Google has taken user security very seriously and that is why it has developed a tool capable of tracking and exercising various functions on your phone.. The utility of this application is extremely important for all Android users, with the help of it you can avoid losing your device and even improve the user experience considerably.
If you are walking down the street and have lost your phone, with the help of this tool you can track it. If you have been a victim of theft, with the Device Manager you can try to recover your phone by activating alarms, blocking the cell phone by showing warnings or messages, tracking it and in more extreme cases completely deleting all data from the phone.
In this tutorial, You will learn how to configure your phone to be able to enable this fabulous tool, you will also be shown which functions you can activate. We are not only going to teach you how to activate it and delete data in case of theft, we will also explain how to recover all your information, in case you manage to get your cell phone back in the future. With this application your phone will be much safer and you will be able to live much more confident.
What is Android “Device Manager” and what is it for?
The Google company offers all Android devices a excellent tool that allows you to find the phone geographically no matter where it is located, which is actually very useful in any scenario.
This tool is now known as find my phonealthough it is more popular as Android Device Managerwhose meaning in Spanish is Android Device Manager. Its main objective is precisely to comply with what its name exposes.
Google’s purpose in offering this utility is strengthen android security. Where you can not only geographically locate your phone, but also in the event of theft you can block it regardless of the distance. This is a website that we access with our phone and we can track, block or try to recover the phone, as well as gives you the possibility to delete all data remotely.
To make use of this interesting tool you will have to previously own a Google account and install and activate it on your Android smartphone. This application can be found on Google Play. In addition, with it you can not only track your mobile, you can also do it through all those devices that are associated with your Google account.
How to access and use Android Device Manager?
now that you know What is the “Device Manager” for? you must access, and for them follow the steps that we leave below:
- go to android menu.
- Then open “Settings” of the telephone.
- In the section of “Security” you are looking for a small list of “Device administrator”, the tool should appear marked with a bullet there.
- After having verified that the option is active, go to the official website for Android from this .
- Now write your email and password (with which you configured the application) and you will instantly see the location of your cell phone on the map.
*Note: for this to appear you must have associated your Android phone with your Google account).
How to activate the Device Manager of your Android phone?
If you have noticed that you do not have this fabulous tool active and therefore cannot use it, I recommend that you read the following, here we will explain step by step how to enable this tool and thus be able to enjoy its benefits.
- On the phone you open the application “Settings”.
- Now click on the option “Security”, then select the item “Device administrator”.
- You must make sure that the options for “Locate this device remotely” and to “Allow Remote Wipe and Locks” are active.
Now the next thing is to activate the location on the device, which to do so you must perform the steps below:
- Find and run the app “Settings”.
- Then tap on “Location”.
- A screen will appear, where you will notice that the option to “Location” is active, and then in the section “Mode” you choose “High Precision”.
Once these simple steps are done, you should Check that the phone is visible in Google Playand for this it complies with the following:
- from your computer open is the web browser and go to the page “Google Settings” with the link.
- Before this, you must previously have .
- In the settings window will display a list of the various devices that are associated with the account, and for the phone with the “Device administrator” is found by the system you must be sure that the option is checked “Visibility”.
Once the procedure is done, download and install the application find my phonein the same way that all applications from Google Play are usually installed.
*Note: Since there are currently several apps with similar names, you should launch the app and realize that you are using software developed by Google Inc. Higher We leave you the official download link.
How to locate and track a lost Android phone?
You already know how to activate this tool, let’s go with what you wanted to learn from the beginning, “track a phone”. Following the steps that we leave below you will always know the position of your phone no matter how far away it is.
- Sign in to your Google accountand use the following URL: google.com/android/find
- There you must enter the data to log in.
- If your account has multiple associated devicesyou will only select the one you want to find.
*Note: For an account with multiple Android devices, you select the one you want to find by clicking the arrow to the right of the name, which is selected by default.
- In this step you just have to wait, because Google is locating the position of your phone.
Why doesn’t localization work?
This must be very clear, without an Internet connection you cannot locate or establish any type of communication with your lost phone. Wi-Fi is necessary to be able to locate itand the accuracy increases when it has GPS enabled.
Android Device Manager will not work yes:
- The phone or tablet is turned off.
- The phone is out of coverage and without internet connection.
- The device has been factory formatted.
How to unlock Android Device Manager?
To use this fabulous tool you must perform each of the steps that will be explained below. When you run the application for the first time on your device, the same software (Find My Phone) will request the login, which to do so you must enter the data of your Google account: Password and email.
After logging in, you will display a new screen where it shows the current location of the device Android associated with the account.
There you can also see different optionswhich will allow you to activate an alarm or play a sound at full volume, lock the phone and the most drastic is to delete all existing data on your mobile.
Solution to the problem of “Location not available” in the admi. of android devices
The notice Location not available on the web, it means that the mobile cannot be located, and this is a serious problem when tracking the cell phone which must be solved. For this reason, in this section we bring a solution to this inconvenience.
To prevent this warning from appearing, the device must meet the following requirements:
- Must be on.
- You must have internet access.
- The Google account should not be removed from the mobile.
If your device doesn’t meet these three requirements, you probably won’t be able to track it. Although if you comply and you still cannot track it, you will have to confirm the following:
- Location must be turned on: If this is not active, you will see a phrase that says Location is disabled. To fix it go to Settings > Location and then activate the option.
- Remote location must be active: this case is somewhat unusual. For this go to Settings > Google > Security > Find my devicewith this function this error is solved.
Device not available on older Android
Some Android versions such as version 4.4, throws a location not available error. This usually happens when the person in charge of providing the location of the phone is deactivated.
In order to activate it you have to follow three steps that we leave below:
- Go to: Settings > Location > Google location reporting > Choose Google account > Turn on location reporting.
- Settings > Google > Security > enable Find my device.
- restart the device and check if you can already notice it on the map when you send your device to be tracked.
*Note: If you don’t know where your phone has been, you can check the location history. There you can find all the positions where you had Internet connection before.
Device Manager Features with Google Maps
Correctly configuring the Device Manager greatly enhances the security of your mobile, since with it you will be providing it with the following functions:
- Locate by Google Maps: Just as we explained in the previous steps, you only enter the page with your username and password and you will see the location of your Android. When you see the location of the phone on the map, you will have a notice similar to this:
- unmute sound: once this option is selected, an alarm will automatically be activated at full volume on your cell phone (regardless of whether it is in vibration or silent mode). You can use this function when you know that the phone is nearby but you don’t know exactly where it is and in this way you can quickly detect it.
- Activate Lock: This option is very useful, with it you can completely block your phone, thus preventing another person from using it without your consent, and you can also write a notice for the person who is trying to unlock it to see.
- Delete the data: This option is very useful if you are very sure that you will not be able to recover your cell phone. This function erases all the data on the device, such as media items, contacts, SD cards, calls, messages, applications and general records.
*Note: If by chance you recover the phone after having clicked on this option and want to recover your data, you will have to enter all your data again since it saves a backup of your files.
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