Our smartphones contain most of the important data. Probably it is the most important device that we carry around in our daily life. This means that it stores a good amount of personal data. Even thinking about losing our data or on second thought, the entire smartphone feels pretty scary. And if you are scared by the mere thought of losing your data and are looking for ways to protect your data then, you are at the right place. Because in this post, we will give you a guide on how to ring, lock or erase your lost or stolen Android device. Although there are several apps that claim to protect your data, we will be going ahead with Google Find My Device.
With the help of this guide, you will be able to ring your phone, or even erase the entire data on your device and keep your data away from prying eyes in case your phone is lost. You just have to make sure that you have an accessible Google account logged in your device which by the way is essential for every Android smartphone for setting up. I am pretty sure that you have got yourself covered in this step. For further steps, simply follow the guide below. So, without any delay, let us get straight into the article itself:
How to ring, lock or erase your lost or stolen Android device
Before you go ahead and try the below-mentioned methods to lock, ring or erase the data on your Android device, there are some pre-requisites that you need to take care of.
Pre-requisites
To find, lock, or erase an Android phone, your phone must:
- Be turned ON
- Should be signed in to a Google Account
- Be connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
- Visible on Google Play
- Have Location turned ON
- Finally, have Find My Device turned on
Steps to ring, lock or erase your lost or stolen Android device
There are 3 methods by which you can track, erase or lock your lost Android device, i.e.:
- Remotely find, lock or erase
- Find via an App
- Find with your Wear OS watch
