion dollar company should be able to implement.

FindMyiPhone works great for iPhone iPad Mac, works just as intended it just fall short with the AirPods. I hope to see an update.

by Rkskp

Don’t get me wrong, I love FindMyiPhone. It helps you find your phone when it gets lost or if you just misplaced it by dinging it. But the one thing that needs to change is that it needs to show the exact location when the phone is dead and still allow it to ring. I had a very hard time finding my phone once because you can’t locate it when it’s dead. It showed its last location which did kind of help though. Also, sometimes when you are trying to find it the location on the map can be quite a few yards off. Like one time when I found my iPhone in my bedroom, the map showed that it was on the ground across the street. Which was quite a ways off. I am sure there are thousands of other reviews just like mine but if the developers of FindMyiPhone could update it to be more accurate and allow it to ding when it’s dead then a full 5 stars would be my rating.

by HannahBaileyAnderson

I love FindMyiPhone when it works, which is most of the time- the alarm sound is nice and loud. However, the last time I tried using my ipad to find my iphone, FindMyiPhone told me it was at work (which was correct), but on the map it said it was on the complete opposite side of the building (by the dumpsters) from where it really turned out to be. When I got there to retrieve it, I checked my ipad again and the location changed to the front parking lot of the building. When I checked a third time, it was supposedly in the middle of a street behind it! My parents took this to mean that someone had stolen my phone and went all psycho. My Dad dragged me over there and started accusing my boss, looking through his car and another employee's backpack. We eventually found it, unstolen. I got fired for trusting FindMyiPhone (and for idiotically losing my phone at work). The point is that I would very much like for the map feature to be more precise when pinpointing my phone's "excact" location.

by 10 Year Old TeakwondoChampion

umm I honestly don't know why the game is letting me write a review cause i was unable to download it, but i am thankful. umm i am 11 years old and I kinda unfortunately still only have an iPod that i had since the age of 5, now i am saying this cause first of all this is an iPod and it does not work well but back to the point, it would be a really good app if you lost your device and want to find it
, the reason i wanted to download FindMyiPhone was cause I changed the pass on my whole family's laptop my sis was so mad she hid the laptop so i am trying to find it , i know FindMyiPhone works well without downloading it on my iPod cause i had FindMyiPhone on my moms phone so i have seen how it works , i can't download FindMyiPhone cause my iPod just wont let me, which is why i give it a four.

by HelloKitty_lover

About two months ago I was in school (Im a senior now) I was walking to school and I was rushing. I only had 5 minutes to get to class so I ran. I had my phone in my hand and as I was walking towards the school I saw a teacher, so I swiftly put my phone in my purse.. well I thought I did. When I arrived to my class and got settled down, I was looking for my phone. I couldn't find it!!! So I'm panicking because I could've sworn I put it in my purse. I looked in my book bag, my pockets and even my bra 😩. I was so confused. Long story short I ask anyone who had an iPhone and thank god one of my classmates did. He downloaded FindMyiPhone and I was able to log into my account. I asked my teacher if I could go find it with him and we did. I played the sound OVER AND OVER. Luckily the police had it and returnees it to me the same day within that hour. 😋

One thing I don't like is if you're using a Mac it won't find it because it's off line. Someone stole my MacBook and till this day I can't find it. That's minus a star. 😐😒

by Maniak Pat

FindMyiPhone is great. I hope you know roughly where your phone is but it has one major limitation. If your phone is somewhere where it links to the Wi-Fi in the area it will not find the phone because FindMyiPhone does not count that as connected to the Internet. If you could fix that little problem then they op would be almost perfect. I would also like to be able to load up multiple phones on my find a phone. My daughter and son both have iPhones and I need their password to access them. Big money items that I'd like to know where they are if my kids can't find them Also my daughter lives in a dorm in another state. If one of her class mate grabs it we could track it by my phone in short order. Or the worst case scenario, one of my kids goes missing I can possibly track their position by tracking their phone.

by Whatnameistaken?!

