How To Find Your Lost Android Phone

Have you misplaced or lost your Android device and are looking for solutions? Don’t lose hope yet. In this guide, I will show you two easy ways by which you can easily locate lost Android phone. You will have to be logged in to your Google account on your lost or stolen device for these tracking services to work.

How To Track Android Phone Using Google’s “Find My Device”

Android phones come with a “Find My Device” feature that can be used to recover your lost Android phone. This feature is available in phone settings, and you do not need to install any third party app to access this feature. If you want to locate your smartphone, you need access to a web browser, and you can pinpoint your phone’s location. However, if this service is not activated, then you cannot use it to track a stolen phone.

How To Enable “Find My Device”

1. Go to Settings > Security.
2. Under Device Administration, tap on Device administrators.
3. Make sure the box next to “Find My Device” is checked.

You’ll also need to enable location services and location history for location accuracy while tracking your device. To enable it :

1. Go back to Settings and tap on Location.
2. Turn the toggle switch on the upper left corner to On position.
3. Tap on Mode. Set it to High accuracy.

  4. Go back to Location settings and tap on Google Location History.

  5. Toggle to switch on the option next to Use Location History. Also, toggle the switch next to your device name to On position.

After you have completed these steps, you can locate a stolen phone whenever it has access to mobile data or Wi-Fi.

Find a lost Android using browser and “Find My Device”

1. Go to “Android.com/find” from any browser on any device.
2. Login using your Google profile.
3. If you are running multiple Android devices using the same Google account, select the device you want to connect to.

Once you select your device, you can perform three different actions:

• You can remotely ring the device. It will continuously play a sound for 5 minutes, even if the device is in silent mode.
• You can lock the device and display a message or phone number on the lock screen. This option is much helpful when you had not set any screen before.
• You can also completely wipe your device. Note that this will also delete your Google account from your phone and you will no longer be able to track it. If you have any sensitive data on your phone and there is no hope to retrieve your lost Android phone, this is the best option for you.

How to Locate Android phone with Google Maps

Google Maps is one of the essential Android apps that can even help you to track a stolen phone. To use this feature, your device must be in On state, have access to Wi-Fi or cellular data, and location services must be On. You can open any browser and locate your phone in a few steps:

1. Go to Google Maps and sign in to your Google account
2. Click on the menu icon in the upper left corner and select Your Timeline.