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Questions tagged [find-my-device]

Use this tag for questions specifically about remote services to find and locate registered Android devices, such as Google's "Find My Device", Samsung's "Find My Mobile", Xiaomi Mi's "Find Device", etc. For questions about lost phones in general, use the [lost-phone] tag instead.

Some manufacturers of Android devices provide remote services to find and locate registered Android devices, such as:

Use this tag for these services specifically. For questions about lost phones in general, use the tag instead.

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On device with multiple Google accounts, does each account have access to use Find My Device?

If I have multiple Google accounts on my Android phone, does every Google account have access to the Find My Device function to locate my phone, or can only one use it?
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Enable "Find my device" on just one account

I have two Google accounts on my phone. My personal one and a corporate one. Currently, from any machine logged in either accounts, I can find my device. Although there's nothing nefarious about my whereabouts, I do not wish the admin of my…
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Is the "Find my device" app & network somehow dependent on "Find Device" in my bluetooth settings? If not, why else might it not have worked?

Earlier today, the Find My Device app said that it could not show the location of my earphones (Sony WI-C100), because it had not seen them in the last 7 days. But I have been connected to my headphones several times in the last 7 days. This might…
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Unable to use Android Device Manager to reset my Password

I recently locked my Nexus 7 (2013) having Android 5.0.2 with a password, which I forgot. I, then, thought to use Device Manager, since I've authorized it from Google Settings to make changes, such as locating and changing password. Previously, my…
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How to have Moto Tag be listed in Find My Device?

I bought a Motorola Moto Tag. I can pair the tag, I can see it in the companion Moto Tag app. Here, I can let the Moto Tag ring. Yet if I follow the button to find my device on the map, I see Google's Find My Device, yet my Moto Tag is not…
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Google prompt won't show up after I flashed my phone

2-Step enabled, and I keeped backup codes. This is what I did: Before I flashed my phone, I logout my google account. Then after I flashed my phone, I logged in google accout from my phone by using backup codes. In Google - Your devices page I…
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How to disable wipe my phone option on ADM for me and for anyone else who have access to my account

So, I recently recalled how my account was compromised years ago, and the hacker proceeded to delete two of my old devices. It was frustrating because not only was my account gone, but so was all of my data on my phone. I'm sure it has something to…
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How do Google and Samsung's "Find My Device" service can bypass Android's Secured Lock Screen?

As I know, when the phone is locked that means it has been encrypted. So how do Google and Samsung's "Find My Device" service bypass Android's Secured Lock Screen? Does it mean they have our decryption key?
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Can't Reach Device: Device is Here

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (SM-T585) on Android 8.1.0 undergoing intermittent digital interaction from these very fingers is the one and same as the one listed in Find my Device, no location given for it, unfortunately. "Play Sound" comes through loud…
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Find My Device - Is 2FA No Longer Required?

I've done a bit of experimentation which is related to this question. 2FA has been active on accounts, however, Find My Device seems to no longer require the second factor - only password is required. This seems to be the case when using an…
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Google's "Find My Device" shows confusing, delayed information

My Samsung Android phone was stolen 10 days ago while on vacation in Rome. I used Google's 'Find My Device' from my Android tablet a couple of hours after the theft; it said the phone was in California, which was its location two days prior to the…
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Is Phone still usable after Google Find my device erase device

well, the question says it all. I was playing around with google find my device and messed up. The worse thing, I was using my father's phone and not mine. Result- After i used find-my-device - secure device, there's a screen lock on my father's…
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How to unlock my device after locking with Google's “Find My Device”?

I now have my phone (Xiaomi Redmi 4), but it's locked from Google's "Find My Device". Everyone keeps talking about a password option in Find My Device, but nothing like that exists! How do I unlock my phone without erasing the data? Here's all I see…
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Change device on Google's Find My Device?

I just had one of my Android phones stolen. Thankfully it was just a backup burner phone, but I still used my Google account on it. I thought I should be able to either find or wipe it from Google's Find My Device. However, it does not let me change…
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My phone has been reset using find my device, is it illegal? how do i disable it?

Posted on Google by me, Nov 9, 2024 Urgent: Account Security Issue My employees informed me that the main animator's phone (Infinix) was used to reset all devices connected to our shared account via 'Find my device'. This includes: My phone All…
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