📱 What to do if you lose your phone: Search gadget options

What if the phone is lost

First of all make sure exactly what your mobile is lost or stolen. Maybe you just left him on the bench or put deep into her purse. If the hand device was not, we begin to act.

We examine the territory

Once identified the loss, be sure to return to the place where holding a gadget in his hands for the last time. Carefully inspect the surrounding area, walk along the road, where they could lose cell. If the phone no one had time to pick up, then you will quickly find it.

If lately you have been in a public place: cafes, hospital, shop, ask visitors. Perhaps they saw something or someone they picked up the gadget. If so, arrange for the return for a modest fee. If the finder refuses to give the phone, feel free to go to the police.

Contact the police

You need to go to the police with the appropriate application. In it necessarily indicate the true cause of where and under what circumstances, the smartphone has been lost. At itself necessarily have identification documents, as well as confirming your right to own a telephone. These include:

• warranty card;
• smartphone accessories, including packaging;
• passport or manual with stamp store where it was purchased;
• proof of purchase.

To connect to the search operatives better immediately after the loss detection. Perhaps they will be able to find the device in hot pursuit.

We call mobile operator

While the police are engaged in your business, do not waste time. You must call the mobile operator's hotline to clarify the location of the IMEI (you can find it in the gadget passport or on the inside of the housing under the battery, if the user is predicted in advance such trouble and rewrite data in notebook).

Prepare data to inform the manager that confirm your rights to use the smart phone and SIM-card installed on it. You can request a date and time of the last calls made, number and month of completion of the request, a security question, which was used in the activation of some or SIM-card settings.

It is also necessary to understand that the operator can refuse this procedure in the event that you do not have any information. If you really are a victim of theft, give the consultant a copy of the data from the application, the police left.

How to find a mobile phone for phone number

Knowing by heart cell number, you can, being on the street, ask passersby about the service. Explain your circumstances and the person to call or send SMS to your number. It is likely that somewhere close you will hear a ringtone coveted.

If the previous method to implement is not possible, therefore, ask the operator to find the mobile device on the SIM card number.

Search by IMEI-code

This operation is carried out at the corresponding code transmission service provider. If necessary, you can provide only part of the code, if the cell is registered in the database. You can additionally provide answers to some confidential matters. Only after the approval, the consultant will report the exact location.

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Features phone lookup with different OS

There are several operating systems, based on which mobile phones work. Some of them have built-in helper functions, while others can be found by means of special third-party utilities. Let us consider in more detail each of the most popular search options lost cell.

The Android operating system: the nuances of smartphone search

Updated smartphones based on Android have special tools to search in the event of loss or theft of the gadget. All that the user needs - is the ability to log in to your Google Account.

With the program "Remote Android Device Manager"

Such a method is available if you have the default or pre-installed Android Device Manager app.

Download the service from the official Google Play web store, be sure to set up and synchronize with a smartphone and cell phone numbers.

After the loss of the phone to activate the application operations on the smartphone can be produced directly from a desktop computer. The program enables the user to call a cell phone, lock it or destroy all Confidential Information (data from contacts, personal photos, messages).

This function will be useless if the smartphone is not connected to the mobile Internet, as well as denied access to GSM.

With the help of third-party applications

If you own a Samsung phone or Xiomi, you can find a gadget with special applications that are only available for these phones. For the first type of device operates Find My Mobile program, and the second, respectively Mi Cloud. However, there are also more functional applications:

• Bitdefender Mobile Security + Antivirus. The package has to protect "Antitheft" system capable of scanning the attacker's face, and provides access to the location using the remote service;
• AVG AntiVirus. A handy application that includes both antivirus and antitheft. Software works by connecting to your Google account and the smartphone is on the map. Open access to the cell through the Internet or by SMS. Here it is allowed to connect and listen to the conversation, turn on the siren and make a call;
• Lost Android. Comfortable version, which weighs just 170 kb, with a lot of embedded features that will be useful in the search for a lost smartphone. Managed Services can be a PC or by SMS;
• Cerberus. A powerful tool to search for smartphones. It is able to find devices that are in any of the online networks. Typically, this application is hiding, and when you try to make a search is not displayed. If your Android smartphone connected root-law, it is possible to make a system application;
• Prey Anti Theft. This service is a security complex, which is equally suited for all platform versions of modern gadgets. If you install the paid version of the service, you will be able to monitor up to 10 devices simultaneously. When you install the budget, you can only look at the three gadgets.

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iOS

Despite the fact that the Apple devices provides a standard built-in utility, many use third-party applications. Let's talk about everything and more, in this section, consider the characteristics of each method.

Use the "Find iPhone» function

Having launched the option "Find iPhone», it is possible to take advantage of using the account to iCloud. To do this from any computer where the application is installed, you must log into iCloud account. Then, in the service menu, you need to click "Find iPhone". map of the city appears on the screen. This is where you need to select the tab "All devices."

Map dot appears, which determines the location of your smartphone. If you hover your mouse pointer over, start the secondary menu, with which you can activate the "loss mode".

With the help of third-party applications

For phones and other gadgets on the iOS platform, there is a special application that is able to cope with the iPhone search task.

Tools Find My Friends works on Apple phones with the help of the same iCloud account. However, this application will work on condition that the Internet connection and GPS. In the given function provides "Parental" option. It will work only with devices that have similar operating system.

Windows Phone and the option "Find my phone"

The smartphone is always lost unexpectedly. Regardless of its configuration, the device can find with a special useful utility. In Windows, this option is activated with a registered account at Microsoft.

To use this tool, you need to go to the browser on your computer, run into account the function "Find the phone." With its help you can call the cellular number or lock the device, if it is not found on a call.

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