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Lost/Stolen or Locked out of Device. Read Here!- Time for update?

Zigman66

Zigman66

Android Enthusiast
As I was browsing the wonderful topics found here I read the above topic. I liked the suggestions on apps for lost/stolen phones and was intrigued about the "Plan B". Then I noticed that the time stamp was Feb 23, 2013. From the VERY little I understand about technology isn't the amount of time that passed since that was posted essentially a lifetime ago?
So what I am really wondering is how valid is the info in there relating to today? When I clicked on info about Plan B it just gave me empty links.
What is everyone using/recommending for lost phones now? My wife and I are horrible with misplacing our phones but my wife is definitely worse. She left her phone on top of her car a couple years ago and only repeated (read: hundreds) calls finally got the guy who found it to be willing to return it for a "reward" for his efforts. I was gonna reward him alright but the wife made me give him some money instead. Still to this day she misplaces her phone at least 3 or 4 times a month so I really do want to find a lost phone app that even a tek geeneeous like me can use. Is LostAndroid still a good option?
 
Sometimes dated info is useful, sometimes harmful. It is all user contributed and the volunteer staff here does its best to keep things organized.

I use google device manager (there may be a more proper name, but it escapes me ATM).
If you log into https://play.google.com on your computer. Hit the gear in the top right of the screen and choose find my device. You can choose which device to track if like me you have multiple devices on the same google account.
 
I have had Cerberus for a whole lot of years and install it on my peeps phones (you can add 4 or 5?). It is a paid app but you can control it from your phone or your laptop or your tablet...it can do a lot of things.

I've read in the past that they get cranky if you use it a lot, not sure how true that is. I've never had an issue with it.
 
Unforgiven said:
Sometimes dated info is useful, sometimes harmful. It is all user contributed and the volunteer staff here does its best to keep things organized.

I use google device manager (there may be a more proper name, but it escapes me ATM).
If you log into https://play.google.com on your computer. Hit the gear in the top right of the screen and choose find my device. You can choose which device to track if like me you have multiple devices on the same google account.
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I tried the link, and it did take me to a page that lists one of my phones and my tablet but it doesn't let me do anything on that page besides name the device. I didn't see anything that would let me locate the device.
 
Ok, THAT worked! Now, I have one more phone to get added to this list but I don't know how to do it. I believe the sales people that sold me the tablet and other phone set it up for me so how do I get my other phone to register on this list.

(I have a big bottle of aspirin and some good tequila to wash it down with for whoever is brave enough to hold my hand through this process!)
 
My personal phone and my tablet show on that list but my work phone does not. (Still my phone, I own the business)
 
Zigman66 said:
My personal phone and my tablet show on that list but my work phone does not. (Still my phone, I own the business)
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You need to log into the Google account the phone was set up with. If you have a work gmail address it is probably that.
 
But my tablet and other phone are on the same account so I would have thought I could add this one to it as well.
 
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