How to locate your Android phone with Google’s Find My Device
by Barbara Krasnoff from The Verge - All Posts on (#5NA4P)
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Phones have become so much a part of our daily lives that it can be immediately traumatic if you suddenly can't find your phone - whether you've left it in a cab, accidentally dropped it out of your pocket, or lost it under your bed. If you have an Android phone, you can use the Find My Device feature to (hopefully) locate your phone.
Find My Device depends on two things being enabled: the feature itself (of course) and Google's Location services. In addition, the phone also has to be turned on and signed in to a Google account.
The Find My Device feature comes as part of the standard OS on Pixels and several other Android phones and is usually turned on by default. Be aware that some Android models may offer a different app; for...