How to find your Android by using Find My Device Here's how to use it to locate your misplaced or lost Android. Google's Find My Device works pretty much the same way for Android phones. If you have an iPhone, read our article on tracking its location. Losing your phone can be a catastrophe, which is why both Apple and Google provide similar tools for tracking, finding, and even remotely erasing a lost phone. On the Find My Device app or website, you can see the phone's location on a map, play a sound to locate it, or remotely erase the phone and reset it to factory conditions.

You can find a lost Android device by using Google's Find My Device service from its app or a browser.He's worked with the likes of Forbes, WeWork, General Assembly, Chase Bank, Tech in Motion, and SXSW, among others, through in service of making tech a bit more accessible. In addition to freelancing for Android Police, Conor is the Lead Writer for, a tech publication focused on helping small businesses grow and succeed. Now, more than half a decade later, he covers everything from new devices and big conferences to small startups and business trends. After being talked out of sports writing by someone working for ESPN Chicago ('it's the same thing every year, it's like purgatory'), Conor decided that the ever-evolving world of tech would be a much more interesting topic to focus on. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to those that use them, which he admits is one of his worst personality traits. Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR.

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