Help!! I mislaid my iphone-- it's definitely in my house but I can't find it.

[ailsagirl]

Is there a way I can locate it (electronically)?
The ringer is OFF

[claudette]

1. I believe you

can use your desktop computer, tablet or laptop to use the Find My Phone feature. Not sure it can pinpoint exact location but it’s worth a try. Did you check between the couch cushions? Or pray to St. Anthony. That always makes works for me. 😊

[Bristlecone]

5. You can make it alert remotely using Find My

Even w the ringer off.

[ailsagirl]

9. Tried using Find My but got error

"This action could not be repeated because of an error. Try again later."

[ailsagirl]

15. I'l try praying to St. Anthony

It may help

[claudette]

19. Works for me!!🙏😊

[Clouds Passing]

21. Yes, always St Anthony! He finds stuff!

[RockRaven]

2. When you say the ringer is off, does that include text message/notification noises?

Because if not, there are multiple ways to send text messages from a computer/browser.

[ailsagirl]

10. I believe it does

[EarlG]

3. Can you call it from a landline or another phone?

Even with the ringer off, you might be able to hear it buzzing if you walk around…

If that doesn’t work, do you have another Apple device, like an iPad? If so, you may be able to use the Find My app to track the phone down.

[ailsagirl]

11. I can, yes

[ailsagirl]

13. That's my only Apple device

[ailsagirl]

14. Thanks, EarlG

I have no other Apple device and my iphone's ringer is off

[EarlG]

22. See JohnSJ's post below

You may be able to locate the phone from icloud.com.

[JohnSJ]

4. Find my iphone, assuming you have an icloud account from a computer.

https://www.icloud.com/find/

You are going to have to know your apple ID and password.

It will make a sound whether it is on mute or not.

[madaboutharry]

6. Did you activate Find My Phone?

With a Samsung there is a way to make it ring off a computer. I don’t know if that works with an iPhone.

Try and think when the last time was that you had it in your hand.

Sorry I can’t help more.

[JohnSJ]

7. Yes, it does also.

[rsdsharp]

8. Someplace in my house is an iPhone 4S.

I lost it a looooong time ago, and haven’t seen it since.

[ailsagirl]

12. Don't say that!! It's GOT to be here somewere

[rsdsharp]

16. I hope you have better luck!

[usonian]

17. The FindMy app on this computer located everything I normally use.

Now, this is NOT the definitive answer, but my family bought me an Apple Watch, and when paired, it locates the phone with a really loud sonar sound, not the same as FindMy, which gets reported to your email.

They gave it to me in case I fall down, which I totally try not to do.

Everything has a dark case nowadays, it seems, so I am always thinking of painting cases bright green.

Also, here's an idea that might work, no guarantee.

Use another device or someone else's, with a (free) bluetooth finder app. It might zero in if you left bluetooth on.

🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 Very best of luck. 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀

[Sneederbunk]

18. It's over there.

[sdfernando]

20. Well I can't help you and I

don’t know where it is……but I can tell that you will find it in the last place you look.

[ailsagirl]

23. Turns out...

It was under a notebook of mine

[FarPoint]

24. That is a relief.....

You may feel silly but it really is a good thing to find it.... Now, maybe set up Find my phone thingy.... Your post prompted me to take such action....Thank you.

[ailsagirl]

25. You're welcome!!