Lost & Stolen Phones
How to Make Your Lost Phone Ring When It’s on Silent
Calling won't help a muted phone, but Find My, Find Hub, Samsung Find and your watch can all make it ring out loud. Here is which to use and how.
How to Find a Lost Phone Using a Computer
Which website or app to open on a Mac, Windows PC or Chromebook, what each button does from a desktop, and how to stay safe on a borrowed computer.
How to Use a Smartwatch to Find Your Phone
Ring a lost phone from Apple Watch, Pixel, Galaxy, Fitbit or Garmin, use Precision Finding where it exists, and know what to do beyond Bluetooth range.
How to Track a Stolen Android Phone
See a stolen Android on the map, lock it before the thief can use it, protect your accounts and money, and know what to expect from the police.
How to Locate a Phone That Died
A phone with a flat battery can still leave a trail. Here is where to look, how long each clue lasts, and what to do before it fades.
How to Find a Lost Phone Using Email
Your email signs you in to the Apple, Google or Samsung account that finds the phone. Where to go, and what to do if the code goes to the lost phone.
How to Use Find My iPhone Step by Step
Every Find My option in the order you'll need it: checking it's set up, finding your iPhone on the map, making it ring, and what to do when it's truly gone.
How to Lock a Lost Phone Remotely
Lock a missing iPhone, Android or Galaxy from any browser in a couple of minutes, show a contact number, and know when locking is no longer enough.
How to Find Lost AirPods or Earbuds
Find missing AirPods, Galaxy Buds or Pixel Buds: ring each earbud, locate the case, read the map correctly and know what to do if one is gone for good.
How to Find a Lost Phone With Just the IMEI Number
You can't locate a phone yourself from its IMEI, and sites that say you can are scams. Here's what the number really does, and what actually finds a phone.