In our previous Phone and Tablet Tips, we showed you how to remotely locate and lock your lost Android devices
using Google’s Android Device Manager. This is a useful way to find
your device from the web or from a second Android device that you may
own. Google has now added the option to find your lost device from
someone else’s Android phone or tablet by logging into your account as a
Guest in Android Device Manager. Read full post to know more...
To do this, the person whose device you’re using will first need to log
into Device Manager using their account. They’ll then need to tap their
account dropdown menu at the top and tap Guest. Now enter your Google
login details for the lost device and tap Accept to sign in. Immediately
you’ll see your device’s location on a map.
Tap Ring and then Ring again if you want to make your device ring
loudly. To remotely lock it, tap Lock, enter and confirm a password
(which you can use later to unlock your device) then type a phone
number, which will appear on your device’s lock screen, letting whoever
has it know how to contact you. Tap Lock at the top to activate this. If
you’re sure you won’t get your device back and want to completely wipe
all its data, tap Erase and then Erase again.
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