Find lost Smartphone using Google’s Android Device Manager

If you are unable to Find lost
Smartphone and you haven’t
loaded any app into your
smartphone then you need
not to worry as there is one
method using which we can
find your lost Android
smartphone and that is by
using Google’s Android Device
Manager. If your phone is
stolen or you have misplaced
it anywhere in your home you
can use Google’s Android
Device Manger to find it.
All the Android smartphones
come with Google Play
installed in it. When you use
Google Play for the first time
on your Android smartphone
or even on your tablet,
Google installs Android device
manager in your smartphone
or tablet without your
knowledge.
How to Activate
Android Device
Manager
Follow the steps below to
activate Android device
manager on your smartphone
or tablet.
Go to Settings
Then move to Security
Then move to Device
Administrators
You will see some apps
there and the first one
would be Android Device
Manager
Tap on it and Activate it
Once you have activated
Android device manager on
your smartphone, you need to
go to your web browser and
follow the steps to find your
lost Android device.
Visit the Google Play
home.
You will see a Gear icon
on the top right corner
Click on it and you will
see Android device
manager
Click on Android device
manager
Once Android device
manager is opened in
your web browser it will
automatically contact
your device. The map of
your country will be
displayed on your web
browser.
Once Android Device
Manager has located your
smartphone you will see
its location on Google
Maps and the distance it
is away from you right
now.
Now you will have  three
options there.
1Ring the Device:
This feature will ring your
smartphone at fill volume for
5 minutes even if it is silent.
Unfortunately the device
won’t ring if it is switched off.
2.Lock the Device:
This feature will lock your
Android smartphone and will
be provided a new password
to access it. You can set your
desired password on your lost
smartphone.
3.Erase all Data :
Using this feature all the data
which is present in your
Android smartphone will be
deleted which will include
images, music or other files.
However it won’t delete the
contents of your SD card and
Android device manager won’t
work once you have erased
all the data. It will Factory
reset your smartphone.
If you are looking for an app
which can find lost
Smartphone then we suggest
you to check Android Lost, a
great app which will remotely
control your lost Android
smartphone.
Alternatively to Find lost
Smartphone you can always
have Find my Phone as a
Secondary Option.