It seems that locking your Galaxy or Android phone remotely using the Find My Device app will be easier soon. Google is also working on streamlining the Find My Device login process. A lost device ...

The Find My system for tracking devices (like Macs) and items (like AirTags) lets you keep peace of mind, avoid leaving valuable stuff behind, and potentially even recover stolen goods–or hope that ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

In recent years, device location features from Apple, Google, and Samsung have made it easier than ever to find a missing phone. You're often able to fire up a map on your laptop or another device and ...

I compared Apple's Find My against Google's Find My Device to see which was better at finding lost items. Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest ...

The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Ultra support Powered Off Finding, a feature that enables them to be located via Google’s Find My Device network even when they’re turned off. Very few smartphones support ...

Find My Device’s offline tracking only works when a lot of people have the right settings, but Google initially rolled the feature out with the worst settings possible, essentially making the network ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...