I was at a trampoline place where there were courses you could do filled with foam. My stupid self decided to take it in with me for pictures and videos. I soon realized that i lost my phone in one of the trampoline pits. The people who worked there said I could come in after it closes to try to find it. I was HOPELESS as the foam pits where very deep and many people have lost there phones in those pits..they even cleaned all the pits out the other day. Thanks to FindMyiPhone I was miraculously able to find my phone with a faint sound under all that foam.
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The SECOND time it saved my life was when i was at an outlet. I had my phone in my purse the whole time… It wasn't until closing time at the outlet that I realized my phone was missing! We were able to find out the general location of where my iPhone was at BUT It was already closing time. That next morning we played the sound and we found the phone in a store where a guy was trying to turn the noise off. He hesitantly gave me the phone when I told him it was mine..in fact the lock screen said someone tried to get into my phone! However he did give me my phone back and that's all that matters.
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Highly recommend to all Apple users

by KarleneW

Ok, I’ll never admit that I MIGHT not remember where I put things as well at 72...let’s just suggest things don’t stay where I put them! Yes, that’s a good story, er, REASON to choose this application! Instead of being embarrassed and having to ask for help finding my phone or IPad AGAIN, I use this program and find them right away. It’s true, I can use my IPad to find my phone and my phone to use my IPad. Once the device is located, I use the option of having the misplaced device make a noise. I thank God, I still have my hearing!

I encourage anyone who misplaces their devices, no, I MEANT if you have devices which tend to wander off, this application is effective AND easy. On a scale of one to ten with ten being the best....I give it one hundred! (Yes, I meant 100. It leaves all those one to tens in the dust!). I just found my wandering IPad, again.

by Ips13

My husband dropped his phone in the bathroom at work. When he realized he didn't have his phone he traced back his steps but couldn't find his phone. Long story short, someone found it and took it. I call the police they did a report. I showed them FindMyiPhone and that FindMyiPhone traced the phone. I pulled up the address the phone was at. He sent another officer to find the phone. They knocked on the door, but no one answered. He asked if I could play the sound and the officer heard it. We found the phone! FindMyiPhone totally and completely made my husband's day. We both have iPhone 6+ and bought them at retail price. Granted we have insurance, but just the thought of losing $700-$900 was pretty harsh. The officer was shocked to find it and so were we. So thank you for creating FindMyiPhone. It saved us from having to buy another brand new phone.

by Amynkr

The 2 times someone has tried to steal my phone FindMyiPhone has saved it! Once you realize it’s gone you log onto FindMyiPhone from another device and have the option to lock it even if it’s not password protected. Then you can play a super annoying loud sound to it that will turn anyone off from taking it. You can add a personal message to the front of the lost phones screen saying how to contact you to return your device.

FindMyiPhone tracks the phones location until it dies accurately so if it is moved you can go to the location of the phone.

In my case my phone fell out of my pocket in the movie theater under the seat so we searched and couldn’t find it until we were asked to leave because the people from the next movie needed to take my seat.
Turns out they later found my phone and took it home (I could tell because I was notified that the phone moved location)😡. I had to put a message on my screen saying I had their location and would call the police to get my property back. They later got so annoyed with the constant sound the phone was playing they returned it to me in a target a mile away from the original movie theater.

So please get FindMyiPhone it will save your iPhone!!!!

by FKMA89

I was at Baskin Robbins and the cashier stole my phone when I set it down on the counter to take my wallet out. I was distracted so I didn't notice I didn't have it until a few minutes later. I asked the servers there if any of them had seen it and they denied it. I went to the Apple Store at the mall and one of the guys working there went back with me while the other one kept playing the alarm on the phone. The cashier panicked and said he "found" it and had to give it back because his supervisor heard the alarm and heard I was looking for my phone. Seriously saved my life. I just wish the gps was more accurate like in addition to the map there was a compass or something that will point you in the right direction because the map could only tell me it was in the mall not how close I was to my phone.

