How to Find Your Apple Watch After You've Lost or Misplaced It

From finding where you left your Apple Watch in the house to tracking it around the world, you can get your watch back—or at least help people get it back to you.

We are used to everything. When you first put on the expensive Apple Watch, you probably feel self-conscious about it, you might wince when you get close to catching it in the doorway. Soon enough you'll forget how much it costs and then forget to wear it.

When this happens to you - and it's definitely when, not if - then it may be that it's still on the charger by your bed. In this case, the only problem is that it's inconvenient because, of course, you noticed it was missing because you wanted to use it.

If you leave it anywhere else, from a hotel to an office, then it may be lost forever, except as Find My can help you. Usually. If it was installed, then it is.

Setting up Find My on Apple Watch

Setting up Find My on iPhone In Settings, tap your name at the top. Scroll to Find My, Find My iPhone, Turn on Offline Search, and then tap to turn on Send Last Location

There are no settings for your Apple Watch, but you don't need them. Enabling Find My on iPhone automatically enables the same feature on Apple Watch.

When it's on, you don't have to be careful about leaving your watch lying around. But you don't have to suffer a panic attack when you see it's gone.

Make this feature more available on your watch

By default, in Control Center, this button is in the top left. But you can always move it to where you prefer to make it more convenient and accessible to you, depending on how you use the feature. Therefore, the control center icons can be edited as follows:

Open your watch control center.
Scroll down and click Edit.
Long-press the icon to make a call on iPhone and drag it to the desired location.

So you can use this feature anytime, anywhere you want to find whenever you need your iPhone.

How to find Apple Watch

On your iPhone, launch the Find My app. Click on the "Devices" tab if it is not already selected. Scroll to Apple Watch in the list that appears and tap to

Find my app on iPhone

The app will display a map showing the location of your Apple Watch. It won't be an inch, and it might not even be where the clock actually is now, though.

If your Apple Watch has LTE, then it can show you its current location. If it doesn't have LTE but is on a reliable Wi-Fi network like home or work, then again it can show where it is.

Whether you have LTE or not, your watch's battery will eventually die. When this happens, or if it can't show you where it is, the Find My app will show you where the watch was the last time it could be found.

An additional way to find your iPhone

When the iPhone is no longer visible, anyone can begin to hyperventilate for fear of asking for their cell phone. There are many systems that can locate an iPhone, such as using the Search app to produce a sound bounce. Although this forces you to have a computer or iPad on top to do the tracking.

Therefore, to make this task easier, from Apple they wanted to use the Apple Watch to be able to find the connected iPhone with simple sound. This is a piece of equipment that is always worn normally, so it is easier than resorting to another external accessory. The only problem that arises is that the Apple Watch needs to be within range of the iPhone, so it will only work if the mobile phone has been lost, for example on the sofa at home, or you don't remember where you left it . Otherwise, you will have to resort to other options that use an Internet connection.

What to do when Find My spot on your Apple Watch

If you're lucky, just looking at a map of where or where the watch has been can help you relax. It's at home, at work, you left it with a friend. This is all good, but sometimes it's not enough.

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When your watch is at home but somehow not on its charger, or when Find My tells you it's nearby, you can force your Apple Watch to play a sound. It's a pretty high-pitched warble, but the watch is small, its speakers are smaller, and you have to be close to hear it.

However, you can keep playing the sound until you're done. When you press the Play Sound button on iCloud.com or the Find My app, it apparently causes the watch to play that trill. It also displays a message on the Watch and you receive an email notification that Find My has been used.

Find me on iCloud.com

How to use the Find Devices, Find Items, and Find People apps on Apple Watch

Starting with watchOS 8, the Apple Watch gets some great tracking features that put it on par with the iPhone and iPad for finding lost devices and items.

Along with the existing Find People app, Watch users can now take advantage of the new Find Devices and Find Items apps. Below we'll look at all three apps to understand how they work.

Using the Find My Devices app

Instead of a single Find My app like on the iPhone or iPad, Apple is taking a different approach with watchOS 8.

