Why Is Find My iPhone Offline? (And How to Find It Anyway)

Why Is Find My iPhone Offline? (And How to Find It Anyway)
Why Is Find My iPhone Offline? (And How to Find It Anyway)
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Apple’s Find My network makes it easy to find a lost iPhone, but what can you do if iCloud shows that your iPhone is offline or no location is available? Fortunately, it’s still possible to locate your device.

What Does “Offline” Mean for Find My iPhone?

While the Find My network helps you find your Apple device if it goes missing, you can sometimes encounter the dreaded “Offline” status when you try to locate it. You may also see “No location found” or “Location Services Off” in the Find My app or iCloud Find Devices page.

iCloud Find Devices showing two iPhones that are offline