Have you found an iPhone .. How do you find the owner?

 

Clinging to something that is not yours is theft and despite good intentions, it is often difficult for you to know how to reach the owner of the iPhone device that you found, fortunately, there are some steps that will help you return the lost device to its owner, and here is what you should do if you find a lost iPhone.

 

Is the device charged?

If it is, then that is fine, and if not, you need to keep it running. Try to find a suitable charger for the device or if you are an Android user, borrow a charger from a friend who has an iPhone.

Lost Mode

If the owner of the lost iPhone has enabled Lost Mode, then it is easy for you, because through this mode, you may find a message from the owner with a number to contact whoever found the device, so take a look at the screen and find out if there is contact information for the owner. If you do not find a message, go to the next steps.

Does it contain a passcode

Check for a passcode by pressing the screen twice or pressing the Home button (if it contains a button), or scrolling to the top of the screen or pressing the side button to activate the screen of the missing iPhone, and then there will be two options, not three:

There is no passcode

This is an unlikely possibility of 1 in a million, but we will take it in mind and if this is the case, then you can find information about the owner of the iPhone through contacts where the application keeps information about the owner such as his address or alternative numbers and maybe an e-mail, and if you are not lucky enough In finding any useful information, you can call the most recent contacts in order to reach the owner.

There is a passcode

This is common and when you see a lock screen that prompts you to enter the passcode, do not try to guess the password because this may lead to disabling the device or wiping the data and thus you will not be able to find the owner.

Lock screen

With the lock screen, you will have very limited options, and in order to find the owner of the lost iPhone, you will need to use a Medical ID or ask Siri for help, as follows:

Medical ID

If the owner of the lost iPhone has not enabled the Lost Mode feature on the device, you can know if he has a medical ID that has been set up, which may include useful information to contact him or someone close to him, and the medical ID can be accessed by pressing the emergency in the corner On the left side of the passcode screen, then click on a medical ID in the same place below, and there you will see information that the owner has included such as allergies, medications, blood type and contact information in case of emergency, which will connect you to someone close to the owner of the device.

Ask for help from Siri

If the matter does not work and you do not find information there or a medical ID has not been set up, you can ask for help from Siri (the device must be connected to the Internet), but at first you need to activate the personal assistant by pressing the button on the right side of the iPhone, or Saying the phrase “Hey Siri”, and if the device has a Home button, you can summon Siri by long pressing the Home button or by saying “Hey Siri”.

Some questions to ask Siri that may help you reach the owner:

Who is my name - call my wife - call my husband

Redial the last call - read my call history

Note: Siri has a limit on the amount of information it discloses before requesting the passcode. Asking Siri to read the call log, then call any contacts it finds, is the best course of action to find the owner.

Apple support

If you try to contact Apple Support, you will be asked to search for a Lost Mode message, or to hand over the device to a police station or to contact the Department of Hardware Loss and Theft or their insurance company, which may ask you for a return shipping sticker that they send you in order to package the iPhone and ship it to them, Why all this, because Apple protects the privacy of its users, so it will not be able to help anyone find out the information about the owner of the missing iPhone.

Finally, after trying all of these options, your best bet is to take it to the police station closest to where the lost iPhone was found, let them take over and they'll be able to return the lost device to its owner better than you.