There's nothing more anxiety-inducing than losing your phone, especially if you're in an emergency and need to contact someone. I want to help prevent that from happening. Luckily, there's an easy way ...

A few weeks ago, I received two new tracking devices from a popular brand to try out with Google’s new Android Find My Device network. I activated and synchronized both pieces – a keychain tag and a ...

If you misplace your Android phone, there are a few things you can quickly do to locate it, so take a deep breath, exhale slowly, and follow these steps as we show you how to find your lost Android.

From Find My iPhone to Google's Find My Devices, there's no shortage of ways to find a lost phone these days. While at home, you can now also use the Google Home to find a phone lost in the couch ...

We've all lost our mobile phone at one point or another -- sometimes in our homes, sometimes in the car and sometimes out in the wild unknown. Now instead of searching everywhere to track it down, you ...

So you’ve lost your Android phone. Now what? Even if you didn’t have the foresight to install any of the tracking apps in the Google Play store, there’s still a simple way to track down your lost ...

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Question: My phone went missing, and I haven’t been able to locate it using the Find My service, so what should I do next? Answer: Few things in the digital age are as stressful as losing your ...

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Password-protecting your smartphone makes sense, as it prevents unauthorized users from accessing your data. But it can also work against you. Suppose, for example, your phone gets lost. If a Good ...