Losing a mobile phone is quite an unpleasant experience. After all, these devices have become quite an important point of our lives, and where we have stored all kinds of information relevant to us. Even if we have all your data backed up, the need to find it is quite important.
If you are looking for your lost Android mobile, you should know that there are several tools to find it. In fact, some of them even allow us to perform actions remotely, such as deactivating it, disabling it or deleting all our data.
Exists a way to find any android mobile, and it is thanks to Google tools. However, some manufacturers (among which we find Samsung and Xiaomi), also offer some tools of their own ecosystem that will allow us to search for it.
How to find your lost Android mobile with Google
find my device It is Google’s proposal so that users can search for their lost terminals. It was originally launched in 2013, as part of the Android Device Manager. Little by little, the tool received improvements, such as the ability to delete data and lock the phone remotely.
However, in 2017 the company decided to give the Android Device Manager. This time he renamed it Find My Google Device, now part of the Google Play Protect service.
Of course, if you want to use it, you will have to have this function activated on your device. To do so, do the following:
- Enter the menu of Setting of your Android mobile.
- Here, look for the options of Google.
- Find the section Security And enter.
- In this section go to find my device and verify that the function is activated. In addition, the location functions of your Android mobile must also be turned on.
Now, you are all set to start locating your Android device from Google tools. You can access find my device from the web, or also by downloading the application from the Play Store. In either case, here are the steps.
- Go to the website of find my device of Google.
- Here, sign in with the account associated with the device.
- When you manage to enter, you will see the terminal in question in the left sidebar.
- Of course, on the map you can see the location of your Android mobile. With the options on the left, on the other hand, you will be able to perform remote actions.
Among these actions we have play a sound to find it in case it is close to you and silent. You can too lock the device so that it can’t be used without your credentials (although, sadly, this option on Android has little merit). Y delete all your data from the terminalalthough if you do this it will no longer be findable with Google.
From the Android app
In case you want to find your Android device using another mobile, just go to the Play Store and download the app. Find my Google device.
- Enter the app and log in with your Google account.
- The application will ask you for permissions to use location services, accept.
- Now, you will be able to see all your associated terminals from the top bar. Select the one you want to locate and you will automatically be able to see its location on the map (or the last known location). Details such as the model of your mobile device, its battery level, and network status also appear.
- If you want, you can execute the actions that appear in the lower menu. Among them, play a sound, lock and delete your data.
Other ways to find your lost Android mobile
As we told you before, there are some other methods to find your lost Android mobile. For example, we have the case of the customization layers of some companies like Xiaomi or Samsung, who integrate location functions natively. So you can take advantage of them.
How to find your Xiaomi mobile
First, you have to activate the function on your Xiaomi device. If you do not have it previously activated, you will not be able to find it from the company’s services.
- Enter the app of Settings of your mobile.
- Here, go to Xiaomi Cloud.
- under the section Protect Datayou will find the option Find Device.
- To activate it, click on Turn on Find Device. For this, you will need to enter your Mi account credentials.
Ready. Now you just have to enter the tracking page by Xiaomilog in with your account data and proceed to search for your mobile.
How to find your Samsung mobile
As with Xiaomi and Find my Google device, on Samsung terminals first you will have to enable the tracking function to be able to find your device when needed.
- Enter the Settings on your Samsung mobile.
- Here, go to Biometric data and security.
- Later, go to Find my mobile. To activate this feature you will need to sign in with your Samsung account.
- active remote unlock Y Send my last location.
- Done, you have everything configured.
Now, to be able to find your Samsung mobile at any time, you just have to enter the web Find My Mobile. In her, just log in and you will be able to see the location of your device and other available options.