Lost Mode
E240726
Lost Mode is a security function in Apple's Find My service that remotely locks a lost device, displays a custom message with contact information, and helps track its location.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lost Mode canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2166052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost Mode Context triple: [Find My iPhone, feature, Lost Mode]
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A.
Whereabouts
Whereabouts is a reflective, introspective novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that follows an unnamed woman navigating solitude and everyday life in an unnamed Italian city.
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B.
Found
Found is an unfinished Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti depicting a country drover’s tragic encounter with his former lover, now fallen into prostitution, on a London street.
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C.
The Missing
The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett, about a frontier woman who teams up with her estranged father to rescue her kidnapped daughter.
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D.
Off the Map
Off the Map is an album by the Silk Road Ensemble that showcases their cross-cultural, genre-blending approach to contemporary world music.
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E.
Findon
Findon is a village in West Sussex, England, situated near the South Downs and known for its rural character and historic charm.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost Mode Target entity description: Lost Mode is a security function in Apple's Find My service that remotely locks a lost device, displays a custom message with contact information, and helps track its location.
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A.
Whereabouts
Whereabouts is a reflective, introspective novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that follows an unnamed woman navigating solitude and everyday life in an unnamed Italian city.
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B.
Found
Found is an unfinished Pre-Raphaelite painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti depicting a country drover’s tragic encounter with his former lover, now fallen into prostitution, on a London street.
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C.
The Missing
The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett, about a frontier woman who teams up with her estranged father to rescue her kidnapped daughter.
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D.
Off the Map
Off the Map is an album by the Silk Road Ensemble that showcases their cross-cultural, genre-blending approach to contemporary world music.
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E.
Findon
Findon is a village in West Sussex, England, situated near the South Downs and known for its rural character and historic charm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple service feature
ⓘ
device protection feature ⓘ security feature ⓘ |
| activationMethod | user-initiated via Find My ⓘ |
| availableThrough |
Find My
ⓘ
surface form:
Find My app
iCloud ⓘ
surface form:
iCloud.com
|
| dataHandling | does not erase device data by default ⓘ |
| deactivationMethod |
turning off Lost Mode in Find My
ⓘ
unlocking the device with the correct passcode ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| effect |
can display a phone number on the lock screen
ⓘ
can play a sound on the device ⓘ displays a custom message on the lock screen ⓘ enables location tracking of the device ⓘ prevents normal access to the device contents ⓘ remotely locks the device ⓘ suspends Apple Pay on the device ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Apple with iOS 6 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apple ecosystem
ⓘ
Find My ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple devices with Find My support
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ |
| prerequisite |
device must be associated with the user’s Apple ID
ⓘ
device must have been set up with Find My before loss ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Activation Lock
ⓘ
Find My iPhone ⓘ Find My ⓘ
surface form:
Find My network
|
| requires |
Apple ID
ⓘ
Find My enabled on the device ⓘ |
| scope | individual Apple devices ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
helps protect personal data on a lost device
ⓘ
reduces risk of unauthorized use ⓘ |
| statusIndication | device marked as lost in Find My ⓘ |
| supports | displaying a custom message in multiple languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
displaying a custom message on a lost device
ⓘ
helping locate lost Apple devices ⓘ preventing unauthorized access to a lost device ⓘ remotely securing lost Apple devices ⓘ showing contact information on a lost device ⓘ tracking the location of a lost device ⓘ |
| visibility | lock screen of the lost device ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lost Mode Description of subject: Lost Mode is a security function in Apple's Find My service that remotely locks a lost device, displays a custom message with contact information, and helps track its location.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.