Sadly, this places you into a circular necessity loop.
#FIND MY PHONE THROUGH GOOGLE VERIFICATION#
In order to use it though, you’ll need to be signed in to your Google Account, so if you have 2-step verification set up on your account – something Google has been forcing lately with 150 million accounts, then you can’t just sign in through the web browser without your phone present. To get “ Google Find My Device“, simply search for it on the Google Play Store, or if you don’t want it to take up space on a lower-end device, then just visit its web application. Securing your device this way lets you add a lock screen message for the intruder who may have picked it up like “Hey, you! Put my phone down, you creep!” Either way, you should have a passcode, pattern, or biometric lock enabled on all of your hardware because it poses a serious security risk if you don’t. Going this route has the added benefit of a visual interface, the ability to remotely lock your device, and even to erase it from afar if it falls into the wrong hands. Use Google’s Find My DeviceĪ more reliable approach to locating your phone is by using Google’s Find My Device app or site. Well, unless you need to dig around a bit. Walk around the house toward the sound of your deviceģ.
Tell Google Assistant “Hey Google, where’s my phone”Ģ. This method does tend to ring silently though if your device is on vibrate or if the volume is turned down, so let’s check out another method.ġ. So long as said phone is tied to your account – something that should be set up before this tutorial as you signed into your Google Account upon buying it, you’ll immediately be told “Okay, calling your phone”, and your handset will ring. Press “Search + A” to activate Assistant or use the hotword
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