Have you ever lost HP? How to track a lost cellphone? What should be done so that the lost cellphone can be found?
In this sophisticated era, the existence of HP has become a primary need for most people. Everything can be done with the help of this tiny device.
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Because of this function, it is not uncommon for us to store sensitive information, documents, photos, or videos that are confidential.
Then what if one day the cellphone which contains a lot of important data and information is lost? Of course, any way to track the lost HP will be done.
Well, fortunately here Google as the owner of the Android operating system has provided an application that is expected to be able to track the position of the lost cellphone.
The application is named Android Device Manager. Or if your cellphone is in Indonesian, the name of the application becomes Find My Device.
Conditions for Tracking Lost HP Position
There are two conditions that must be met to be able to track the position of a lost cellphone. These two conditions determine the success of the user in tracking the position of the lost cellphone.
1. Active HP
When your cellphone is lost, make sure the cellphone is lost in a state that is still on or active.
Even better if the data connection is still on.
2. Connect with Google Account
The second requirement is to make sure your android phone is connected or synced with a google account.
Apart from that, which is no less important, you still remember the email address linked to the cellphone along with the password.
If the two conditions above are met, then the possibility for you to be able to track the position of the cellphone will be even greater.
How to Track a Lost Cellphone with Android Device Manager
1. Install the Android Device Manager Application
You can go directly to the playstore. Then do an app search with keywords: android device manager or use keywords: find my device.
2. Run the App
Once the Find My Device app is installed, you can immediately open it and run it.
Select login as guest. Then enter the google account or email address that is connected to the lost cellphone.
Also make sure you enter the password or password correctly.
3. Tracking Results
When the email address and password you entered are correct, a notification requesting access permission will appear, select accept. Then the Find My Device application will display the updated position of your cellphone.
As stated above, of course, the location of your cellphone will appear if your cellphone is active or on a data connection. So that the lost cellphone can receive a signal from the Find My Device application.
After successfully connecting with the google account that you are using, the type or type of your lost cellphone will appear.
You can find out the latest info about your lost cellphone by clicking on the letter i icon in a circle. Then a notification will appear when the last time your lost cellphone was seen or the data connection turned on.
If your cellphone is on the data connection, it will also show the battery indicator and the type of internet connection that is being used.
When you are connected to the cellphone you can also do several things such as: play a sound, secure the device to delete the device.
4. Playing Sound
When the Find My Device application is connected you can play the sound automatically.
So that when the cellphone is still around you, you will hear a notification sound.
5. Secure Device
You can lock the screen of a lost cellphone by choosing to secure the device.
With this, the data on your cellphone will be temporarily safe, as long as the thief doesn’t know the password you entered.
6. Erase Device
If you choose this option it’s the same as resetting your phone back to factory settings. All data that has been synced with your google account will be lost. And of course you will also not be able to access this lost cellphone again.
How to Track Lost Cellphone With Email / Google Account
If you use an application to track a lost Android, you will of course need another Android phone.
As an alternative, we can also track a lost cellphone from a laptop or pc as well.
The method is also quite simple. It’s just that, you must know the gmail email used on the lost cellphone and the password.
How to find a lost cellphone with a laptop or computer can be done with the following steps:
1. Open Browser on Laptop
Open the browser on your laptop, as much as possible just use Chrome to be more compatible with the services that we will use.
2. Login With Google Account
Next, please login with the same google account as the account on your lost cellphone.
You can login through the settings menu in Chrome. You can also login to Gmail in the browser, it will automatically log into other services.
3. Go to the Find Your Phone or Find My Device page
Next, please open the following page url.
You can use the two URLs above to find the current position of your cellphone.
If you use the Find Your Phone URL page, the initial screen will appear as below.
You can select the device you want to track its position. After you click on one of the desired devices / cellphones, you will be taken to the Find My Device page.
You can immediately jump to the results of this second URL by using the second link above.
Next, you can use the available options.
- Can make a sound on your cellphone. By default if this is enabled, the phone will ring for 5 minutes.
- Securing hp devices. If this option is selected, your cellphone will be locked and sign out of the google account there. In addition, you can also display messages and phone numbers that can be contacted there.
- Delete content. If needed, you can also delete all the content on your cellphone remotely.
Well, that’s how to track a lost cellphone using the Android Device Manager or Find My Device application. Hopefully this article can help find your lost cellphone, family, friends, or girlfriend. Good luck.
Oh yes, in addition to the method above, you can also spread your lost cellphone info so that it can be found quickly by posting to your Facebook groups and WhatsApp groups. And ask other members to share this info.
