Mark Something as Lost
Find My lets you mark items as lost to help in recovering items you can’t find or might be stolen. Marking something as lost puts the hardware into a special “Lost Mode” and lets you provide details to someone finding it—or even a thief you want to encourage to return it. This information is available differently (or not at all) based on the kind of thing that’s marked as lost:
Devices: For devices, you can enter text (such as offering a reward) and provide your phone number. Both appear on the device.
Audio hardware without a screen: AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max can be marked as lost. However, because they lack a display, you can’t provide information to someone finding them. (Support for this ...
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