How To use google map to track your lost android phone. You know the feeling of not being able to find your mobile phone that panicked of search your pocket and realizing your mobile phone is not with you. You start to retrace you’re your steps trying to locate the moment that led you to this, and all you can do is ask yourself how do I find my mobile phone.
We love our mobile phones and we all rely on them for so many things, if you can’t find your mobile phone, in this article I will be showing you how to use google map to track your lost Android phone.
No one ever plans to lose their phone, however preparing for this moment is very important, you never can tell what will happen.
Track your lost phone using google maps
Here is how to use google map to track your lost android phone. Using these settings, you can view the location history you want on your phone.
- Open the google map on your android device
- At the upper left corner of your screen, tap on the three horizontal lines.
- Tap on your timeline
- Tap on calendar icon at the upper right side
- Enter the month and day you wish to view location in your device
- Show the location of the selected day in your android device with your current location
From the Google map page, you have three options to help you locate your device (find, local erase)
Make it ring: even if your android device is on silent or vibrate you can still set it to make a sound when you are using the google map to find your android phone.
Lock your device: you can choose to lock your device with your current pin or you create a new one
Erase: you can do this remotely to protect your personal information when you are using google map to find your android device.
It is important to know that when you are trying to find your Android phone using find my phone and it’s not working, it’s likely that your phone is not connected to any available network.