On the subject: Everything you need to know about watchOS 8

The first new app is Find My Devices. The app can be used to track any Apple device, including a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or any AirPods linked to your Apple account.

Once you open the app, you will see a list of all your devices. You can use the Digital Crown to quickly view everything.

Select a device to see its last known location, time it was last found, and a map. It will also show your battery life. You can play the sound on the corresponding device or get directions to its location.

For a device that hasn't posted a location in a few days, you can also turn on lost mode and receive a notification on your watch if it comes back online.

Along with your devices, select Show family devices to see other devices owned by your family members.

Using the Hidden Object App

The Find Items app is designed to search for any item on Find My Network. Take a look at our tutorial that explains the Find My network.

You'll likely be aware of the most famous item you can track using Find Items: the Apple AirTag. But there are a number of other items, such as headphones and third-party object trackers, that you can find.

For AirTag, the app will show the tracker's location, when it was last viewed, and a small map. You can also see the remaining battery power.

in the Find section you can select Play sound on AirTag. Directions will automatically call the Apple Maps app to show directions to the item's location.

Below is the Notifications section. You can choose to receive a notification when an AirTag is detected or when you leave the tracker in a specific location.

Related: How to Use AirTags: The Complete Guide

Using the Find People app

The two new apps above join the existing People Search app. If you've never used this Apple Watch app, it will show you the location of anyone who shares their location with you.

Select a friend to see their last known location. You can also view and contact routes from within the app.

In Notification, you can receive a notification when a friend leaves their location or arrives at your location. You can also notify a friend with the same two variables for yourself. Finally, you can also stop sharing your location.

At the bottom of the app's home page, you can share your location with a contact. There are three exchange options: for one hour, until the end of the day or for an indefinite period. As a nice extra, if you're using an Apple Watch with GPS and cellular connectivity and you don't have an iPhone nearby, you can share your watch's location.

Keep track of everything precious with Apple Watch

With Find Devices, Find Items, and Find People, it's now easier to keep track of all your friends and gadgets using Apple Watch. For quick access to all three apps, you can even add a complication to many of the watch faces. Select an icon on the watch face and the selected app will open automatically.

And to keep your Apple Watch working for apps, be sure to follow our tips to save money and extend battery life.

Worst case scenario

If you really can't find your Apple Watch, there are two more things you can do. The first is to switch it to Lost Mode. This allows you to send a message that appears on the face of the watch so anyone who picks it up can see how to contact you.

In the iPhone app, you do this by searching for Find My and then clicking on Mark as Lost. On iCloud.com you click on Lost Mode.

Plus, if necessary, you can remotely wipe your Apple Watch to ensure none of your data falls into the wrong hands.

Find My Phone app to track iOS phone

If you need to find the location of an iPhone from another mobile device, you can use the official Apple application - “Find iPhone”:

We download it to your iOS device, go through identification using Apple ID and, thus, get the opportunity to track a lost or stolen iPhone. Using the application we can also play a sound, display a message on the locked screen and erase information from the device.

Part 3: What to do if Find My iPhone is not turned on?

If you didn't turn on Find My iPhone before it went missing, you won't be able to use it to find your device. But the following tips can help you more or less protect your personal data.

Change your Apple ID password. No one can access your iCloud data or use other services (like iMessage or iTunes) on your missing device after you change your Apple ID password.
Change the password of all your online accounts, which may include your Facebook, Twitter, email and more.
Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement, in which case you may be required to provide them with your device serial number.
Report your lost or stolen device to your wireless carrier. It may help to disable your account to prevent phone calls, text messages, and data usage.

Find My iPhone is the only way to help you find your lost device. If you didn't enable it before it disappeared, there's no better way to track your device.

What can you do with an Apple watch?

Even when your iPhone isn't nearby, you can connect to Wi-Fi or cellular on your Apple Watch.

do the following: Use Siri to get directions, send iMessages, and more. Sending and receiving messages. Making and receiving phone calls.

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Find iPhone through Family Sharing

In the iOS operating system, you can set up the “Family Sharing” function, which will allow you and five other family members to interact with each other. The most important thing that it allows you to do is to see where the person with the phone is on the map and, if the device is lost, it will allow you to find his location.

