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Golda Barocio
You can use Find Devices on iCloud.com to find the approximate location of your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats product if Find My is set up on the device and the device is online.
Each family member must set up their devices to share their locations with other family members. See the Apple Support article Share your location with your family. Once they set up location sharing, you can locate their devices using the instructions above.
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I just had one of my android phones stolen, thankfully it was just a backup burner phone, but I still used my google account on it. I though I should be able to either find or wipe it from google's "Find My device" android.com/find , however it does not let me change the device like I can if I'm on the web google play store. It only shows my main device. Is there any way to get this to switch to my other device?
When a phone is powered off, the network and GPS radios are deactivated, making it difficult to track the device's real-time location. However, specialized Pixel hardware enables Pixel 8 and 8 Pro users to locate their devices via Find My Device, even when they're powered off or the battery has died. Other devices doesn't support this for now.
Besides, Find My (for iOS), Find My Mobile (for Samsung), network providers can help you find the last location before the phone is switched off. GPS tracking apps such as AirDroid Family Locator, allows you to check whether the pairing phone has a low-power. You can remind them to charge their phone before it switches off due to low power.
"Find My Mobile" is a service designed for Samsung device users that allows them to locate, lock, or erase their devices remotely in case they are lost or stolen. There are two requirements to use this way:
Find My is available for Apple devices (iPad, iPod, Mac, iPhone) users. When they connect their devices with their Apple ID and turn on Location service and "Find My iPhone" they can find the iPhone's last location.
The Google Timeline is an overview of all location data collected from the device. This data can be used to find a lost phone that is turned off. The Google Maps timeline only works if location history and reporting are enabled. Otherwise, you can use the Find My services.
AirDroid Family Locator is an app that aids in keeping kids safe. If you have installed the app and paired it with the lost phone, you can track its real-time location and will get alerts if the phone is low-power. So you can take action before it's powered off.
Network providers can access the IMEI and can only triangulate a phone's most recent location. But they may require legal authorization or a court order to share this information for tracking purposes. In this case, the only option for the end user is to contact the relevant wireless carrier service provider. Speak with their representative, discuss the issue and see if they can help.
Setting up parental controls lets you have peace of mind over your child's online content, interactions, and communication. It also helps build healthy online habits that will set them up with the online skills and mindfulness they and you need.
It doesn't take a lot of time to tap your way through a few different settings panes and ensure that the proper switches are turned on, or you're signed in to the right services. Trust me, future you will thank present you for taking 5 minutes to do the following.
On most Android devices, the technology used for facial recognition can be easily tricked with something as simple as a photo of your face. Google's Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are the exceptions here, as they use a more reliable system, similar to Apple's Face ID.
Next, create your passcode and set up fingerprint authentication in the Settings app under the Security section. I realize scanning a fingerprint or entering a PIN code every time you want to use your phone can be inconvenient, but the idea of someone having access to your photos, banking apps, email and the rest of your personal info is downright scary.
Any time you sign in to an Android device with a Google account, Find My Device is automatically turned on. Google's free Find My Device service is what you'll use should your phone ever go missing to track, remotely lock and remotely erase it.
Finally, double-check that the ability to secure and remotely erase the device is turned on by going to android.com/find on your computer, selecting your phone, and clicking Set Up Secure & Erase. A push alert will be sent to your phone -- tap it to finish the setup process.
Samsung has long offered a Find My Mobile service to help Galaxy phones owners track down their lost phones. The service is separate from Google's Find My Device offering, and is something you can -- and definitely should -- set up. Not only does it give you a backup service you can use to track down a lost phone, but it also gives you tools that Find My Device doesn't have. With Samsung's service, you can do things like force remote backups or see if someone has swapped out your SIM card. You'll need to use your Samsung account to set up Find My Mobile.
However, more recently, Samsung announced a new service called SmartThings Find. The new feature works like Apple's Find My app by crowdsourcing the location of a lost device, even if it's offline, but telling nearby Galaxy devices to look for its Bluetooth signal and report its location if it's found. All of which, of course, is done anonymously.
There's no harm in using Google's offering, in addition to both of Samsung's device tracking services. Turn on Find My Mobile on your Galaxy phone in the Settings app. Next, go to Biometrics and security > Find My Mobile. Find My Mobile should already be enabled if you signed into your Samsung account during initial setup. If not, take a few seconds to sign in and enable Find My Mobile.
As for SmartThings Find, you'll need to have a Galaxy device running Android 8 or newer. The setup process should already be taken care of as long as you're running the latest version of the SmartThings app. I had to go into the Galaxy Store app and update it myself, but once I did that the main page of the SmartThings app had a map showing the last location of my Galaxy Buds, along with other Samsung devices that are linked to my account below the map. If it's not set up already, there will be a SmartThings Find card you need to tap on to complete the setup process. Once you do that, you'll see a map with the location of all your Find-enabled devices.
Once it's turned on, you can view the location of your device(s) by opening the SmartThings app and select SmartThings Find. Of course, if you lose your phone you'll have to use another device to access the SmartThings app to locate your device. Either you can sign into the app on a friend or family member's device, or use another one of your devices to find it via the app.
When you view the lost device's location, there's a More Options button that will take you to Samsung's Find My Mobile service where you can then use its controls to lock down your device, remotely back it up or even erase it.
Using Android's baked-in service requires you to remember one thing: android.com/find. That website is where you'll go in the unfortunate event that you lose your phone. Make sure to sign in to the same Google account that's linked to your Android phone.
Not near a computer? You can use another Android device and the Find My Device app, which you'll have to download separately from the Play Store. Immediately after you sign in to the site or app, Google will attempt to locate your phone.
An alert will be sent to your phone to tell whoever has it that it's being tracked. Use the menu on the left-hand side of the Find My Device site to play a sound (helpful if you misplaced it in your home!), lock down your device or erase the device altogether.
Selecting Secure Device will lock the phone, display a message of your choosing on the lock screen and sign out of your Google account. Don't worry, you can still locate the phone after it's locked. If you use Google Pay for mobile payments, locking your phone will prevent anyone from using your phone to make a purchase.
Should the thief turn off your phone, you won't be able to track it until it's turned back on and has a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Google will send you an email once it locates your device.
Once you find your phone, you'll need to enter your PIN or passcode to gain access. That should also get rid of the lock screen message. You might also have to log in to your Google account, just to verify it really is you accessing the phone -- you don't need to turn anything off in the Find My Device app.
To track a lost device with Samsung's service, you need to visit findmymobile.samsung.com. There isn't a companion app, so you'll need to use a mobile browser on another phone or a computer.
Sign in with your Samsung account, then select your lost device on the left side of the screen. A map will display where your phone is currently located, and a menu of options will show up on the right side of the screen.
Similar to Google's Find My Device service, Samsung's service only requires you to enter your PIN after locating your phone. You don't need to go back to the website and turn any of the tracking features off.
If your phone has been stolen and you're able to track its location, do not attempt to recover it yourself. Doing so could lead to you or someone else getting hurt, and despite the importance of a phone, it's simply not worth it.
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