How To Find A Phone If It Is Turned Off - At Home And In Other Places, Search For A Device On Android And Other Os Through A Computer, By A Sim Card, Imei

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

How to find a mobile phone - off and on

The cell phone boom is a thing of the past. Today even schoolchildren have pipes. The mobile phone serves not only as a means of communication, but also stores important data. This includes phone numbers, photos, programs for managing bank accounts or e-wallets. Therefore, having lost your gadget, you can find a big problem. However, in some situations it is possible to find the phone even when it is turned off.

Content

• 1 If your phone is lost

• 2 Ways to find a mobile phone

  • 2.1 Computer search
  • 2.2 Search by IMEI
  • 2.3 How to find a device by phone number
  • 2.4 Looking for the address

  • 2.5 Built-in search function

    • 2.5.1 How to determine location via Google account
    • 2.5.2 Search function for IOS
    • 2.5.3 Windows Phone Search Function
  • 2.6 Search using apps
  • 2.7 Other methods
• 3 When the phone cannot be found
• 4 How to reduce the possibility of losing cell

If your phone is lost

There are two options for solving the problem of a lost phone: Buy a new one and forget about the loss, having been sad for a couple of weeks (this is done most often), or pull yourself together and use possible ways to find a mobile phone. After all, applications can be installed on it to log into various accounts. These are not only social networks, but also banks and e-wallets. You need to act quickly. If tracing attempts were not made immediately, most likely, you will not find your loss. According to statistics, the device can be found in the first 10-15 days. Then it is almost impossible to do it. No more than 30 percent of mobile devices are returned.

Mobile phone search methods

The loss of a mobile device is an unpleasant event. Therefore, try to prepare in advance for this incident. Install possible programs to help you find your device. Password protect your phone. Keep the data in the cloud storage. Do not throw away documents and the box from the device. They will come in handy in case of contacting the police.

There are three ways to find a switched off phone:

• it is good to search the place of loss, walk along the route where you definitely were with the phone;
• search by the subscriber number of the SIM card;
• if the phone is somewhere nearby, but the search did not help, and you know that you set the alarm. Just wait for the signal.

All other methods work only on switched on devices

Computer search

Telecom operators offer the Locator service to track phones with the consent of their owners. Since you are the owner, this will not be a problem for you.

Mobile phone tracking service

Search by IMEI

The method is suitable for phones with a GPS receiver on any operating system. Download the program for your device and install. Register on the website of this program. Now your phone will be constantly tracked by the satellite, and the data will be recorded on the site. The IMEI code is a number that is printed on the box and under the battery on the phone. You can find it out by dialing the combination * # 06 #.

Tracking via satellite

How to find a device by phone number

Mobile operators can send signals to the switched off device. If the attacker did not remove your SIM card, then you will find out where the phone is. To do this, contact your service provider.

Looking for address

At the address, you will only find the subscriber number of the SIM card or landline phone, not a mobile handset.

Built-in search function

In different operating systems, a device search is provided using the built-in function and the Internet. The smartphone must be turned on.

How to find your location using your Google account

This method is only suitable for Android smartphones. With a Google Account, you can not only locate your phone, but also lock your device and erase data. For this, the following conditions must be met:

• the phone is connected to the Internet;
• Google app installed. In this case, the Find My Device function is activated by default;
• the gadget is displayed on Google Play;
• included remote control Android Device Manager. It's in the security settings;
• geodata transfer is activated.

To find your phone, do the following:

1. On your computer, go to android.com/find. To find a gadget using a tablet or other smartphone, open the Find My Device application in it and sign in to your account.

   

   Sign in to your Google account

2. If you have different devices linked, select the lost phone among them.

   

   Selecting a device from the list

3. On the map in your account, you can see where the device is now. If the current location was not determined, then you will see the last found one. The information is approximate.

   

   Map with location and choice of actions in the upper left corner

4. After you have identified the location of the smartphone, you can immediately select an action:

   • ring out. The phone will beep for five minutes. The function works even when the sound is off;
   • block. You can also lock the screen and display text with a phone number on it;
   • clear. All data is deleted except for the SD card. After cleaning, you can no longer use the "Find device" option.

Search function for IOS

IPhones are searched in a similar way to androids.

1. In the settings, enable "Find iPhone".

   

   In the settings, enable the function

2. Sign up for icloud and link your device.

3. Go to the app at icloud.com.

   

   Application Find iPhone in the icloud.com program

4. Select your smartphone. If it is enabled, then you will see it on the map. The same actions will be available to you as in androids. If your phone is lost at home, select a sound signal. Well, if it was stolen, then turn on the lost mode. The thief will no longer be able to use the device, and you will see the movement of the phone on the map. You can erase all data so that no one else can use it.

   

   The program for Ios is similar to Android

Search function for Windows Phone

Turn on Find My Phone in System Preferences and link your device to your Microsoft account. Here you need to check both boxes: to speed up the connection and save the position of the phone at intervals.

Check both boxes

If the phone turns off, you will see its last location. Further, similar to the previous devices, see the map and select the necessary actions to call, block or clear the smartphone.

Search using apps

If you do not want to use the Internet when looking for a phone, then you can turn to programs that are controlled by messages or calls. These are antivirus and search applications:

• Avast! Mobile Security;
• Kaspersky Internet (Mobile) Security
• WatchDroid;
• Pray Anti Theft;
• Where's My Droid;
• Plan B;
• Android Lost Free.

These programs flash, emit sound signals, track the location and show it on the map, allow you to remotely control your phone, take pictures from the camera, broadcast the sound surrounding the lost device. As a last resort, you can lock and wipe your device.

Lookout software is very popular. It is designed for different operating systems. Signal Flare has a new feature for Android that registers the coordinates of the device a few seconds before the battery is completely discharged.

other methods

If your cell phone is missing, contact the police. But only if you are sure that the device was not lost in your home. Otherwise, if found, you will have to pay a fine. To contact the law enforcement agencies, prepare documents for the phone and personal passport.

When the phone cannot be found

The mobile phone cannot be found if the SIM card or battery has been removed from it, or if it has been reflashed in order to change the IMEI code. If the device gets into an unfavorable environment and fails, then the owner will never find it. For example, a phone dropped into a river or in hot sand on a beach will stop functioning.

How to reduce the possibility of losing your cell

There is no way to fully protect against losing your device. But you can reduce this likelihood by following simple rules and recommendations:

• try to keep your phone in one place at all times. If you use a bag, set aside a separate pocket for your mobile phone. At home or at work, put the device in a permanent place. Then the loss can be immediately noticed;
• never put a gadget in the back pocket of your clothes;
• in crowded public areas, try to use the phone only when necessary. The probability of snatching it is very high;
• buy a headset that notifies you that there is more than five meters between you and the device. Such a signal will warn you about a phone left in a cafe or a fleeing thief;
• there are special key chains for finding things. They respond to various sounds;
• when there are many passengers standing nearby in public transport, you may not feel how the intruder pulls out the phone. Carry headphones with you. Good music will make the trip not boring, and an unexpected cessation of sound will signal that the gadget has turned off;
• play Pokemon Go very carefully. This is not funny, because Pokémon are in various backyards and unreliable yards, where there are no lights and people. Attackers can take advantage of this.

No one is safe from losing a cell phone. In order to find a gadget and avoid unpleasant consequences, you need to use the right tools. In those cases when it is impossible to do this, hurry up to change the passwords from the offices to which you had access via your mobile phone.