You know that feeling when you think you may have misplaced your phone. Imagine yourself panicked, patting your pockets, wondering where your lonely Realme smartphone is. Your first thought is, “How can I locate my lost phone?” You go back and retrace the steps that led you to this point. The presence of a phone is essential to everything we do, so we understand the frustration that comes with losing it. We’re sharing some steps that Android users can take to easily locate their phones if they go missing. This post will guide you on How to Track and Find your Stolen or Lost Realme Smartphone Easily.
Google offers an excellent service named Find My Device. However, before you use that to track your device down, here are some conditions to it:
- The device must still be switched ON.
- Must be logged into a Google Account.
- The device must be connected to Mobile Data or Wi-Fi.
- Your contact number should be linked to the same Google Account.
- Location/GPS must be turned ON.
How to Setup and Activate Find My Device on Realme Smartphones
Multiple ways are using which one can set up and activate Find My Device on Realme smartphones. Here’s how you can do it:
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Method 1:
- Go to Settings.
- Tap on Security and then choose to Find My Device.
- Turn the toggle on for the same.
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Method 2:
- Go to Settings.
- Head over to Additional Settings
- Go to Device and Privacy and tap on Find My Device.
- Switch the slider to blue.
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Method 3:
- Go to Settings.
- Navigate to Google then tap on Security.
- Tap on Find My Device.
- Switch the slider to blue.
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How to Use Find My Device to Locate Your Lost Smartphone
Now that Find My Device is up and running on your smartphone, here are the steps you can follow to track down or locate your device.
- Start by opening the Find My Device application on another smartphone or head over to android.com/find in a web browser.
- Browse to android.com/find and sign in to your Google Account which was logged in on the lost device.
- If the device could be found, it will show on the map, else Google will show the last known location here.
- Users also get a bunch of options to go with:
- Play sound – Plays a sound on your device at full volume for 5 minutes, even if it’s set to silent or vibrate.
- Lock – Locks your device with your PIN, pattern, or password.
- Erase – Permanently deletes all data on your device. However, do note that once this option has been enabled, Find My Device will cease to work.
That said, we hope you were able to track your device down. Do let us know by dropping a comment down below.
