How do you recover stolen or lost Android phone?

It takes only a few seconds; you leave your phone on a desk in any public place, someone bumps into you on the street and picks up your phone from your pocket or purse directly without noticing it. Of course, losing your phone - whether because of theft or accidental error - A bad experience, because your phone contains a lot of your personal data.

If you lose your phone, do not worry; there are tools built into every Android Android phone that lets you lock, track, or erase data on your lost phone.

But first, you'll need to take some important steps to set up your phone as soon as you buy it:

1. Create a strong passcode on the lock screen:

The first thing you need to do once you buy a new phone is to create a strong passcode on the lock screen, keep away from an easy-guessing password, and if your phone supports fingerprint security, use it and make your alternate password strong too.

Face recognition is not used on an Android device. Face recognition technology on most Android devices can be fooled with something as simple as your face image, but face authentication may become more secure later if the new version of Android Q officially supports secure authentication Such as: Face ID;

Go to Settings.

In the Security section, create a passcode or activate your fingerprint.

It may not be comfortable; you can scan your fingerprint or enter a PIN every time you use your phone, but protecting your photos, your banking application data, email, and the rest of your personal information is worth it.

2. Activate the Find My Device service:

Once you log in to your device using your Google Account, the Find My Device service will be activated by default, a service provided by Android phones that allows you to track your phone's location if lost, remotely locked, or remotely wipe data.

You can make sure Find My Device is enabled on your device by following these steps:

• Go to Settings.
• Click Security and Location Security & Location.
• Click the Find My Device option, make sure it is turned on, and if not, press the switch button next to it to activate it.

For Samsung phone users, they can take an additional step for greater security, namely the activation of Samsung Find My Mobile, which offers you some additional tools that Google does not support.

Some additional features, such as: taking a backup of your data remotely, or knowing if someone has switched your SIM card, but you must have a Samsung account to use this service.

To activate Find My Mobile on Samsung phones, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Click on the Biometrics and Security section.
3. Click on the Find My Mobile option. If you are logged in to your Samsung account during the initial setup of the device, the service will be activated immediately. If not, you must log in to your Samsung account first, then activate the service.

Second, if the device is lost:

 Use the Find My Device service:

Once you've lost your phone, open the phone tracking service at android.com/find and make sure you're signed in to the Google Account associated with your phone.

How can you recover your stolen or lost phone?

You can use another Android device to open the service, but you will need to download the Find My Device app separately from the Google Play Store on your phone first, then sign in to the app with the Google Account on your lost phone, then track your phone's location.

An alert will be sent to the missing phone to tell everyone who owns it that it is being tracked. You can use the menu on the left side of the Find My Device site to activate a high alert - if the phone is lost in a closed place such as office or home - All data on the device is completely.

If you use Secure Device, you can lock your phone, and display a message of your choice on the lock screen showing the person with whom the device is missing, and you can also sign out of your Google Account.

If you use the Erase Device feature, you will no longer be able to wipe data from tracking your phone, so consider using this feature after it fails in all other attempts.

If the thief closes your phone, you will not be able to track it until it is turned on again, and it has a data connection or Wi-Fi network, and Google will send you an email once your device is located.

For Samsung phone users:

Users of Samsung Galaxy phones have the advantage of using Google services or Samsung that helps locate the missing device, but Samsung is recommended to use it, offering you many features that you will not find in Google.

To track a missing device with Samsung service, you can visit this link findmymobile.samsung.com, knowing that there is no application for this service, so you will need to use a web browser on another phone or computer, then you can login using your Samsung account, On the left side of the screen, you'll see a map showing the location of your phone, and a list of options will appear on the left side of the screen.

Start with the phone lock option, which will display a personalized message on the lock screen, suspend your Samsung Pay cards, and stop anyone from closing the phone.

After that, you can take a backup of your data, and if someone is moving on your phone, use Location Tracking. This will enable you to track your phone every 15 minutes. Finally, turn on Extend battery life, which allows you to disable all Almost nothing on the phone, except tracking the site.