How to track and lock a lost or stolen Samsung phone

There are multiple testimonials from users who have lost their Samsung which ensure that Find My Mobile is working perfectly. To use the service you need to have a Samsung account. 

You don't have to worry if the person who received your phone has removed their SIM and inserted another one, with the Samsung Find My Mobile tool you can check the new number via a notification.

You can also check the activity of your lost mobile phone, be able to know the last 50 calls carry out, extend the battery and even do a backup of your device and delete its contents remotely.




How to track and lock a lost or stolen Samsung phone

Locate and lock a lost or stolen Samsung

Samsung has a tool known as Samsung Dive, in it you can access, through the Samsung account, options such as locate my mobile, call my mobile, block my mobile, among others.

Find my cell phone

In the menu panel located on the left side of the screen we will find the option to locate my mobile. When we press this option, two possible alternatives will appear that we can click on: Find my mobile and start tracking via Google Maps.

The first option will allow us to know the current situation of the mobile phone, being able to connect remotely by activating the GPS, in fact, it can turn on automatically if the option has not been enabled. This way we can know the exact location of the place where our device is located.

For its part, the option to start monitoring allows you to know the activity that the mobile has had in the last 15 minutes, knowing what was done with it and what it was used for.




Lock my cell phone

With this option it is possible set a password for the phone and cannot be used until the unlock code is entered. This way we can protect all of our data and information.

This option also allows you to set a custom warning message which will be displayed on the mobile phone screen. All you have to do is write the message and hit the lock option.

How to use Find My Mobile

As mentioned above, you will need a Samsung account to use this service. If you already own it and want to experience all the benefits that Find my cell phone offers you, you should do the following:

The first thing will be to go to the phone settings in the main menu. The next thing will be to press the option Biometrics and security. There you will have to go to Find My Mobile and activate the card.

Finally, you will need to enter your Samsung account and log in and that's it. This way you will be able to access all the information that Find my cell phone offers you in case your smartphone is lost or stolen.


How to track and lock a lost or stolen Samsung phone


More features of Find My Mobile

Apart from the above, this Samsung tool has other very useful functions that can help you in case of a lost device. Among the options offered we have:

Lock and unlock the screen

If you wish, you can lock the screen so that no one can access the information on your mobile. Likewise, you can also unlock it in case you have forgotten your pattern or PIN. È also biometric data can be deleted such as fingerprints and iris.


Ring my device

In case the loss is at home, at work or in a place near you, you can activate the tone of your phone at maximum volume in so that you can find it.

Make a backup

You can run the backup of your data on Samsung Cloud.


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