Find lost Smartphone using Google’s Android Device Manager

Follow the steps below to activate Android device
manager on your smartphone or tablet.

Go to setting
Then move to Security
Then move to Device Administrators
You will see some apps there and the first
one would be Android Device Manager
Tap on it and Activate it
Once you have activated Android device manager
on your smartphone, you need to go to your web
browser and follow the steps to find your lost
Android device.
Visit the Google Play home by clicking on
this link
You will see a Gear icon on the top right
corner
Click on it and you will see Android device
manager
Click on Android device manager
Once Android device manager is opened in
your web browser it will automatically
contact your device. The map of your
country will be displayed on your web
browser.
Once Android Device Manager has located
your smartphone you will see its location on
Google Maps and the distance it is away
from you right now.
Now you will have three options there.

1Ring the Device:

This feature will ring your smartphone at fill
volume for 5 minutes even if it is silent.
Unfortunately the device won’t ring if it is
switched off.
2.Lock the Device:

This feature will lock your Android smartphone
and will be provided a new password to access it.
You can set your desired password on your lost
smartphone.
3.Erase all Data :

Using this feature all the data which is present
in your Android smartphone will be deleted which
will include images, music or other files. However
it won’t delete the contents of your SD card and
Android device manager won’t work once you
have erased all the data. It will Factory reset
your smartphone.

Apps to Find lost
Smartphone
If you are looking for an app which can find lost
Smartphone then we suggest you to check
Android Lost , a great app which will remotely
control your lost Android smartphone.
Alternatively to Find lost Smartphone you can
always have Find my Phone as a Secondary
Option.