"Find my iPhone" is an option developed by Apple to locate our phone when we do not know where it is currently situated. In similar way works an application used to locate our friends' devices called "Find my Friends", which displays information about where are our friends who also use Apple's devices. As both programs have a similar way of working, company from Cupertino wants to combine them into one large application. It even received its codename - "Green Torch".
In addition, Apple is considering introducing a new way of locating that will allow you to locate devices even if your phone doesn't have access to Wi-Fi or a cellular network. In addition to new tracker, the American company wants to launch a new hardware add-on on the market. It is supposed to work in a similar way to NFC tags, which can be attached anywhere on the surface of device. Then, when the part attached to the smartphone loses communication with the device that locates the phone, servers will immediately sent a notification informing about the possible loss of the device.