Google’s Find My Device is arguably the best way to track down a lost Android device or supported accessories like a smartwatch. If your phone never got lost, chances are you were never really ...

In recent years, device location features from Apple, Google, and Samsung have made it easier than ever to find a missing phone. You're often able to fire up a map on your laptop or another device and ...

What would you rather give up than your phone? According to surveys over the years, many have said they'd rather give up sex for a year (30%) or chocolate (60%) than do without their phone. So when ...

It is hard to think about losing a smartphone as a harmless event when with this device, people keep all sorts of data including photo and note memories, financial documents, and business letters.

With the goldfish memory I have, I leave my iPhone in the strangest places and forget where I saw it last. I’ve recovered my phone from the kitchen cabinets, inside dressing table drawers, and the ...

Find My Device helps you locate your lost Android device or accessory. At the moment, it requires the device to be online and powered on to report its location. This caveat could go away soon, though, ...

If you have an Android phone or tablet, Google will email you soon - if it hasn’t already - to say your device will automatically beam its location anonymously to strangers’ compatible gadgets nearby.