<s>
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
(	O
known	O
as	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
in	O
macOS	B-Application
)	O
was	O
an	O
app	O
and	O
service	O
provided	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
that	O
allowed	O
remote	O
locating	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
was	O
enhanced	O
and	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
itself	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
while	O
enabled	O
devices	O
could	O
be	O
tracked	O
using	O
either	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
or	O
the	O
iCloud	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iOS	B-Application
8	O
and	O
older	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
app	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
tracker	O
device	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
being	O
located	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
devices	O
with	O
the	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
app	O
installed	O
and	O
Location	O
Services	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
must	O
have	O
been	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
iCloud	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
locate	O
their	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
using	O
either	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
or	O
iCloud	B-Application
on	O
a	O
computer	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
mode	O
(	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
)	O
–	O
flags	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
lost	O
or	O
stolen	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
lock	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
passcode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
someone	O
finds	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
call	O
the	O
user	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erase	O
iPhone	B-Device
–	O
completely	O
erases	O
all	O
content	O
and	O
settings	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
useful	O
if	O
the	O
device	O
contains	O
sensitive	O
information	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
device	O
cannot	O
be	O
located	O
after	O
this	O
action	O
is	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
7	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
erase	O
is	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
message	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
displayed	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
be	O
activation	O
locked	O
,	O
blocking	O
the	O
activation	O
of	O
any	O
device	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
restored	O
in	O
either	O
DFU	O
or	O
Recovery	O
mode	O
without	O
first	O
disabling	O
the	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	O
ID	O
password	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
,	O
sign	O
out	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
erase	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
or	O
reactivate	O
a	O
device	O
after	O
a	O
remote	O
wipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
battery	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
app	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
have	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
iCloud	B-Application
account	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Apple	O
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Location	O
was	O
determined	O
using	O
GPS	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
when	O
Location	O
Services	O
are	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
was	O
only	O
approximate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
turn	O
Location	O
Services	O
on	O
,	O
users	O
needed	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Settings	O
>	O
Privacy	O
>	O
Location	O
Services	O
,	O
then	O
selecting	O
the	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
app	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
and	O
selecting	O
the	O
"	O
While	O
Using	O
the	O
App	O
"	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
could	O
also	O
track	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
signing	O
in	O
to	O
iCloud.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
was	O
supported	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	O
running	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.7.5	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
"	I-Application
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
compatible	O
device	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
iCloud	B-Application
account	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
also	O
can	O
track	O
their	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
enabled	O
devices	O
through	O
iCloud	B-Application
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
use	O
it	O
the	O
other	O
way	O
around	O
to	O
track	O
their	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
initially	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
3.0	O
software	O
update	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
paying	O
MobileMe	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
4.2.1	O
software	O
update	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
for	O
devices	O
introduced	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
became	O
free	O
for	O
all	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
"	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
"	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	O
running	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.7.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
"	I-Application
or	O
later	O
using	O
iCloud	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
,	O
Find	B-Operating_System
my	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
became	O
a	O
built-in	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
MacOS	B-Application
Catalina	O
,	O
the	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
app	O
was	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
Friends	I-Operating_System
app	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
new	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Zurich	O
woman	O
had	O
her	O
backpack	O
including	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
police	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
armed	O
robbery	O
suspect	O
by	O
using	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
victim	O
's	O
stolen	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
suspects	O
by	O
using	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
to	O
find	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stolen	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Langley	O
,	O
British	O
Columbia	O
woman	O
had	O
her	O
iMac	B-Device
stolen	O
during	O
a	O
break-in	O
at	O
her	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
