How to find your phone if it is lost or stolen. Android Device Manager - Android remote control What is the android device application

How to find lost phone? Using Google search, of course! Don't know what it is? Then immediately read this material and get acquainted with Android Device Manager - a program that allows you to find a phone quickly and, most importantly, for free.

Ways to find a lost phone

There are only three truly working ways to find a lost phone:

1. Call to SIM card. If an absent-minded user hears a familiar ringtone somewhere nearby, the problem will solve itself. Otherwise, you can find the phone only with the help of third parties who are ready to return the device to a familiar owner.
2. Contacting the police. In this case, all the burdens of the search fall on the shoulders of the operatives, however, the police will only look for devices with a criminal history (stolen, taken by force, and so on). The law does not oblige the police to find the location of a phone lost by the owner as a result of his own negligence.
3. Google search - this option allows you to find your phone for free and without the police. In this case, the user uses a software tag on the phone, tracking the location of the device using a browser installed on a computer or any mobile device.

How to install and activate Google search?

Any operating room user Android systems If you want to find a phone, Google provides a completely free and extremely effective tool - the Android Device Manager application.

Most smartphone manufacturers install this program by default, however, if necessary, Android Device Manager can be downloaded from the application store. Moreover, even after installation, the user will have to activate the product manually.

To do this you need to do the following:

• Go to the “Settings” menu.
• Select the “Security” tab.
• Go to the “Device Administrators” section.
• In this section, select the “Remote Management” subsection.
• Click on “Activate”.

After activating the application, the user gets a chance to find the phone online by following these steps:

• Go to the “Remote Control” page using any browser.
• Enter your username and password. Select the lost phone from the list of devices linked to the login.
• Click on “Locate device”.
• We wait a couple of seconds, after which the user can find the phone on the map using the tag generated by the lost device.

How to find a phone using Google?

What to do next? Of course, move towards this mark. Moreover, if the user has not disabled GPS module, then the location of the loss can be determined with very high accuracy (up to 15-20 meters). Well, “on arrival at the place” the following scenarios are possible:

• Optimistic scenario: the user finds a phone that was just waiting for the absent-minded owner. At the same time, the creators of the application understood that it would be very difficult to find a phone without a sound signal, so Android Device Manager has a special “Call” button that triggers a call signal at maximum volume. The ringtone will sound for exactly five minutes.
• Complex scenario: the absent-minded owner does not find his device - the mark points to a house or other crowded place. That is, the smartphone has already been found by a “third party”. In this case, you can use the “Block” menu. After activating this mode, a message will appear on the screen of the lost smartphone asking you to return the device and a phone number where you can contact the owner.
• Pessimistic scenario: the tag is gone. This means only one thing - the phone was found by not very decent people who turned off the device and probably “reset” the SIM card. TO Sorry Android Device Manager does not answer the question “How to find the phone if it is turned off or the SIM card is removed.” In this case, the absent-minded user will only have to activate the personal data deletion mode by clicking the “Clear” button.

As you can see, Android Device Manager can really help you find an accidentally lost phone, but it cannot rescue the device from the hands of new smartphone owners. This is both the main advantage and the main disadvantage of this application.

If you still have your smartphone with you, then there are a few things you should do to make your life easier when “time X” comes. Let's consider necessary actions for owners of Android smartphones and iPhones.

Android smartphone

Many manufacturers of Android smartphones equip them with their own tools for searching and remotely managing devices, but for several years now there has been a proprietary solution from Google - “Find My Device”.

This feature is included in system settings, in the “Security” section, where you need to allow remote control.

In addition, enable geodata transfer in the settings. Without it, you won't be able to find your lost device.

Be sure to also enable a PIN or other screen lock to protect your privacy. Otherwise, mail, messages, photos, social networks and a lot of other information that is not intended for prying eyes can be read like an open book.

If a good person finds your smartphone, then, knowing your contacts, he will be able to return it to you. To do this, in the security settings you need to set a message with contact information, which will be displayed on the lock screen in case of loss.

iPhone

The search function for Apple devices appeared much earlier. It is now available on any iPhone and offers more ample opportunities search and blocking.

On iPhone searches you can go armed with the Find My iPhone app or the web version of iCloud.

Both services allow you not only to find, but also to remotely block your smartphone or erase all data on it, blocking access to applications, contacts, payment information, and so on. This is the last thread connecting you with your lost gadget.

To begin with, you can try to search for a smartphone by sound signal, using the “Ring” function for an Android device or “Play sound” for an iPhone. But this only makes sense if you know the approximate location of the loss. Otherwise, you will only waste precious battery power.

