1 Call Where You Lost It
Most people assume the worst when they lose their devices — but it’s probably best not to. Because of the incredibly tough encryption on Apple’s handsets, it’s not really a lucrative business to steal and resell stolen iPhones.
If you’re at a restaurant, hotel or business, your iPhone may have been discovered by an employee and put in a lost & found. Or someone may have found it and turned it over to staff.
So call around the businesses and locations that you may have lost your iPhone in. Be sure to identify the exact color and model of the device. In many cases, your iPhone may be sitting in a drawer somewhere waiting to be picked up.