Find My Update: Now Share Lost Item Locations!

Find My Update: Now Share Lost Item Locations!

Apple has enhanced its Find My feature, allowing users to share the location of lost items with trusted third parties, making it easier to recover misplaced belongings.

By Rodger Mansfield, Technology Editor 

December 12, 2024

Have you ever lost something valuable and wished someone could help you find it? 

Here's a Cool Tip:  Use the new Apple Find My Share Link feature.

Apple's latest update to the Find My network introduces a groundbreaking feature that allows users to share the location of lost items with trusted third parties. 

This addition could revolutionize the way we recover our misplaced belongings.

Apple’s Find My network has long been a crucial tool for locating lost devices and items. 

With the new update in iOS 18.2, users can now share the location of these items with friends, family, colleagues, or even airlines. 

This increases the chances of a quick recovery.

How to Add Pronouns to iPhone Contacts

Ever heard someone say, "My pronouns are..." after introducing themselves? 

It's a simple way to ensure people address you in a way that aligns with their gender identity. 

Here's a Cool Tip.  Apple's Contacts app now lets you add pronouns to your own contact card and those of your contacts. 

Introducing yourself and others just got easier thanks to the latest iOS update!

Here's how to do it.

• Open the Contacts app.
• Locate any contact (or create a new contact).
• Tap "Edit".
• In the edit menu, tap "Add Pronouns." 

fig. 1 - Add Pronouns - iPhone Contact App

• Choose your language.
• Type in the preferred pronouns (e.g., he/his, she/her, they/them, ze/zir).

fig. 2 - Add Pronouns - iPhone Contact App

• Tap "Add"
• Tap "Done"

iPhone pronouns are more than just a cool tech feature; they're a step towards a more mindful and accepting society.

Join the pronoun revolution and let your iPhone be your voice for inclusivity!

That's it!

Have you tried it yet?

What do you think?

Let us know in the comments below.

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Unlock a Hidden Feature to Help You Find Your iPhone

Have you ever misplaced your iPhone and frantically searched for it only to find it tucked away in a dark corner of your room? 

Fortunately, there's a hidden feature on your Apple Watch that can help you out in these situations.

We've already shown how to Ping your iPhone from your Apple Watch.

But here's an even Cooler, Cool Tip.   Long press and hold the Find My Phone button to also make the phone's LED light and flash.

Here's how to do it.

• Swipe up from the watch face (or press the Side button if you're running watchOS 10 or later).
• Press and hold the Find My iPhone button.
• Your iPhone will both ping and the LED will flash.

fig. 1 - Apple Watch - Find My Phone

You'll find your iPhone even when you can't easily see it!

Enjoy!

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How To Find Your Misplaced iPhone with Siri

When you leave your house, has this happened to you?

• Wallet.  Check.
• Glasses.  Check.
• Keys.  Check.
• Phone.  Oh no?  Where's my iPhone?

Our phones have become essential part of our daily lives.

And not knowing where you left your phone can be very stressful.

The next time you misplace your iPhone, try this Cool Tip.

Ask Siri:   Hey Siri, where are you?

If your iPhone can hear you, you'll hear I'm here or Here I am!

This is just one of the ways to find a missing Apple device.

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Lost Your iPhone? Here's How Your Apple Watch Can Help You Find It!

The Apple Watch is a versatile device that can do much more than simply tell time. 

One of its most useful features is the ability to make and receive phone calls, even when your iPhone is not nearby. 

But what if you misplace your iPhone and need to find it quickly? 

Thankfully, the Apple Watch can help with that too. In this article, we'll show you how to make your iPhone ring from your Apple Watch.

• Swipe up on the watch face to access the Control Center. UPDATE: (or press the Side button if you're running watchOS 10 or later).
• Look for the Ping iPhone button, which looks like an iPhone with sound waves emanating from it. 
• If you don't see it, you may need to add it to the Control Center. 
• To do this, go to the Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then tap Control Center. From there, you can add the Ping iPhone button.
• Once you've located the Ping iPhone button, tap it. 
• Your iPhone will emit a loud pinging sound, even if it's in silent mode.

Use the Ping iPhone Feature on Apple Watch to Make Your iPhone Ring

• If your iPhone is not within range of your Apple Watch, you'll receive a message on the watch indicating that it's out of range. 
• In this case, you may need to physically search for your phone.
• If your iPhone is nearby, but you still can't find it, try tapping the Ping iPhone button again. 
• This will cause your iPhone to emit another loud pinging sound, which should help you locate it.
• If you've tried everything and still can't find your iPhone, you can use the Find My app on your Apple Watch or another device to locate it. 
• Simply open the app, select your iPhone, and follow the instructions to locate it on a map.

That's it.  Enjoy!

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Where's My iPhone (or iPad) ???

Where's My Phone?  Is it at home?  Is it in the car?  Is it at the office?

Losing track of a smart phone or tablet can be very annoying.  For many, smart phones are now almost an extension of our self. Our phones are never more than a few feet, or even inches, away from us at any point during the day.  

Every now and then disaster strikes and we misplace our phones.

If this happens to you, don't panic.  

Both Apple iPhones and Google Android make it easy to locate a lost phone.

Today's Cool Tip will show how to locate an iPhone.  We'll cover Android in a coming Cool Tip.

Before you lose your iPhone!!! - Enable iPhone for "Find My iPhone"

• On your iPhone or iPad device's Home screen, tap Settings, then tap iCloud.  If needed, sign in to your iCloud account with your Apple ID.
• Scroll down and ensure that "Find My iPhone" (or "Find My iPad") is turned on.  If not, tap "Find My iPhone", and then tap to turn it on.
• Tap to turn on Send Last Location.  This feature will send your device's last location if battery power becomes too low.

Locate an iPhone or iPad

You can use the "Find My iPhone" app or log in to www.icloud.com/find to locate your device.

• Open the "Find My iPhone" app or log in to iCloud and select a device to view its location on a map. 
• You can choose to have the device "Play a Sound" if it is close where you can hear it.
• Turn on "Lost Mode".  This will let you lock the device and display a custom message on your phone.  Also, your stored credit card information will not be usable on your iPhone while your device is in "lost mode".
• You can also "Erase iPhone" if you need to clear all of the data on the phone.

That's it!  Rest in peace knowing that if your phone is lost, there's a good chance you'll know where to find it.


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