Most of us using a cell phone for personal or business purposes. If using a smartphone, then it carries lots of useful data or some other important documents which you’ll never want to share with someone. Therefore for many people, stolen cell phones are the worst possible nightmare. However, it need not be a disaster if you know how to find a lost cell phone. There are a number of ways available to find a stolen cell phone.
11 Ways to Find Stolen Cell Phones
Let’s take a look at the 10 best ways to find a lost or stolen cell phone.
Call Your Cell Phone
Simple yet effective. You may just have misplaced it in your own home, so ring your number to rule that out. If someone answers, you can arrange to meet them.
Get on Social Media
It might be a long shot but often posting about the loss on your social media accounts can help retrieve your phone, especially if it has been lost at the friend’s house, your post will encourage them to go look for it!
Retrace Your Steps
If you have been out and about when you lost your cell phone, then retracing your steps is an excellent way to find it. It may be held among the lost property someplace.
Offer A Reward
Try offering a small reward and advertising it locally. You could even text the reward offer to the phone.
Use Google Find Your Phone
Android users can take the help of Google ‘Find your phone’ to locate the phone or wipe the data from a phone.
Use iCloud
If your lost/stolen cell phone is an iPhone, then you can use built-in features to locate the phone. Simply log into your iCloud account and click on ‘Find My iPhone’. As long as the iPhone is turned on, you will be able to pinpoint its location.
Use Microsoft My Phone
If the phone you have lost is a Windows Phone, then you can make use of Microsoft’s My Phone to find the last location in which you phone synchronized data.
Use Blackberry Locator
If you have lost a Blackberry device, then the third party app called Berry Locator can help you to pinpoint your phone’s location.
Use A Mobile Phone Spy App
Cell phone spy apps are not just a great way to log calls and spy on your kids or employees. They can also be used to find a stolen cell phone, thanks to the GPS location tracking features. The thief won’t even know about such an app.
Contact Your Service Provider
Your cell phone service provider may be able to trace your cell phone if you get in touch with them, worth a try!
Inform the Police
The number of items never reclaimed from police stations is astonishing. Check to see if your phone was handed in.
Great article .Very helpful .These tips and ideas will be every helpful in future. Many people are confused and afraid after their mobile is stolen .They don’t know what to do after that .This article will be very helpful .