Add or update a third-party item in Find My on iPhone (2024)

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Add or update a third-party item in Find My on iPhone? ›

Share your location with friends and family, and add your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Beats headphones, AirTags, and third-party items to Find My.

Share your location with friends and family, and add your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Beats headphones, AirTags, and third-party items to Find My.

Add a third-party item

Go to the Find My app on your iPhone. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to make the item discoverable. Tap , then choose Add Other Item. Tap Connect, type a name and select an emoji, then tap Continue.

Apple does allow third party apps to track iPhone use. But they require the app to ask the user to turn it on. If you don't have want to be tracked, then you either choose “Do not Track” or choose “Only when using the app“ or allow tracking.

Open the Find My app on another person's iPhone. Tap on Devices. Tap on the Add Device button.

Pebblebee Card and Clip are the only item trackers in the world that give you the option to use either the Apple Find My™ app or the Pebblebee app, which is compatible with both Android and iOS.

The Find My app makes it easy to keep track of your Apple devices — even if they're offline. You can also locate items using AirTag or Find My technology. Or pinpoint friends and family with Precision Finding. Everyone's location stays private every step of the way.

An application that is provided by a vendor other than the manufacturer of the device.

Once an app has been hidden in this way, it can only be accessed by navigating to the Hidden Apps folder in the App Library (found by swiping left continually from the home screen) and using Face ID to unlock the contents of the folder.

What are the third party apps? ›

Third-party applications are programs the mobile user has downloaded from the device's Play Store. These are unlike built-in apps that come preloaded on an Android device, such as the app you use to send texts or the one you use to call your friends.

Log into your iCloud account with your Apple ID. 3. Click on Find my iPhone. Multiple devices All devices associated with your Apple ID will be visible on a map once you login.

Set up Find My

And if you add your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, Beats headphones, AirTag or third-party item to Find My, you can use the Find My app to locate it if it ever goes missing.

Use the Find My app to locate and play a sound on a missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, or Beats headphones (supported models).

The company has opened up access to its Find My network to third-party manufacturers, including Chipolo and Pebblebee. Those finders work with Apple's large tracking network, but only pair with Apple devices. Chipolo's classic trackers will work with either Android or Apple devices, as will Tile trackers.

The connected phone or tablet's offline finding settings will also be applied to your Galaxy Watch and Buds. You can also locate lost devices using the SmartThings Find feature within the SmartThings app. To use SmartThings Find, 'Allow this phone to be found' in Find My Mobile settings must be turned on.