If you lose an Android phone or tablet, or Wear OS watch, you can find, lock or erase it. If you've added a Google Account to your device, Find My Device is automatically turned on.
Tip: To find, lock or erase your Wear OS device, connect it to Wi-Fi or mobile data.
Learn about how to find an Android device.
To find an Android device, make sure that the device:
- Is signed in to a Google Account
- Has Location turned on
- Has Find My Device turned on
- Has power and is connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi.
- Is visible on Google Play
To lock or erase an Android device, make sure that the device:
- Has power
- Is connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
- Is signed in to a Google Account
- Has Find My Device turned on
- Is visible on Google Play
Find, secure or erase your device remotely
Important: If you find your device after you erase it, to use your device again, you'll need your Google Account password. Learn about device protection.
- On a browser, go to android.com/find.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- If you have more than one device: At the top of the sidebar, select the lost device.
- If your lost device has more than one user profile: Sign in with a Google Account that's on the main or personal profile.
- You can’t use Find My Device for work profiles. Learn more about work profiles.
- The lost device gets a notification.
- On the map, you'll get info about where the device is.
- The location is approximate and may not be accurate.
- If your device can't be found, you may find its last known location, if available.
- If you get a prompt, tap Enable lock and erase.
- Select what you want to do:
- Play sound: Rings your device at full volume for five minutes, even if it's set to silent or vibrate.
- Secure device: Locks your device with your PIN or password. If you don't have a lock, you can set one. To help someone return your device to you, you can add a message or device number to the lock screen.
- Erase device: Permanently deletes all data on your device, but may not delete SD cards. After you erase, Find My Device won't work on the device.
- On another Android phone or tablet, open the Find My Device app
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- If the other device doesn't yet have the app, get it on Google Play.
- Sign in.
- If your own device is lost: tap Continue as [your name].
- If you're helping a friend: tap Sign in as guest and let your friend sign in.
- From the listed devices, select the device that you want to locate.
- You’ll find the same options listed in the above steps.
- You may be prompted to provide the lock screen PIN for the Android device that you want to locate. This applies to Android 9 or higher. If the device that you want to find doesn’t use a PIN, or runs Android 8 or lower, you may be prompted for your Google password.
- Follow the same steps on find, lock or erase a device remotely.
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If you lose your Android phone or tablet that’s connected to a Wear OS smartwatch, you can find it with your watch. Learn how to find your phone with your watch.
To disable the device, your mobile service provider can utilise your device's IMEI number. You can find your device's IMEI number in your phone's settings or with Find My Device.
To locate your device's IMEI with the Find My Device app:
- Open the Find My Device app
- Select the device that you want to locate.
- Tap the gear icon
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.To locate your device's IMEI on a web browser:
- Go to android.com/find.
- Next to the device, tap the
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icon.How Find My Device handles your data
To help you find a lost Android device, Google collects certain info. Some of this functionality uses Google Play services. For example, Find My Device collects:
- Approximate and precise locations or other identifiers for service functionality purposes.
- Personal identifiers for service functionality, fraud prevention, security and compliance purposes. We use these identifiers to associate your Android devices with your account.
Other data that Find My Device collects is encrypted in transit. You can delete all devices and their locations through the Find My Device app.
Get more help
If you can't find your lost or stolen device, learn more about how to secure your Google Account.
