There’s nothing more anxiety-inducing than losing your phone, especially if you’re in an emergency and need to contact someone.
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I want to help prevent that from happening. Luckily, there’s an easy way to find your smartphone should it ever get lost. For us Android owners, pay close attention to the steps below so that you always rest easy knowing where your Android device is located.
Luckily there’s an easy way to find your smartphone should it ever get lost.
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The first thing that any Android owner should do once they purchase a new device is install the Find My Device app. This app is designed to help you locate your lost Android and put a lock on it until you get it back so that no one can access your private information. Some of the features of this app include:
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If you download this app on your Android as soon as you get it, you’ll then be able to track your device via another Android or tablet should you ever lose sight of it.
If you download this app on your Android as soon as you get it, you’ll then be able to track your device via another Android or tablet.
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If your Android gets lost, you can take a few steps to find, lock, or erase your device before it gets into the wrong hands. In order to do any of those things, that Android phone must:
Under “Visibility,” select the device.
On the “Signing in to Google” panel, tap 2-Step Verification
Add at least 1 additional second step, either:
Backup codes
Backup phone.
Backups help you get back into your account if you forget your password, lose your phone, or can’t sign in for another reason. Learn more about setting up 2-Step Verification and backups.
Backup phone.
If your Android gets lost, you can take a few steps to find, lock, or erase your device before it gets into the wrong hands.
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1. Go to android.com/find and sign-in to your Google Account.
2. The lost phone gets a notification. On the map, you’ll get info about where the phone is.
3. Next, you can enable lock and erase:
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Let us know if you ever lost your Android and if you used any of the steps above to help locate it. We’d love to hear from you.
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