Track Lost Or Missed Android Phones
Phones that not only contain crucial contacts whether personal or professional are become very important for individuals. Moreover, a phone keeps all your memories in the form of pics. Today, most of the users are using Android Gadgets. In case if you lose your Android phone how you will track it. Have you ever think about it?
This article will assist you to find the missing Android device of yours. You can do it with use of Android application as well as there is other way to find out the location of your Android phone.
- Finding Android Phone Without App: Use the IMEI Number for finding your phone when it is lost. The IMEI number will be at your device under battery cover. You can get it after removal of phone battery. Or dial *#06# that will instantly show the IMEI number. Once you find this number, you need to save it at a safe place. Using it you can track the phone with help of your service provider and once you will successfully track the location of the phone, you can request for stopping all the services of phone.
- Finding Android Phone With A Free App: If you love to use Google Play then, install Plan B App into your phone. Once you have started to use the phone, get this app on your phone. It is a free app. The drawback of the function is it only works when internet is on at your phone. You just need to send a SMS typing Locate text to your phone from another number. Within in few seconds, you will get an email at your Gmail account including the location of your phone.
More Free Applications To Assist You For Tracking Android Devices
From your Google Play account if you have previously installed beneath mentioned applications then, it will be helpful for tracing your lost Android cell-phone.
- Android Lookout: This app for Android phones is also free of cost and within this application you just have to activate “Missing Device” option. The other option within this app is “Signal Flare” that explores last location of your device. This feature is helpful to trace the device if the phone is switched off or battery is not working. After locating the phone, you can get a clear image about the location of your phone through Google Map view. This device also helps to back-up the phone data as well as helps users to keep the phone away from threats.
- Android Device Manager: This device is launched by Google for Android users to locate their stolen or lost Android Gadgets. To use this app for tracking your Android phone, you have to activate “Allow remote factory reset”, then select “activate”. For utilizing the service you need to set permissions from
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager . While you have traced the phone, the application will not offer any alert to the stranger who is using your phone. The other feature is called remote locking assists Android users to restrict others for accessing the mobile details.