We rely on our phones for so many things. We can’t afford it if
someday it is lost somewhere. No one wants to lose a phone, but it may happen
any day or with anyone. Looking at the data that more than two thousand phones
are stolen or lost every single hour, it becomes necessary to turn on the
tracking ability that can help you to track your phone. Google has made it much
easy for users to track their stolen or lost phones. Google has made the phone
location tracking system available as part of the Google account. The feature
has been active since the year 2015. The feature allows the users to track
their Android devices in which they have signed into and running mobile
services of Google.
Before we learn how to find out the lost Android phone, it is
essential to know the guidelines to turn on “find My Device” on your Google
Pixel. The steps will help you to make sure that the option Find My Device is
turned on.
- First of all, go to the
Settings.
- Click on Security &
location option.
- Click on “Find My
Device” to turn it on.
To Turn the Location On, you will
need to follow these steps.
- Click on the Settings
option.
- Click on Security &
location.
- Click on Location.
- Click on turn on
location.
Android Phone: How You Can Find
it in Chrome
The syncing of Chrome with Google provides the easiest method to
find your Android phone. The overall process will become much easier if you use
Chrome and are signed in with the same Chrome account. Here are the steps that
you need to follow to find your Android Phone.
- First of all, you need
to open Chrome.
- Now, you need to
use the same account to Sign in to Chrome.
- Click on the search bar
and type “find my phone.”
- After typing the text,
click on it.
- You can see the location
of your phone on the result page at the top of a box.
- The users can select the
specific device they are looking for by using the drop-down box.
- It can be done with the
map displaying locations.
- Also, the user has the
option to recover or ring your phone.
- The users can find the
options to remove, erase, or lock the phone from their account.
How to Find Your Phone in
Another Browser
If the user doesn’t use Chrome, then you can use your browser.
However, it is not so simple.
- You will need to click
on your browser.
- Then move to
google.com/android/find.
- In case the user is not
logged in, then use the same account you have on your Android phone to log
in.
- You will be prompted to
the Google account page with the option to find your lost phone.
- After then, you will
need to choose the Android device associated with your Google account and
that you want to find out.
- You can lock, wipe, or
ring your Android device.
Also, you should know how to improve location accuracy. Here is
how you can do it.
To improve the location accuracy,
you will need to open the Settings of your phone.
- Click on Biometrics and
then click on Security.
- After then, scroll down
to the option ” Location.”
- Now, click on the option
“Improve location accuracy.”
Google Account: Manage Your
Devices
Google can always locate and manage your devices because Android
phones require a Google account to run. In simple terms, it allows the users to
view devices related to their Google account within that area of account
management. It applies to both G Suite and personal accounts that you use to
work for. The users can access the account through the Android device or the
browser. You will need to go to your Google account and then click on the
Security option.
In the Security section, you will find the list of devices you
have ever signed in. You can find out your devices here in this option. But,
you can more usefully remove your devices from your account that you no longer
own or use, or wipe your devices remotely that you can’t access. Apart from
this, the feature helps find out PCs, Wear OS devices, and Chromecast devices
in which you might have used Chrome to sign in.
Chloe Decker is a self-professed security expert; she has
been making the people aware of the security threats. Her passion is to write
about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and
new media. She writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup.
