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Use Lost Mode in Find Devices on iCloud.com

Lost Mode lets you lock your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch so that others cant access your personal information. You can turn on Lost Mode in Find Devices on iCloud.com.

Lost Mode requires a device that meets the minimum system requirements listed in the Apple Support article System requirements for iCloud.

What happens when you use Lost Mode or lock a lost device?

A confirmation email is sent to your Apple Account email address.
You can create a message for the device that says its lost and how to contact you.
For an iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, your device doesnt display alerts or play a sound when you receive messages or notifications, or if any alarms go off. Your device can still receive phone calls and FaceTime calls.
For an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, you see your devices current location on the map, as well as any changes in its location.
For applicable devices, payment cards and other services are suspended.

Turn on Lost Mode or lock a device

Go to icloud.com/find, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Tip: To sign in without entering a two-factor authentication code, select [the Find Devices button] at the bottom of the window.
In the list of devices, select the device you want to mark as lost.
If you already selected a device, select All Devices or [the Close button] to return to the list.
Select Mark As Lost.
Follow the onscreen instructions, keeping the following in mind:
- Passcode and password: If your iPhone, iPad, or AppleWatch has a passcode, its required to unlock the device. Otherwise, youre asked to create a passcode now. If youre locking an Intel-based Mac, you must create a numerical passcode, even if you already have a password set up on your Mac. If youre locking a Mac with Apple silicon, its locked with your Apple Account password.
  WARNING: You cant unlock a Mac online or on another device. You can only unlock it on the Mac you marked as lost.
- Family Sharing: If youre trying to place a family members iPhone or iPad in Lost Mode and the device doesnt have a passcode set, you must enter that persons Apple Account password on this computer. If youre trying to lock a family members Mac, you must enter that persons Apple Account password on this computer.
- Contact information: If youre asked to enter a phone number, enter a number where you can be reached. If youre asked to enter a message, you may want to indicate that the device is lost or how to contact you. The number and message appear on the devices Lock Screen as long as the device is online. If your device is offline when you mark it as lost, the contact information or message wont be visible until your device connects to the internet.

Change your contact information on a lost device

After you mark your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch as lost, you can update your contact information.

Go to icloud.com/find, then sign in to your AppleAccount (if necessary).
In the list of devices, select the lost device.
If you already selected a device, select All Devices or [the Close button] to return to the list.
Select Lost, change the information, then select Save Changes.

Turn off Lost Mode on an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch

Go to icloud.com/find, then sign in to your AppleAccount (if necessary).
In the list of devices, select the lost device.
If you already selected a device, select All Devices or [the Close button] to return to the list.
Select Lost, select Stop Lost Mode, then select Stop Lost Mode again.
You can also turn off Lost Mode by entering your passcode on the device. If you turned on Stolen Device Protection on your iPhone, you may need to use Face ID or Touch ID.

Note: If you had any cards suspended when you put your device in Lost Mode (credit or debit cards for Apple Pay, or student ID cards or Express Transit cards), when you turn off Lost Mode and sign back in to your Apple Account, you can use them again.

Recover the passcode and unlock your Mac

If you locked an Intel-based Mac, you can recover the passcode online.

Go to icloud.com/find, then sign in to your AppleAccount (if necessary).
In the list of devices, select the lost Mac.
If you already selected a device, select All Devices or [the Close button] to return to the list.
Select Unlock, then follow the onscreen instructions to verify your identity with your Apple Account password.
When you have your passcode, enter it on your Mac.

If you locked a Mac with Apple silicon, you must enter your Apple Account email address or phone number and password to unlock it. See the Apple Support articles If you forgot your Apple Account primary email address or phone number and If you forgot your Apple Account password.

You can also use Find My on any device thats signed in to the same Apple Account. See Use Find My to locate people, devices, and items.

If you cant use Lost Mode because Find My isnt set up on your lost device, see the Apple Support article Find your lost iPhone or iPad.

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