Your iPhone Already Has the Hardware to Track Itself Down — Here's How to Wire It Up

Make Your iPhone Report Back When It Goes Missing

TLDR: You can build a pair of iOS Shortcuts that turn your iPhone into a self-reporting device when it goes missing — one shortcut silently captures GPS location and photos from both cameras and texts them to a trusted contact, while a second shortcut locks the device and blasts an alarm. The whole thing is triggered by a secret code phrase sent via text, and the article does a surprisingly thoughtful job of addressing the privacy and safety implications.

Make Your iPhone Report Back When It Goes Missing