Easy way to find out the lost mobile via Google account

 

Ravi Kumar

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April 24

SP at Indian Police Service (2016–present)

My mobile was stolen and I raised a complaint about it. The police are not taking action. How can I find out my mobile without the police department’s help?

If you are using an Android device, then your mail ID is linked to the lost phone. Now, an amazing feature of Google - Find Your Phone - helps users to find the location of phone and do much more - ring it, lock it, erase it etc - without any intervention of LEAs. You can use the feature to find the lost phone location without the intervention of police. The steps have been detailed below.

It helps the owner find his/ her lost phone by following few simple steps.

1. Navigate to Sign in - Google Accounts

2. Tap on right facing arrow
3. Enter your password

What are the Different Methods to Secure the Phone?

1. Ring your phone: This feature makes the phone ring at full volume even if muted.
2. Locate your phone: This feature collects the location data from the device and sends it to the owner. However, the location is approximate and may not always be accurate.
3. Lock Your Phone: This option enables the owner to setup a password to lock the phone. Owner can also write a customised note for the finder. The default note is “This phone is lost. Please help give it back”. Owner can also specify a phone number for the finder to call on, along with the aforesaid message.
4. Sign Out of Your Phone: This option prevents others from accessing the phone data. Even after signing out of the phone, owner can – Ring, locate, lock or erase the device.
5. Contact your operator: The operator may help by - Disabling the SIM card, ordering a new SIM card or redirecting the calls to a new number. This also helps prevent identity theft since the finder can otherwise use the personal information for wrong ends.
6. Erase Your Device: In our opinion this is the “Option of the last resort”. This option prevents others from seeing the device data. However, if the owner chooses to erase the device information the owner permanently loses access to all of the information on that device that wasn’t backed up with Google.

The phone is erased only when it comes online the next time. If it doesn’t come online, it can’t be erased. Features like “Find your phone” and “Android Device Manager “may no longer work to locate, ring or lock the phone.

Reference: 2 Easy Ways to Find Lost Phone in India 2020