📌 What is Find My Device?
Find My Device is a very useful and free service from Google, with the help of which you can find your lost or stolen Android phone. This feature not only tracks the location of the mobile but with its help you can lock your phone, make it ring and even reset your phone.
✅ This feature is especially for those users who often forget their phone somewhere or if the phone is accidentally lost somewhere.
🔧 How to Activate Find My Device on Your Android Phone
It is very easy to activate the Find My Device feature in your phone, for this follow the steps given below
📍 1. Go to security settings
Open the Settings of your Android phone.
Then click on Security or Google Security.
📍 2. Give Device Admin Permissions
Now go to Device Administrators option
Then enable Find My Device.
📍 3. Turn on Location and GPS
Now go back to Settings > Location.
Set Location to High Accuracy.
And also enable Google Location History.
✔️ With this, your phone will be able to trace the correct location easily.
📲 How to Use Find My Device App
If your phone is lost or stolen, you can trace or control it using Find My Device by following the steps given below.
🔄 1. Install Find My Device
First of all, install the find my device app on any other phone of yours, such as home phone or a friend's phone.
Or go to this link from the browser
https://www.google.com/android/find
🔑 2. Sign in with the same Google account
Now sign in to the phone with the same Gmail which was signed in on the lost phone.
📍 3. Use These Three Main Options:
▶️ PLAY SOUND
If you have forgotten your phone somewhere nearby, then click on this option.
This will make the phone ring even if it is in Silent Mode.
🔒 SECURE DEVICE
With its help, you can remotely lock the lost phone.
That is, you can set a new password or you can also show a recovery message on the phone screen that "This phone is lost, please contact this number xxxxxxxx"
💣 ERASE DEVICE
And if you are afraid that the phone data may fall into the hands of the wrong person, then you can also reset the phone with the help of this option.
With this option, the phone will be completely factory reset.
⚠️ Note: After resetting, you will not be able to access the phone from Find My Device, because Gmail will be removed from that phone, due to which Find My Device will not work.
🌐 Track via Browser – Without Installing App
If you do not have another mobile, then you can use Find My Device with the help of a laptop or desktop.
- First of all go to a browser
- https://www.google.com/android/find
- Sign in with the same Gmail.
- Now you can manage location, battery status or network etc. from here.
🔐 Requirements for Find My Device to Work
The following things are necessary for Find My Device to work properly.
- The phone must have an internet connection,
- For tracking,
- Location must be logged in with a Gmail ID,
- Location and Find My Device must be on, to trace the location,
- And the phone must also be on, to receive commands
🎯 Benefits of Using Find My Device
- You can find the live location of a lost or stolen phone.
- You can make the phone ring even in silent mode.
- You can lock the phone from a distance.
- You can reset the phone to protect the data from the wrong person.
- All this is absolutely free.
🛡️ Important Safety Tips
- Always keep the internet and location on.
- Make sure to keep a screen lock on your phone.
- Keep the password of your Google account strong.
- If needed, get the SIM card blocked immediately.
📣 Conclusion
Now you understand what Find My Device is, and how it can help in getting back a lost or stolen phone. This is a very good feature of Google, which everyone should keep activated.
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