Now to search your lost smartphone by simply searching “FIND MY PHONE” on Google
Google is now taking initiative for security of especially android smartphones. Now when someone’s android smartphone has been somehow hidden nearby or stolen somewhere, user can manage to find it through Google search.Yes, this is true and we have tested it, Google on Thursday announced through g+ official post that users can utilize the search engine to find their lost or stolen smartphone.
Google official G+ post says that “If the pesky phone is hiding nearby, Google can ring it for you or you can see it on the map if you, say, forgot it at the bar. Just make sure you have got the latest version of the google app!”
For doing this first thing should be done is logged in with the same Google account as registered on their android phone and then user would have to simply type ‘find my phone’ in the Google search bar. Also user must have latest version of the Google app installed on it (Lost android smartphone). On searching if you find that your phone is nearby you can even opt to make your phone ring, new phone tracing feature will ring the phone at full volume for 5 minutes. But you can’t lock it or erase the data before someone misuse it.
Besides the latest version of the app, you should also have the GPS activated on your phone to trace your phone otherwise the feature might not work.
Source : TechGazers
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