How to add your iPad to Find My

Before you can use the Find My app to locate a lost iPad, you need to connect the device to your Apple Account.

When you add your iPad to Find My, you can also get notified if you leave it behind. See Set separation alerts in case you leave a device behind in Find My on iPad. You can add your Apple Pencil Pro, too. And your iPad includes Activation Lock, which keeps anyone else from activating and using it, even after it’s erased.

Add your iPad

1. Open Settings, tap [your name], and then tap Find My on your iPad.

   If you’re asked to sign in, enter your Apple Account information. If you don’t have an Apple Account, tap “Don’t have an Apple Account or forgot it?” then follow the instructions.

2. Tap Find My iPad. Turn on Find My iPad.
3. You can also turn on or off either of the following:
   • Find My network: If your device is offline (not connected to Wi-Fi or cellular), Find My can locate it using the Find My network.
   • Send Last Location: If your device’s battery charge level becomes critically low, its location is sent to Apple automatically.

Activation Lock, another feature on your iPad, keeps anyone else from activating and using your device, even after it’s completely erased.

Add your Apple Pencil Pro

1. Open the Find My app on your iPad.
2. Tap Devices and then attach Apple Pencil Pro to your iPad.
3. Tap the Add button, then tap Apple Pencil.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Add another device

See any of the following:

• iPhone: Add your iPhone to Find My
• Apple Watch: Set up and pair your Apple Watch with iPhone
• iPhone Wallet with MagSafe and Find My support: Add your iPhone Wallet with MagSafe to Find My on iPhone

You can also add AirTags and other items to Find My from your iPad, using any of these guides:

• Add an AirTag in Find My on iPad
• Add or update a third-party item in Find My on iPad

Add a family member’s device

If you set up Family Sharing first, your family members’ devices show up in Find My, listed below yours in the Devices list. For more, check out our guide, Share locations with family members and locate their lost devices on iPad.

You can’t add friends’ devices to Find My. Friends who lose a device can go to Find Devices on iCloud.com and sign in to their Apple Account.

See also

• Locate a device in Find My on iPad
• Mark a device as lost in Find My on iPad
• Remove a device from Find My on iPad