There are too many Smartphones hovering in the market and not all the devices are safe from getting misplaced. However, there is something present in your google account that can help you in Finding your device, this Find My Device feature works like a wizard. If lost it can be found! Also, if you have lost your phone. Discussed below are the ways, prerequisites, and the need for a Google account with the automatically active Google’s Find my device feature, assisting in locating the device, along with other ways to discover the current location of the lost device.
The word hard to hear is ‘Lost’ and the best to hear is ‘Found’. And, today in this technology-obsessed world, losing a device is as bad as failing an exam. Better, that we can take the narrative into our hands even after losing the beloved device, cut the naivety of its location, and find the device in a good, given time. Here specifically talking and addressing the Mobile Phones and navigating the possible trajectories on how to find the device.
If precision is the key, the Find My Device feature is among those masterpieces. This automatic toggle-on feature in the Google account inserted in the lost device will aid in navigating the device. If allowed, Find My Device can help in recovering the phone’s last location and keep it stored with Google. The information will be rendered to the first Google account ‘signed in’ on the device.
It is extended as an application as Google Find My Device available on Playstore, assuring the safety of the device by stating “Find, lock, erase or play a sound on any lost Android device. Locate your lost Android device and lock it until you get it back.”
Make sure of the following steps to find a Mobile phone:
In the case of a device that is still out in danger and away from users’ reach. It is primal to lock or erase it remotely and this can be done by setting up a 2-Step Verification backup code that will be protecting your account from unnecessary intrusion. The sets required for 2-Step Verification are as follows:
Even the smartwatch can also help in locating the lost device. The steps to follow are:
Not endorsing the idea of recklessness and losing the phone. But, just in case caught in a pickle these steps and hacks can help you to find the device.
Ans. Yes, the user can remotely lock and erase the data to keep the sense of security intact by turning on the ‘Erase’ and ‘Lock’ options after installing the ‘Find My Device’ app.
Ans. 2 The user can locate the device in an offline situation by keeping the “Store recent location” option active.
Ans.3 Steps to turn on the “Store recent location” option:
Check if “Store recent location” is turned on.
Ans. 4 Yes, the ‘Find My Device’ App is only available to compatible Android devices.
Ans. 5 The users can use ‘Find Devices’ available on iCloud.com to find the approximate location of their iPhone.
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