by JOCC415

I lost my phone at Target. I didn't realize until a half hour later. Thankfully I remembered I had FindMyiPhone and signed in on my boyfriends iPhone. We saw the phone moving so we went ahead and got in the car. Turns out the person who had my iPhone hopped on the bus and as soon as I found out which one I was on their tail. I was nervous as to how I was going to confront this thief. Bus stop after bus stop, people kept getting off and the GPS showed my phone was moving along with the bus. Well after an hour we got to the bus' last stop. I approached the bus driver and explained that I've been following him for an hour and I hear my phone alert ringing. He tells me a regular rider turn it into him and said she found it underneath a seat, but the phone had been going off for several bus stops. Whoever tried stealing my iPhone 6 Plus knew they wouldn't get far. But, FindMyiPhone saved my a#! For sure.

by 1153789356

I love FindMyiPhone! If you know your significant others Apple ID and password you can track his or her phone! It works ridiculously well and I'm so greatfull to my friend who informed me of this neat trick! I hope it helps others who are in the same boat! I was under the impression that my now ex husband was cheating. Of course I was correct like always! I caught him multiple times coming and leaving her apartment as well as walked in on them having lunch together right up the road from our less then a year old house we just bought. Scum bags.😊 needless to say FindMyiPhone is wonderful and the best part is they don't get notifications your logged in and their phone never makes a sound unless you hit the alert button. So be very careful. Funniest part to this day he has no idea how I always found them how I figured out where she lived and how no matter where they were I was always showing up😂😂 goodness me what a dumb 🐴

by MiPaty

I don't usually write reviews, but FindMyiPhone has exceeded my expectations! Last Monday I took my car to the dealer for service, and they furnished me with a rental car. I had my iPad with me, and placed it on the floor of the back seat, behind the drivers seat. While I filled out the paperwork, the &;/@; rental car company rented the SAME car out to another party, and they drove off with my iPad! The rental people called the new driver, but she refused to return to the dealership, and threatened anyone who attempted to come to her home to retrieve my iPad!! I remembered that I had installed "Find My I Phone" on my iPhone..i activated it, which also allowed me to lock my phone with a password.. It also told me the address/ location if my iPad, but I was afraid to go get it because of the threats coming from the driver! Today this "looney"lady returned the rental car and my i
Pad, and I was able to open it successfully. I am DELIGHTED with the service provided with FindMyiPhone!!

by Krozy

I was skydiving at work and had my iphone zipped up in my jacket pocket and it fell out in the middle if the skydive from 10,000 feet in the air. I didn't notice till I landed. We called the phone and I was astonished it still was ringing. Next we found another iphone and opened up Find My Iphone. The phone popped up immediately and gave a map of it's location, over a mile away, in the woods of our training area. Luckily I work as a search and rescue specialist so me and the team loaded up and drive into the woods as close as we could get. When we got to the approximate area I activated the sound feature on FindMyiPhone and within 2 minutes we found my iphone under a bush. Amazingly enough it suffered almost no damage. Really happy FindMyiPhone exists, it sure did save me from having to buy a new iphone. Don't understand why anyone wouldn't rate it high if there phone is properly configured, my phone was literally in the middle of nowhere.

by Notanathlete

Find My iPhone is a must have for everyone. I used it today got the first time with excellent results.
My wife left her iPhone at a Carls Jr. When she realized it was missing we called Carl's Jr to see if anyone had turned it in. They hadn't. I downloaded Find My iPhone and located it. It was several miles south of us but we weren't able to go and try to receive it until hours later.
When we were able to try and find it FindMyiPhone showed us on the map exactly where it was. It was by a Waffle House. I switched the map to satellite view and it showed that the phone was in the parking lot right down to which parking space, which had a car in it. We called the local police department and they came down to confront who was in the car. Sure enough the lady in the car had my wife's phone.
Again FindMyiPhone is terrific and has several features that make finding your lost devices incredibly easy. If you haven't downloaded FindMyiPhone yet you need to. Now.

by Timlie05

So my friends and I were skating around my school and decided to play football. My sister was with the me so I told her to hold my iPhone 6. Then a group of four teenagers passed by. They were wearing hoods. At first they just passed by looking really shady. They went around the corner of the block whispering. Five minutes later they came back and talked to us. They tried being nice and asked if we wanted their baseball bat. I said sure because I never had one. Then they asked us to play football. After the first three throws, they told us to go down the street really far from them. Then all of a sudden, the group snatched my phone right from my sister's hand and ran away. We called the police and my parents. When we told the police everything they tried searching the street they ran to. Then all of a sudden I remembered the Find My iPhone app. So we tracked it at and looked around that area it was at. The group knew we called the police before so they dropped it on the ground. Plus, I had a password. So we tracked it and found it on a pile of leaves. Thanks Apple for making FindMyiPhone.

