Charge and monitor the battery, Charge and, Monitor the battery – Apple iPhone iOS 8.1 User Manual

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Chapter 3

Basics

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Find My iPhone

Find My iPhone can help you locate and secure your iPhone using the free Find My iPhone app
(available in the App Store) on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or using a Mac or PC web
browser signed into

. Find My iPhone includes Activation Lock, which is

designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPhone if you ever lose it. Your Apple ID and

Turn on Find My iPhone. Go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone.

Important:

To use Find My iPhone features, Find My iPhone must be turned on before your

iPhone is lost. iPhone must be able to connect to the Internet for you to locate and secure
the device.

Use Find My iPhone. Open the Find My iPhone app on an iOS device, or go to

on your computer. Sign in and select your device.

Play Sound: Play a sound at full volume for two minutes, even if the ringer is set to silent.

Lost Mode: Immediately lock your missing iPhone with a passcode and send it a message
displaying a contact number. iPhone tracks and reports its location, so you can see where it’s
been when you check the Find My iPhone app. Lost Mode also suspends the use of your credit
and debit cards used for Apple Pay (iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus). See

Apple Pay

on page 124.

Erase iPhone: Protect your privacy by erasing all the information and media on your iPhone
and restoring it to its original factory settings. Erase iPhone also removes your credit and debit
cards used for Apple Pay (iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus). See

Apple Pay

on page 124.

Note: Before selling or giving away your iPhone, you should erase it completely to remove all of

the device normally. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. See

Sell

or give away iPhone

on page 180.

Charge and monitor the battery

iPhone has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the
battery—including tips for maximizing battery life—see

www.apple.com/batteries

.

WARNING:

For important safety information about the battery and charging iPhone, see

Important safety information

on page 172.

Charge the battery. Connect iPhone to a power outlet using the included cable and USB
power adapter.

Note: Connecting iPhone to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless iTunes
syncing. See

Back up iPhone

on page 177 and

Sync with iTunes

on page 18.

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