If the search was unsuccessful or was successful, but not for you, but for someone else, you need to block your Android smartphone or put your iPhone in lost mode. This will allow you to block access to your information and provide your contacts. Perhaps your phone fell into the hands of a person who at that moment is just looking for a way to contact you.

The most extreme measure you can take is complete cleaning smartphone. It’s worth resorting to to protect your data if you still can’t find your smartphone. This can be done remotely, even if the gadget is completely discharged - the changes will take effect the next time you turn it on.

After this, the scenarios for iOS and Android are slightly different. In both cases, you will lose access to remote control of your smartphone, but if after this you can safely use your Android gadget, then no one will be able to turn on your iPhone without the login information for your Apple ID due to iCloud activation blocking.

How to protect your data without access to your smartphone

If you haven’t managed to set up remote control of your smartphone and haven’t protected it with a password or Touch ID, then you need to disable your email, social networks and other accounts as soon as possible.

Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter, Gmail and other services allow you to view active sessions open on your other devices and log them out remotely. For example, in your Google account settings, you can view all the devices you've recently used and delete any of them. The same thing can be done

In the ecosystem Android There are many different tools for finding lost devices, but no official applications have been created so far. And so Google decided to release their own service, which will become available to all users at the end of this month.

Will be suitable for all devices with operating system versions 2.2 and higher. The essence of the service is that you can activate a ringtone on a lost smartphone from your computer. If the device is somewhere far away and it is impossible to hear it, it will determine its location. You can also remotely destroy all personal data stored on your smartphone/tablet, preventing attackers from getting hold of valuable information.

For some users, the service may be working right now. https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?u=0- here you can see for yourself. To use you will need the latest version of the browser, a logged in Google+ account and, in fact, the Android device

UPD (05/30/14): Android Device Manager received a new Guest Mode

The next update has reached . WITH new version applications, users can find their lost devices, remotely wipe all personal data, block or enable a call from any other Android device on which it is installed latest version A.D.M.. To do this you just need to use the mode Guest Mode. By clicking on the device owner's name, you can change the user. After entering the new data Google account will display all devices associated with it, with which you can perform the above actions. There is a Sign Out button to exit the application.

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Greetings, dear reader and Android smartphone user. In today's material, I will tell you how to find a lost Android phone, using another device or through a personal computer. It is, of course, easier to find through a computer. It is this method that I will focus on in today’s material.

If you have been stolen mobile Android gadget or you have lost it, you can find it using a special service called Android Device Manager. The main condition is that this method was activated in advance on your Android device, if the gadget is not turned off. If this function has not been activated previously, you will not be able to use it.

I divided the article into two parts, namely the following:

1. Settings and using Android Device Manager. In this part I will tell you how to activate this function and how, provided that the function is activated, find an Android gadget;
2. In the second part, I will talk about programs that you can install on your Android gadget in order to secure your Android gadget.

So let's get started practical actions. I would like to remind you that if you have not previously taken security measures, activated Android Device Manager and installed additional software, then it is impossible to find your Android gadget through a personal computer, especially if the phone is turned off. In this case, I recommend contacting the police to report the theft.

Below I will tell and show you how to set up and use Android Device Manager. For correct settings and successful use, follow the steps below:

After you have completed the steps described above, we proceed to the process of searching for an Android gadget through your personal computer.

To search for devices, go to this link. Next, select the device you want to find. The service will show the location of your Android gadget on the map. Provided that the attackers did not take measures to prevent the gadget from being detected.

An application that can secure your Android gadget, as they say full program. The program includes a module called Anti-Theft, which will allow you to track your device after it has been stolen or lost. Among the features, I would like to note the following:

1. If you have lost your phone, then this application will help you track it and show its location on the map;
2. It is possible to customize remote control your gadgets with personal computer;
3. The application will be able to take a photo from front camera and send it to your computer;
4. If confidential, personal information is stored on your Android smartphone, then using Kaspersky you can delete it remotely;
5. You can display any information on the screen of your lost or stolen device.

An application from the popular company Avast, which develops the famous, free antivirus of the same name. Among all the possibilities, I will note the following, which I think are the most important and interesting:

1. The ability to perform a remote search for a device from your personal computer via the web interface. The found Android gadget will be displayed on the map;
2. Remote control of the device using a special online service;
3. If an attacker changes the SIM card, the program will immediately notify you about this;
4. The application will not appear in the installed ones to prevent the thief from deleting the application.

That’s all for me, if you have anything to add to this material or have any questions, you can leave them in the comments to the post. See you.