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Did you lose your smartphone? Don’t worry, the device’s location feature can help you find it. However, you must ensure that the feature is enabled at all times. This is what you should do.
Apple devices: If you own an iPhone (iOS 13 or higher), go to Settings and tap on its name, then “Find me.” Make sure “Find my iPhone” is turned on.
You can also turn on “Enable offline search” on the same screen. That allows you to find devices that are not connected to WiFi or a cellular network.
Also on this screen, you can choose to turn on “Send last location”, which automatically sends the phone’s location to Apple when the battery is critically low.
In order to find your lost iPhone on a map, you need to turn on location services in Settings> Privacy> Location services.
Android devices: In order for people with Android phones to find your device, they need to sign in to their Google account on the phone. You also need to make sure Find My Device and Location are turned on in the Settings app.
The Android device must also be visible on Google Play. If you hide it there, it won’t show up in Find My Device. To verify that the device is discoverable, open play.google.com/settings and under “Visibility” choose the device.
Phones can now be located using other Android or Apple devices or by visiting www.android.com/find or www.icloud.com. – dpa
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