iOS 4.2 - Find My iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
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Find My iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
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If you lose your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
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Find My iPhone can help you locate it,
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and if you can't get your device back
for some reason
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it can help you keep
your personal information safe.
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It's a feature of MobileMe, that's free
with every iPhone 4, iPad
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or fourth generation iPod touch.
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Here's how it works:
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with the iOS 4.2 software update
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the Find My iPhone feature
automatically becomes part of your device.
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All you have to do, is set it up,
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which just takes a few simple steps.
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Then when you want locate your device
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you can either sign in to me.com
from any computer
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or you can use the Find My iPhone app
from one of your other devices.
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It's a free download from the App Store.
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Simply sign in to see all the
devices you've set up;
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in this case your iPad,
iPhone and iPod touch.
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Then select the one you want to locate.
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If your devices connected
to an Edge, 3G or wi-fi network
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a blue circle shows its estimated
location on the map.
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A smaller circle means a more precise location.
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Tap on the blue button to show more options
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and with the Remote Lock feature you can
easily protect your personal information,
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because you can set up passcode from wherever
you are to prevent other people from accessing it.
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And if you don't think you'll be able
to recover your device,
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you can remotely wipe all of
your personal information.
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Find My iPhone can also display a message
on your devices screen and play a sound.
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The message will display
even if the screen is locked,
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[Alert sound]
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and a sound will play at full volume
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even if your devices is in silent mode
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so you can alert anyone
who might be nearby.
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Find My iPhone
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it's the best way to track down
a missing iOS device
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and it's another great featured that comes
with every new iPhone,
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iPad and iPod touch.
page revision: 1, last edited: 10 Jan 2011 13:31