I remember a long time ago when Apple first implemented Find My iPhone back a decade ago.
I had returned from shopping and suddenly realized my iPhone wasn’t on me. Panicking, I called the stores I visited, but none had a iPhone returned. As a last desperate attempt, I used the Find My Phone on my Mac, and tracked my phone to the grocery store where I shopped.
I took my MacBook Pro to the store and tried to get a WiFi signal. At that time, WiFi wasn’t as universal, but there was a Starbucks next door, and If I stood in one corner of the store, I could connect to that Starbucks’ WiFi.
Pinging my phone revealed it to be on the top shelf on one of the aisle. I must have put it done to reach for an item on that shelf.
I remember reading that year about stories of people who tracked down their iPhones and stolen backpacks via Find My Phone. It seemed like amazing technology.
Older and now retired, I use my Apple Watch to ping my phone when I misplace it at home which happens a lot more than it should. I’m thinking of getting a second iPhone to ping my watch when I misplace that in order to ping my misplaced iPhone.
Where the damn thing could really be useful is the damn TV remote. It’s too damn thin and misplacable. Why that isn’t part of the Find My network is beyond me.
I misplaced it this week and couldn’t find it. I ended up ordering a new Siri remote, an AirTag, and that Elago R5 case you once featured. to end this issue once and for all. Of course, now that I have a new Siri Remote, I found the old one.