Apple’s recent WWDC event seemed to be a huge success. Everyone is raving about Airtags and iOS 15 seems to be creating a lot of buzz too. In light of Airtags, Apple has introduced and updated new features in the ‘Find my’ app which now includes the new left behind notifications. This is a feature for users who own multiple devices and often tend to misplace them. The ‘Left Behind’ notifications help you not to lose your device or data. Let’s find out more about it.

Abandoned notifications are a new feature in the Find My app that, when activated, helps send you notifications about devices you leave behind. Abandoned notifications do not require Airtags and instead rely on network communication to access location data. They are compatible with most iOS and iPadOS devices running iOS 15 or later. However, these notifications can sometimes be annoying, especially if you plan on leaving a device somewhere or with someone. In such cases, there are multiple ways you can disable the ‘Abandoned’ notifications on your device. Let’s take a quick look at them.

There are mainly two ways to prevent receiving 'left behind' notifications. Either by disabling 'left behind' notifications for your respective device or by adding the targeted location as a trusted location in your device settings. Use one of the methods below to prevent receiving 'left behind' notifications on your device.

Follow the guide below to disable left behind notifications on the affected device. You will need to use another device with the same Apple ID to make this possible. You can also use this guide on the affected device to disable left behind notifications altogether.