If you are a Samsung phone and the device have been placed incorrectly, the Find My Mobile feature will help you to get back together with the handset. And you can unlock your device yourself with Find My Mobile, even if you forgot your password, PIN or pattern. The missing device must be logged in to your Samsung account. But what if the missing device is offline?
XDA’s Max Weinbach spread a tweet yesterday after noticing that Samsung had added a new feature for Find My Mobile; the new feature depends on other Galaxy owners to help locate the missing device. According to a screenshot shared by Weinbach, this offline tracking is enabled by going to the Offline Finding page and switching to the link at the top of the page. According to Samsung, “This will allow your phone to be found by other people’s Galaxy devices, even if it’s not connected to a network. It will also allow your phone to be used to scan for lost Galaxy devices in ‘ You can also find watches and earbuds as this was the last device they were connected to. “
In other words, if your missing phone is offline, it will still show up on another Galaxy owner’s phone when it’s nearby. And that means if someone else has a Galaxy phone that is lost and offline, it will look at your phone when the missing device is near you.
You can know to find your missing Samsung phone even when it is offline
Apple hit Samsung to the punch because iPhone users who have iOS 13 had the ability to find a missing iPhone that is offline. This is possible as long as the handset is switched on. With Bluetooth, your missing offline iPhone can be found. To enable this on your iPhone (again, running iOS 13 or later), go to Settings > Tap on your name at the top of the screen > Tap Find My > Tap Find My iPhone > Switch to Find My iPhone > Enable offline finding > Send last location.
Apple iPhone users may also find a missing handset, even when offline
