Find My

Find My
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseSeptember 19, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-19)
Stable release
macOS: 4.0
Operating system
PredecessorFind My iPhone, Find My Friends
TypeLocation aware
Asset tracking
LicenseProprietary license
Websiteapple.com/icloud/find-my

Find My is an asset tracking service made by Apple Inc.[1] that enables users to track the location of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, tvOS devices, AirPods, AirTags, and a number of supported third-party accessories through a connected iCloud account.[2] Users can also show their primary device's geographic location to others, and can view the location of others who choose to share their location. Find My was released alongside iOS 13 on September 19, 2019,[3][4] merging the functions of the former Find My iPhone (known on Mac computers as Find My Mac) and Find My Friends into a single app.[5][6] On watchOS, Find My is separated into three different applications: Find Devices, Find People and Find Items.

After release on iOS, Find My was released on iPadOS 13.1 on September 24, 2019[7][8] and macOS 10.15 on October 7, 2019.[9]

  1. ^ "Find My - Official Apple Support". support.apple.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Everything You Need to Know About Apple's Find My Network Accessory Program". MacRumors. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Potuck, Michael (September 10, 2019). "Apple announces iOS 13 release date of September 19". 9to5Mac. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Clover, Juli (September 19, 2019). "Apple Releases iOS 13 With System-Wide Dark Mode, Privacy Updates, Revamped Photos App, Find My App, New Maps Features and More". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Carman, Ashley (June 3, 2019). "Apple's new Find My app will find your devices even if they're offline". The Verge. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Feiner, Lauren (June 3, 2019). "Here's everything Apple just announced: iOS 13, Mac Pro and more". CNBC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Mayo, Benjamin (September 24, 2019). "Apple releases iPadOS 13.1 featuring Dark Mode, new Home Screen and multitasking, Arcade, and more". 9to5Mac. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Clover, Juli (September 24, 2019). "Apple Releases iPadOS With New Home Screen, Multitasking Improvements, Apple Pencil Updates and More". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Clover, Juli (October 7, 2019). "Apple Releases macOS Catalina With Find My, Screen Time, and No More iTunes". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.