How to Easily Find Your Lost Android Phone?

 

We can easily understand the feeling when someone says that they have lost their phone. Our phones contain all the important information about our personal and professional life. We panic, because we know our android phone is needed for so many of our daily tasks. We keep asking ourselves the same question “how can I easily find my android phone?” 

 

Please take a deep breath; we are here to help you out. The built-in tools of the Android phone offer the easiest way to track down your device. There are different ways to find your lost android phone. Here we will discuss the most convenient and popular way to find your lost phone by using the Google Find My Device feature.

How to Find a Lost Android Phone with Google’s Find My Device

 

Whenever you sign in to your android phone with your Gmail account, the Find My Device is automatically turned on. Google provides this feature free of cost. It is available in the form of an App and a standalone web page. You can make use of any of these platforms, depending upon the situation.   

 

You are only able to find your lost android phone when:  

• • It is signed into a Google Account
  • Location of your mobile is turned on
  • It is connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
  • Find My Device is turned on 

 

To check that your mobile’s find my device option is ON, you can follow these simple steps:

• • Go to the Settings app.
  • Tap Security & location.
  • Then tap on the Find my device option. 
  • If it is OFF, then slide the switch to the ON position.

 

 

When all settings are OK, then you can easily track your lost android mobile. Once you open Find My Device, it will automatically display the location of your registered devices on the map. Along with this, you will also get some other features to:

 

• Ping your Android phone

If you are not finding your phone, then you can tap “Play Sound” to ping your phone. Your device will ring for 5 minutes, even if it is on silent mode. By following the sound, you can go closer to your device if it is in your surroundings. Even if it is not in your reach, then any good soul may pick it up and inform you about the location. You can then stop the sound once you locate your phone.     

 

• Secure Your Android Device 

If you do not get your phone with the sound option, then you can secure your device. The Secure Device is another feature of this tool that will help in protecting your important data and information. No one else can access your phone once this function is enabled. You can add your contact number and message so that if anyone else finds it, then he/she can contact you. After taping on the Secure Device, you can type a message displayed on your Android phone lock screen. Your missing phone will be locked with the message and contact number. To finalize this, you have to tap on the Secure Device again. 

 

• Wipe Your Android Device

The last feature of Google’s Find My Device is Erase Device. With this option, you can erase all content from your lost phone. You can treat this as a last resort in case your device is stolen. You have to tap on the Erase Device then it will ask for your confirmation; you have to tap again to finalize. You should read all the important points carefully to be aware of what information would get deleted in the Device Erase option. In case you change your mind, then you can tap on Dismiss. 

Here are some points on How to Find Your Lost Android Phone with an App

 

1. On another Android phone or tablet, open the Find My Device app . If the other device doesn’t yet have the app, download it on Google Play here.

 

2. Sign in.

• • If your own device is lost, tap Continue as [your name].
  • If you’re helping a friend, tap Sign in as Guest and let your friend sign in.

 

3. Follow the same steps as listed at the start of the guide.

 

You can also watch Google’s video about finding your device as an overview here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kic-A51Wqgk 

 

Our Android phone is the sea of our personal and sensitive data. That‘s why we panic when we lose our device so knowing these tricks to finding your lost android phone is always handy.

 

We wish that you never go on the emotional roller coaster of losing your android phone. In case you might encounter such a situation, then you can try the above described tricks. They will definitely give you a few options and guide you in the right direction!

 

With Love,

Cellbreezy Team