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title: "How to set up Find My iPhone on your iPhone 8 Plus"  
description: "How to set up Find My iPhone on your iPhone 8 Plus"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-10-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50647/how-to-set-up-find-my-iphone-on-your-iphone-8-plus  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 8"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to set up Find My iPhone on your iPhone 8 Plus

How to set up Find My [iPhone on your iPhone 8 Plus](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50648/how-to-use-find-my-iphone-on-your-iphone-8-plus)\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

You're ready to set up the **anti-theft software on your new iPhone** after you've downloaded and installed it. The instructions below will show you how to: \

1. **Go to Settings**->[your name]-> **iCloud or Settings**-> **iCloud from the Home screen.** (Note: Menu selections may differ based on the iOS version installed on [your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50411/what-to-do-if-your-iphone-x-can-t-be-detected-by-computer).)
2. To find your iPhone, **go to the bottom of the screen** and hit **Find My iPhone.**
3. To switch on or off Find My iPhone, **press the On/Off button**.
4. **Enable the Send Last Location option**, since this information will be useful in locating your iPhone if it is ever misplaced.
5. To sign in, **enter your Apple ID if requested.**

After you have set up Find My iPhone, any paired iOS devices with your iPhone 8 Plus-like Apple Watch and AirPods are also set up automatically.


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