How ‘Find My Phone’ Still Works Even When Your Battery Is Dead

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Apple’s Find My network has been available for a few years now. Under the Find My app, this has become a hub not only for customers to find their lost Apple products, but also for third-party companies that make gadgets to work with the Find My network. However, one of the most interesting features iPhone users have at hand is the ability to find their devices even if the battery is dead. This is accomplished, on iPhone 11 and newer devices, using power reserve mode, which can prolong some iPhone features even if the device is completely drained.

If your iPhone is linked to an Apple Account with Find My connected, you can locate it for up to 24 hours after it’s been turned off or for five hours in power reserve mode. Should the battery charge hit critically low levels, the iPhone’s last location is automatically sent to Apple as a last resort. With this, Apple gives users extra time to find their devices in case it’s been forgotten or stolen, or if they just need to quickly use Express Mode and get home using public transportation.