by GaryB.Woz

I lost my iPhone 6 at a concert. Minutes after losing it, the phone was turned off. I kept checking FindMyiPhone , and used the option to notify me when the phone was found (which would most likely be when it was turned on). The phone was briefly turned on three times, each time showing a residential area as the phone's location. I drove an hr and a half to the area, knocked on the door, and asked for my phone back. The residents at first denied knowing what I was talking about, but after I shower them an email from FindMyiPhone saying my phone was at that address, they handed over the phone. I do, however, wish the location provided was more specific, rather than a 300 or so foot area. I had to guess between 4 houses before I knocked. (The location provided in the email showed at or around that address). 5 stars because I got my phone back! I would have been SOL without FindMyiPhone!

by Dtdrums

Why have you CHANGED Find My iPhone to log in every time? To many of your Apple changes occur because someone who has job has nothing better to do to justify their job except things that already work great and the people have not requested to be changed. When I buy a bicycle, the seller has NO RIGHT TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND CHANGE MY DA*N SEAT OR ANY PART OF MY BIKE. I bought my product because of how Find My Phone worked and you feel you have the right to change what I bought without allowing me to use the versions I paid for. Apple is infuriating. Your upgrades are geared at rendering older devices and Software that worked just find so painfully slow or inoperable, that you force us to buy up. You think we’re stupid? You people think you can just do what ever you want and it makes me hate your company since Jobs departed. Do you think I’m buying the new iPhone6 because you’ve rendered my 4S slow and changed your apps without my da*n permission, you’re high. You wrecked the first version of iMovie to force people to buy Final Cut and many other things to force people to buy up again- to rebuy a product we already bought. Software that we buy is ours and somehow, you have the legal right to come to MY phone and change MY purchased product. Disgusting.

by FreddieP101

My sister tends to lose her phone every once-in-a-while. When we were taking an evening stroll with our friends, we got to our friends house, and about an hour later, she feels her pocket for her phone, and her eyes widen. I have seen this happen many-a-time, so I simply get out my phone and use FindMyiPhone. With our trusty adult chaperone, we set off, retracing our steps, trying to find the missing phone in the pitch black. I was convinced, because we were in a not-so-nice part of town, that it was done for, bye-bye iPhone. But, we used FindMyiPhone , and found that it was right where we were walking. I still panicked, because sometimes FindMyiPhone can say your phone is in one place, then 10 seconds later say it's 18 miles away. We used the "sound" feature and could hear it from half a block away. We found it unharmed.
A few months later, my mother lost her old iPod on a road trip. I used FindMyiPhone, and it said "locating"... But it just kept saying that. My best guess to why this is is that it was very old, too old to track. This iPod was not touch screen and only played music.
I've also heard complaints that FindMyiPhone doesn't work when the device is turned off, which I think sounds SO frustrating. Please fix this, otherwise, FindMyiPhone is a lifesaver!

by Migy555

I lost my iPhone on New Years Eve at a friends party. Thanks to the Find my IPhone app I located my phone today 1/6/15 at some strangers house. I knocked on their door and when they opened it I hit the play sound icon and heard it ringing in their house. The woman let me in but didn't want to let me leave with MY phone lol.. She said if the guy who's room it was in (who wasn't home) paid for it on the street someone owes him money!!! lol I was like is she for real???? But then again she was renting rooms illegally so yeah she would be worried about street money. I told her I bought my phone with my legitimate, hard earned legal money and I'm taking MY phone! She's lucky I didn't call the INS...anyhow I did call the local police before going but they didn't think I needed an escort but they did arrive when the woman didn't want me to take my phone but she talked to the guy who's room it was in via telephone and when he heard the cops were there he said he found it. The end result was I got my iPhone. Thank you Apple 😊
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