A family subscription allows you to:

share content from iTunes, App Store and Apple Music;
have shared storage in iCloud;
use the family calendar and photo album.

Lookout app

Lookout is an incredibly useful program. If built-in applications allow you to find an Apple Watch at a distance limited by Bluetooth, then Lookout will find a smart watch, regardless of the distance, and even count it.

Application features:

Shows the last pairing distance of two devices. Using this option, it is easier to find a lost watch - the user knows where to start the search.
Turns on the siren - a loud signal will help you find your lost watch.
Saves a backup copy of the entered data.
The iPhone starts to vibrate if the smartwatch is too far from the device. This is very useful in case of sudden theft.

Light search

You can use not only the sound signal, but also the flash of light itself, quite simply. This method greatly simplifies finding an iPhone using iWatch , and in low light conditions you can activate it in the following way:

Swiping up on the main screen will bring up the widget menu.
Scroll left to Apple Watch settings.
Press and hold the search button for iPhone. But be careful not to press too hard, as Force Touch may be triggered.
Ready. Now your iPhone will, in addition to a sound signal, also flicker with an LED flash.

Find a lost iPhone using Apple Watch

Sync Apple Watch with iPhone

In this section, we will look at how to link Apple Watch to iPhone. Linking your Apple watch to your iPhone is done automatically.

To link your Apple Watch you need to follow the step-by-step instructions:

On iPhone, open the Apple watch app
To synchronize, you need to click “Start pairing” on both devices
Yellow video - iPhone finder should be combined with animation on the watch display
As soon as the pairing is completed, a notification about the completion of the operation will appear on the iPhone screen. The user needs to click on the “Set up as new Apple watch” button
The system will ask on which hand the owner plans to wear the watch, select one of two options
Next you need to agree to the terms and conditions of use
Enter your Apple account information (username and password)
The system will provide information about geolocation services. Read it and click "OK"
Repeat the steps after getting acquainted with the voice assistant “Siri”
After this, diagnostic information will appear on the display.
Now you need to enter a 4 or 7 digit watch password
The system will offer to configure simultaneous unlocking of devices
You can choose to install applications automatically, or install them yourself later
After completing all the steps, you will receive a notification on your iPhone that the pairing has been completed.

Put your Apple Watch in Lost Mode

Putting your Apple Watch in Lost Mode adds a layer of security. Now, if someone tries to disable Find Me, erase your Watch, or connect it to another iPhone, they'll need the passcode. Therefore, it prevents others from using your watch. You can do this by visiting iCloud.com on your computer or from your paired iPhone.

Moreover, you can also add your contact number and message to display on the watch screen so that people can contact you if they find your watch. Just follow the instructions below:

Open Find Me on your iPhone.
Go to the "Devices" tab.
Select your Apple Watch from the list.
Scroll down and click Activate under the "Mark as Lost" section.
Tap Continue.
Set a password to lock your Apple Watch.
Enter your password again to confirm.
Enter your phone number, which will be displayed on the screen so that someone can contact you if they find it.
Tap Next.
Add a message that you want to display on the screen if someone finds your watch.
Tap Next.
Turn on "Notify when detected" and receive updates by email.
Tap Activate.
When you find your Apple Watch, click Unlock.
Enter the password you set.

How to turn off or cancel Lost Mode

Open Find My and select your Apple Watch under Devices.
Click Activated under Mark as Lost.
Click "Disable" "Mark as lost" → "Disable".

Can't find your Apple Watch? Do it

If you can't find your Apple Watch, it's important to protect your information on it by following these steps:

Enable Lost Mode as described above.
Change your Apple ID password to prevent anyone from accessing your iCloud information or using other services from your missing device.
Report your lost device to local security authorities.

Here's how you can find your Apple Watch on your iPhone! Although Find My is very effective in helping you locate your lost device, it is recommended that you inform and seek assistance from local law enforcement once you locate your device in case something goes wrong.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask in the comments below. I will try to answer them.