Nowadays, people prefer to leave their wallet at home rather than miss their smartphone. Because of its importance, gadgets in our lives, to many things that were originally impossible to do with technology, is no exception with smartphones. One of them by cooking spaghetti using the application.
But that is not what we will discuss in this article. We will discuss how to track a lost smartphone. Either it is lost because we forget to save it where or missed it where, or even lost because it was deliberately taken by someone else.
Not a few people who lose objects that become daily friends. If so, then the turmoil struck just as left by the ex for the sake of others. Actually, this smart gadget can be prevented from all kinds of theft modes, but sometimes we also forget to do protection.
Therefore, this time we will discuss how to trace back a smartphone that was lost because it was stolen or scattered. The method is quite easy and doesn't even need to use a third party application. Simply by using Android Device Manager.
Android Device Manager is owned by Google, as we all understand, that Android was also created by Google. So if things happen, you should also use Google services. In addition to more accurate results, by using this service, we indirectly also respect Google.
Tracking Lost Android Directly from Android
If faced with a situation like this, then the first step you have to do is use another smartphone to track it. If you don't have one, you can borrow a friend's. After that, install the Android Device Manager on the smartphone via Play Store.
The main thing to remember is that email and password are active on the missing gadget. Because if you don't remember it, then this process cannot be continued. With Android Device Manager, we can track the smartphone's position until it locks or erases the data inside.
- After carrying out the installation then open the program. The first page to be viewed is a welcome greeting. Click Accept to continue the process.
- You will then be asked to log in using an active Google account on the smartphone.
- If it works, information about the gadget will appear. As in this example, I tracked down a smartphone belonging to a relative. Android Device Manager will inform the last position of the gadget is active.
- If you just forget where to save it, you can set it to ring. By pressing the Ring button. The smartphone will ring with a maximum volume for 5 minutes.
- You can also choose to change the smartphone's key if you believe it has been stolen. Can also choose to delete all data contained in it, anticipating that there is no use of personal identity without the knowledge.
Android Device Manager can even be used to search for two gadgets at once. Please use it properly and optimally. Because this service is not paid. You can also open it through a computer if you don't have a smartphone to track it down.
- You do this by opening the page www.google.com/android/devicemanager . The process is the same, through a smartphone. You must be logged in using a Google account.
- After that the welcome page appears, click Accept if speaking English and Accept if speaking Indonesian.
- Furthermore, like on a smartphone, there is information to ring and lock or delete data.
- If the GPS on your smartphone is not active and the gadget is not found, then you can make settings by pressing the Erase button. That way, your smartphone will be your factory setting and the GPS will automatically turn on. That way the location will be easily found.
It's just that by taking the road above, the main requirement is that your smartphone is still active. If the thief immediately deactivates the gadget, this method cannot be done. But don't worry, there are still many roads to Rome and even inactive smartphones there are ways to be found.
