This article is related to the Chipolo ONE Spot or CARD Spot and the Apple Find My app.
With 'Notify When Left Behind' enabled in the Apple Find My app for your item(s), you will receive a notification when you leave behind your item at an unknown location.
Compatibility
This feature is currently supported on devices using iOS 15 or newer.
How to enable 'Notify When Left Behind'
- Open the Find My app on your supported iPhone or iPad.
- Choose the ‘Items’ tab’.
- Tap on the item you'd like to enable 'Notify When Left Behind' for.
- Tap on 'Notify When Left Behind'.
- In the 'Notify When Left Behind' screen, switch the toggle to 'enabled' to enable the feature.
You will now receive a notification when you leave this item behind. To stop using this feature for your item(s), simply switch the toggle back to 'disabled'.
'Notify When Left Behind' quiet zones
You may not want to receive a notification when you leave a specific item at a specific location, for this you can set up a 'Quiet zone'. These can be set up for different locations and independently for your items in the Apple Find My app.
Follow these steps to enable a 'Quiet Zone' for a Chipolo ONE Spot or CARD Spot:
- Open the Find My app on your supported iPhone or iPad.
- Choose the ‘Items’ tab’.
- Tap on the item you'd like to enable a 'Quiet Zone' for.
- Tap on 'Notify When Left Behind' to open the settings for this feature.
- In the 'Notify When Left Behind' screen, you can tap 'New Location' or choose a suggested location to set up as a 'Quiet Zone'.
- You can remove a 'Quiet zone' by tapping its red delete button.
When leaving behind the specific item at this location, you will no longer receive a Notify When Left Behind notification.
'Notify When Left Behind' location and notification settings
When switching to a new iPhone or if you are using more than one phone registered with the same Apple ID, please adjust the location and notification settings accordingly in the Find My app. This will help the ‘Notify When Left Behind’ feature to work as expected.
If you are using multiple phones, the information about which iPhone is used for the current location and notifications is displayed in the Item detail screen and also in the ‘Notify When Left Behind’ settings:
To set the primary iPhone in the Find My app and for ‘Notify When Left Behind’ notifications, follow these steps:
- Open the Find My app on the iPhone or iPad that you want to use for your current location and ‘Notify When Left Behind’ notifications.
- Choose the ‘Me’ tab.
- Tap ‘Use This iPhone as My Location’.
For additional information regarding Notify When Left Behind in the Apple Find My app, please visit Apple’s Support page.