Unfortunately, phones are stolen quite often, and smartphones are rarely found by law enforcement agencies. And besides, there are times when you need to find a lost phone, not a stolen one. And remembering his last whereabouts is quite difficult. It is possible to find a lost phone even without various programs such as AntiVor using the Internet alone.
It is necessary
- - so that the lost phone is logged into Google Play or just Google;
- - a computer with Internet access.
Instructions
Step 1
This method will help to find the place where the lost phone is located with a radius accuracy of about 1.5 km. If the smartphone has GPRS or Wi-Fi enabled, the location accuracy is increased. But if the phone is discharged or the thief has turned it off, then using this method it will be possible to find out the last time the smartphone was in an active state.
Step 2
In order to find your lost phone, you need to follow the link https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?hl=ru&u=0 and enter the same mail and password that were entered on your smartphone.
Step 3
Immediately after logging in, you will be taken to the "Android Remote Control" page. The search for a mobile phone will be carried out for some time. As a result, the program will show you where the phone is in a circle. This circle is the radius of the location of the phone. After all, with an accuracy of 1 m, it is almost impossible to obtain information about the location of the phone. In the upper left corner, information about the date and time of the received data is shown, as well as the location accuracy and possible error. In addition, remote control will allow you to find out when the last time you logged on to the Internet on your smartphone.
Step 4
In addition to finding a lost phone, Android Remote Control has a small number of additional and useful functions. For example, you can ring the phone. By pressing this key, the lost phone will ring at maximum volume for 5 minutes. The call will work even when the phone is in silent mode. And you can turn it off with the power off button. You can also put a password on your phone over the Internet, but an attacker can easily guess or bypass it. It is also possible to clear all data on the phone with one key, but only all information from the phone memory is deleted. The information remains on the memory card.
