Losing Your Android Phone? Let’s try ‘Find My Phone’ feature from Google !

Losing the phone is annoying, but the new features of Google might help Android users who experienced these events. The trick is simple, just search through Google.

Way too easy, make sure that Android users logged on Google search using the same email with a Gmail account used in Android phones. After that, type ‘find my phone’ in the search box of Google search engine.

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Previously, make sure the GPS settings on Android phones activated. Because Google will determine the position of mobile phones based on data transmitted by the GPS. Better when you selects the GPS settings are ‘high accuracy’ rather than ‘devices only’, because the location of the phone will be quickly found.

Then type find my phone, and Voila! The display appears Google map that shows where the current location of the mobile phone. For a larger view, simply click on the map.

In the map you will also find pop-up menu located on the left of the screen. Through the menu, users can also make the phone ring or even to lock and erase all data on it. This feature is very useful, if there are important data that scared abused when the phone is lost.

In addition to searching for the missing phone, “find my phone” feature is also very useful for people who often forget to put a smartphone at home. Only enable the ringing tone through the menu on the display ‘find my phone’ on Google sites, although the phone in a state of silent, phone would go off and we can know the place.

Reference: androidpolice.com, engadget.com