How to locate your lost or stolen Android smartphone?

September 23, 2022

Have you lost your Android smartphone and are starting to panic? Nothing is lost yet. ABSMARTHEALTH presents a very quick and easy way to locate and find it.

For most of us, losing our smartphone is a real nightmare. Beyond the value of the device, the device frequently contains personal data, sometimes sensitive.

If you find yourself in this very unpleasant situation, do not immediately lose hope. Indeed, Google comes to your rescue, provided that you have an account on the services it offers (Gmail, Youtube, etc.) and that your smartphone works under Android. You will be able to locate your smartphone, make it ring, but also, if you cannot get your hands on it, disconnect it from your Google account and erase the data it contains.

Prerequisite: an Android smartphone currently smart health connected to your Google account

How to locate your Android smartphone?

First, open a google.com page on your Navigator usual and type "find my phone" in the search field. Start Google search.

The first result that appears on the screen is a plan. Click on it to display it in large and to have access to all available options.NB: you may be asked to reconnect to your Google account for security reasons.

Once on the "Locate my device" page, the search for your device is launched. Note that all of your mobile devices (smartphone, Tablet, smart health watch) smart health connected to your Google account appear, choose the one you lost at the top left of the screen.The search is generally short, a few tens of seconds at most.

It may happen that your smartphone is not located the first time. In this case, restart the search with a click on the circular arrow.

You can see which network your smartphone is smart health connected to and the percentage of battery remaining when the location is successful.

The location of your smartphone is now clearly visible on the map.

How to ring your smartphone remotely?

You've finally managed to locate your smartphone on the map, but it's still impossible to get your hands on it. Then click on “Ring”.

As noted, your device will ring continuously for five minutes. When you find your smartphone, you can stop the ringing by clicking on the "Stop ringing" button or by pressing the On / Off button on your smartphone.

How to lock your smartphone remotely?

If, unfortunately, you have not been able to find your smartphone, you can always lock it and sign out of your Google Account. To do this, click on "Secure device".

If you wish, you can write a message to the person who finds your device and enter a telephone number where you can be reached. Thus, the person in possession of your smartphone would only have to press the button in the form of a telephone displayed on the screen to contact you directly.Click on the green button "Secure the device" to validate the operation.

How to erase data from your smartphone?

In case your smartphone remains untraceable and it contains important data which you prefer to delete, click on "Erase data from the device".

A message then informs you that the deletion is irreversible and that it will then be impossible to locate your smartphone. Click on the green "Clear device data" button to confirm your choice.

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