Methods to know where my mobile is

where is my mobile

Where is my cell phone? We have all asked ourselves this question at some point. It happens with some frequency that we have left it in the car, at work, at a friend's house... Or we may have it in front of us, on a shelf or under the sofa cushions, but we don't see it. And of course, there is also the possibility that someone has stolen it from us.

It does not matter if our smartphone is a mobile Android or iPhone: Each operating system has its own method for these cases and it will help us detect the exact location of the device.

Basically, the idea is to access a computer to a specific website for this purpose (from Google or Apple, depending on our phone). On this website it will be necessary to identify ourselves with the same user account that we have on the mobile that we want to locate. Therefore, it is important to know the username and password.

See also: How to protect my mobile from hackers and theft.

Let’s see below what steps to follow in each of the cases:

Locate an Android mobile

To be able to locate an Android mobile it is essential that the phone location system. It's logic. So the first thing we need to do is check this in the configuration.

  1. To do this, we will first go to "Settings".
  2. Then we will click on the button "Google".
  3. Among the different options that appear, we will select the one of "Security".
  4. Then we will only find two options. The one to choose and activate is the Find my device.

It is possible that when we go to consult we find that the option was already activated. Perfect then. If not, obviously, it will have to be activated, because we will need it to locate our mobile in case of theft or loss.

Let us now turn to the case at hand. Our phone is missing and we are assailed by the question "where is my mobile?". What we must do is then is to make use of a computer in which we have logged in to Google (we can check it in the upper right corner of the screen), enter google and write in the search box this phrase: «Where is my phone". As simple as that.

locate mobile

Methods to know where my mobile is (Android)

After clicking “Search” or pressing the Enter key, a module will appear on the screen from which to access the device location map, as shown in the image above, and two options below:

  • To ring.
  • To recover.

The first is a good solution in those cases where we know that the phone is nearby, but we do not know where we have left it.

On the other hand, the «Retrieve» option, or the option to click on the map module, takes us to the GoogleAndroidFind, which shows the map with the most recent location of our device. In the left column of the map there are several security options available, such as block to sign out of the Google account or delete the data, so that the possible thief cannot obtain any sensitive information stored on our phone.

Locate an iPhone

The method to locate an iPhone is even simpler than in the case of an Android mobile. Actually, all you have to do is enter the "Search" application which is already pre-installed on the device. Of course, you have to check before the option "Share location" is activated. We will know by going to the “Me” section to the one located in the bottom row of options.

locate iPhone

Methods to know where my mobile (iPhone) is

So, to find the lost or stolen iPhone we will have to access iCloud through the Web iCloud.com. There you will have to log in with the same Apple account that we use for our device. Once this is done, you just have to go directly to the green search button (in English "Find My iPhone«) found in the main options menu.

After pressing the button, we will jump to a new screen in which a map with exact location of all Apple devices associated with our user profile. Once the one we are looking for is located (as in the example shown in the image above), we must click on it again to see the Options:

  • Play sound, which will help us find it “by hearsay” if it is close to us.
  • Activate "Lost Mode", which automatically locks all phone functions.
  • Erase iPhone, to delete all the data contained in the device in case it has been stolen.

These are the two methods, for Android and for iOS, to locate a lost or stolen phone. It only remains to insist that, in order to be completely calm and know that there will be a remedy for these cases, it is of the utmost importance to make sure that we have activated the corresponding option to share location or location.

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