In this time, we will learn how to track a cell phone location with Google and find a lost cell phone. A few days ago, my mother’s Samsung Galaxy phone was lost. I will share the process by which I was able to locate and find it safely with Google Find My Phone.
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How to find a lost Samsung Galaxy smartphone 휴대폰 위치추적
It may be easier to find a lost cell phone within the radius of everyday life. My mom went on a day trip to another area a few days ago on her domestic pilgrimage. It wasn’t until she got home that she found out that she didn’t have a cell phone. She rented a few tour buses from the cathedral and moved around a lot throughout the day. 좋은뉴스
I don’t have any regrets about the Samsung Galaxy phone device that I’ve used for about 2 years, but there was a credit card, a Daegu Happy Pay card, and cash in the wallet case. Personal information in the smartphone is also important, but the lock pattern was also a bit easy. (Biometric authentication was inconvenient, so I set it up and changed it.)
Most of all, since he holds several important positions at the church, there were many KakaoTalk chat rooms that he had to manage every day, and he had to make frequent phone calls, so without a smartphone, it was not only inconvenient but paralyzed at work.
There was a mass in the middle of the pilgrimage, so he put his phone on vibrate, and he said he didn’t check it all day long. Because there were so many routes, I couldn’t even tell when or where I lost it. At least, the most likely place was inside the tour bus. She checked the bus driver’s contact information and was told that she had not found any lost items.
The next place I contacted was the last rest stop on the way back. I asked if there were any lost items found in the bathroom, and I was told there was no. She asked to check the women’s bathroom one more time, and was told no. She left a request that she contact me if she ever finds it.
It’s a good idea to try to contact a place that may have been lost, but the best way is location tracking. It was the first time I lost my cell phone, so I was embarrassed and couldn’t remember right away. When I tracked the location of my cell phone, it was a place far away from home even in Daegu, where I live. The location was like a tour bus garage.
So, I contacted the bus driver again and confirmed that the location was the right garage. And the seat where her mother was sitting. She checked the crack by the window again and found the lost cell phone. So the next day, I bought a box of Vita 500 and went and rescued her mother’s smartphone safely. She also contacted the rest stop I had asked for over the phone to let me know that she found it.
2022.10.25 – [Information/Various life information and reviews] – iPhone location tracking and find my iPhone in iCloud
Track iPhone Location and Find My iPhone in iCloud
In this time, we will take a closer look at how to track iPhone location and control Find My iPhone in iCloud (or Find My app). Last time I lost it with Google cell phone location tracking method
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How to Track and Control Your Phone with Your Google Account
For cell phone location tracking, you must have a Google account linked to your Samsung Galaxy phone. Google and Samsung accounts are linked to the mother’s phone, and location tracking is also possible with the Samsung account.
▶ Google > Search “Find My Phone” > Click “Find My Phone” > Log in to your Google account (or)
▶ Sign in to Google account > Manage Google account > Security > My device > Find lost device
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If you connect through one of the two methods above, the device linked to your Google account will be identified. Select a device to view location information directly on a map. You can also check the battery level. Knowing the location and confirming that the battery is sufficient made me feel relieved. If your phone is turned off, you can see the last seen time and location.
And you can control your phone with the function of playing sound, locking the device, and resetting the device.
▶ Play sound
Vibrate instead of ringing or play a sound when silent to help locate the device. In the case of the iPhone, a ping sound is played, but the Samsung Galaxy phone will sound the originally set ringtone at maximum volume when the phone is vibrated.
▶ Lock your device
It is a function to lock a lost device so that others cannot use it, and you can add a message and phone number. It’s optional, but if it helps you find your lost phone, it’s a good idea to leave a message for the person who finds it and a phone number where you can be reached.
▶ Device initialization
If you can’t find your device, you can reset it to protect your privacy. A factory reset completely erases all data and makes it impossible to locate your device. If the device is offline, the deletion will start the next time it comes online. You may need to sign in to your Google Account again to reset your device.
Wrap-up
So far, we have learned how to track a cell phone location with Google and how to find a lost cell phone. As initially expected, the smartphone was inside the tour bus, but if it hadn’t been for location tracking, I wouldn’t have been able to find the cracks in the bus. I had solid evidence that it was there, so I was able to find it quickly.