So you lost your phone?! It's happened to everyone. A few minutes ago it was still in the pocket and now it has disappeared somewhere. It was taken away by the telephone 'fairies', or you probably forgot it somewhere between the cushions of your sofa. Maybe it's in your coat, on your desk at work. Or you forgot it at the cash register in the store. Either way, all you want is to find it as soon as possible.
A lost smartphone can be extremely stressful. Fortunately, there are many ways to find your lost phone. If smartphone (or even a tablet) that works with iOS, Androids, is the fact that it already has the software, needed to 'hunt' for your most expensive life accessory. Here's our simple guide to how to find a lost phone or similar smart device.
Lost smartphone
Just all developers smartphone operating systems have developed safeguards against theft or loss phone. Thus, all three major smartphone platforms (Apple, Google and Microsoft) include phone retrieval technology in their smartphones. It's common for these apps to work through an account associated with your device. At devices with Android is it yours Google account, for iPhone this is your account iCloud, for Windows Phones but this is yours Microsoft account. All three platforms allow you to remotely lock and wipe phones, make them visible by ringing, or send special notifications to alert whoever finds the phone.
Of course, these features are just as good as phone battery. If your smartphone "expires" or runs out of power, it becomes as difficult to find as your wallet or anything else that could be lost.
How to Find a Lost Android Phone
Android offers not only the secure Google service to find and manage your device remotely, but also many other applications designed to find your smartphone. The easiest to use is the so-called Find My Device, which you can always call up at the link http://android.com/find. Using the function is so simple that you can replace it by typing it into the Google search engine. Entering "where is my phone" will prompt the service to start searching for the smartphone.
As part of this service, you can also lock, wipe your phone, call it... It will use Wi-Fi or GPS to locate it, which will help find your device.
How to find a lost iPhone
By far the best and practically the only reliable way to find yours iPhone, is through Apple's native feature – Find My iPhone. Application is pre-installed on every iOS device and can show your missing device on a map, allowing you to easily find and manage it. However, you will need a computer or other iOS device with the Find My iPhone app to install this feature. Unfortunately, these features are only available when the phone is turned on and connected to the Internet.
To use this feature, simply sign in to iCloud and open Find My iPhone. Service Apple locates your phone on a map and allows you to play audio on your device, send a message to your "lost mode" phone, or wipe its contents. You can do all this without any additional configuration.
Find My iPhone, where you can find your Mac, iPod and iPad. It is an incredibly effective tool for tracking almost any iOS device.
So, now you know how to find your lost phone.
