How to find a lost Android phone?

1. The content of the article:
2. Standard phone search through Google account
3. Application - "Lost Android"
4. Application - "Wheres My Droid"
5. Application - "SeekDroid : Find My Phone"

Many of us lost our mobile phones: someone could not find it under a pillow, and someone sowed it on the street. Well, if he was found by a person with a good soul and will return it to you. But a person who is clearly not concerned with altruism can find it, or there is no telephone at all. In any case, we have a need and desire to find such a familiar and dear phone. But how to do that? Now we will understand.

The content of the article:

1. Standard phone search through Google account
2. Application - "Lost Android"
3. Application - "Wheres My Droid"
4. Application - "SeekDroid: Find My Phone"

What you need to search for the phone?

So, in order to be able to find your cell phone, in case of loss or theft, you will need a valid Google account. A prerequisite is that the phone must be connected to it (if this is not done, then all further actions are useless). Another important condition is the availability of the Internet on a mobile device, connection speed does not play a special role. Check your Google account, access to the Internet and proceed to setting up your phone and computer.

Standard phone search through Google account

Go to Settings → Security → Device Administrators → "Android Remote Control". Activate the last item.

Actions performed on the computer?

In order to track the desired device we pass on tracking site and log in through an account that is tied to our phone. Further such window will follow:

After some time, you will be able to see the locations of your cell phone on the map, and in some cases even the route of the previous movement.

But all this is possible only if the Internet is working on the phone. If the device is turned off, it will not be possible to detect it, it is not necessary to pull the rubber, start looking immediately!
Soon will be available function "Call the phone." After a couple of seconds after pressing this button, your phone will ring and will ring loudly for 5 whole minutes, even if it is on “Silent” mode. Agree, a handy feature.

After turning on the “Call” function, the phone automatically switches to the “Normal mode” and starts playing the ringtone. After the end of five minutes or any action with the phone, the call stops, and the phone again goes into the "Silent" mode.

Application - "Lost Android"

Another common and quite good way to find a lost phone is to use a special program with a promising name. Lost android . This program is available for download on the well-known Play Market, it is very useful and takes up very little space.

1. After installation, an icon will appear, somewhat reminiscent of ordinary notes, a kind of protection from the "new" owner.

2. During the first launch of the program, it must be granted administrator rights - without this you can’t do anything.

Until the moment when an unpleasant situation arises, the application will not be needed; further management will take place via web resources. And we again need our account (the phone must be tied to a Google account). The same functionality will be available as in the first case (given above).

The basic version of Lost Android is free, but you will have to pay a small amount for contact search, application launch and management of system applications. But I repeat once again - a couple of dollars are exactly worth your device, or at least your personal data.

Application - "Wheres My Droid"

This program has a more expanded, "fancy" interface and copes with the task of finding a mobile device even better.
After its launch, you will be asked to set up “special commands”. This function will allow you to control the lost phone is not from a computer (after all, not always the PC is nearby), but from another Android phone. Also, the developers have left the ability to control through a computer, but made it on their own system, which has nothing to do with Google.

Computer control

In order to be able to manage a lost phone from a personal computer, you will need the Internet (without it anywhere) and a browser.
First, go to the web resource Commander .

On the initial page you will be asked to install the application for your phone, to do this, click the button “Download Now” or download directly from the Play Market . After installing and creating an account, the user will have access to extensive application settings:

But, as often happens, the developers of this software severely limited the functionality of the free version of the program. All functions can be obtained in the Pro-version, which costs about $ 4. It is in this version that the following will be available: taking photos, remotely locking and resetting the device, protecting against deleting the application and hiding its icons, and many more useful "buns".

Application - "SeekDroid : Find My Phone"

This remote control program also uses its platform. It has a rather interesting and advanced interface, but more complex management.
So, in order to use this resource as intended, first of all we go to the main page. SeekDroid .

Downloading the phone application through the Play Market.

Be sure to create your account! It will organize the correct pairing of a web resource and a mobile phone.
Unlike the above mentioned methods of remote control of the phone if it is lost, when the smartphone or phone only needs Internet access and nothing more, SeekDroid requires geolocation to be a prerequisite, without manually turning it on, you can not connect to the server and find the phone.
The free version of the program is also strongly affected by functionality, and the paid version costs from $ 4 -20 $ per month, it all depends on what features you want to get.

Brief summary

There are many different programs and services that help in finding the lost device, this article presented only a few options that were tested on their devices. Everyone will find the most convenient and functional application. Paid applications, of course, have their advantages. But still, you choose. Good luck!