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Easy Ways To Track Your Lost Phone with Google Account

Aulia Hafisa
Samsung Phone (Imad Clicks/Pexels)
Samsung Phone (Imad Clicks/Pexels)

TheIndonesia.id - Losing your phone could be so frustrating. Moreover, it contains important data, working files, personal photos, and financial applications. Fortunately, there are many ways to track a lost phone. One of them is tracking your phone with Google and Gmail

You can use Google's feature Find My Device to find your phone. 

  • Open the google.com/android/find site in a browser, then let Google track the location of the lost cellphone by tapping agree
  • Login to Google account on lost cellphone
  • If the account is used on more than one cellphone, select the type of cellphone that is lost at the top left
  • If the lost cellphone uses more than one Google account, log in using the account that is used as the main profile
  • A notification will appear on the lost cellphone from Google Play Services and information regarding the location of the cellphone on Maps
  • Keep in mind the location of the lost phone may not be accurate and is only an approximate location. If you can't find it,
  • please see the last location if available
  • Google also has several other features that can help owners find lost phones.

Besides, you can try other ways. The first is Play Sound. This feature will make the cellphone ring for 5 minutes without stopping even if it is in vibrate or silent mode.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (Samsung)
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (Samsung)

Second, Secure Device. With this feature, cellphone owners can lock the device using a PIN, pattern, or password and send messages such as cellphone numbers to their lock screen. This can make it easier for people who find the phone to contact the owner

Eraser Device. This last feature can be used by cellphone owners to permanently delete all data on the cellphone so that it is not misused by other people. It's important to remember when you use this feature, the Find My Device application will not work.

Using Gmail

The second way to track a lost cell phone is to use Gmail. Here are the steps:

  • Log in to the Gmail account on the lost cellphone via a browser on a PC or laptop
  • Click the nine-point icon at the top right and select Account and click the Security menu
  • After that, check the information about the device that has access to your Gmail
  • Select the lost cellphone to track it, then click the Full details button
  • Click the Search for device menu option and you will be redirected to Google's Find My Device service feature
  • The map may not show the exact location of the cellphone, but this method can still be tried to estimate the last location of the lost cellphone
  • That's how to track a lost cell phone with Google and Gmail. Hope it is useful. 

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