One of the functions of security with which mobile devices that use the operating system of Android is the possibility of to locate the phones and other compatible equipment of people through a geolocation system. However, this function has obtained an upgrade through which a cell phone can be found, even if it does not have a connection to a mobile data network or Wifi.
This special feature, and which for the moment has not reached all devices that have the operating system, consists in link quickly to lost phone others devices that are close to the relative location of the cell phone. A progressive record of each of the locations of these add-on devices is kept to generate a tracking active without using data mobile.
The function that arrives together with a tool called Play Protect stores the information of these other devices in an encrypted manner, so the privacy of other people is not affected while the owner of the phone that has been stolen or that has been lost searches for it.
However, tracking cell phones using this method would not be a feature that is activated by default by the system, rather it is the users who must choose to turn it on to start the monitoring process. When it starts, a notice will be issued on the screen of the device: “the owner can see the location of this device to locate bags or keys”.
The improvement of the function of Location of the device will also be used to locate other electronic accessories such as earphonesin addition to cell phones and tablets that are linked to the main device, even when there is no access to a network Wifi, open or private, while surrounding devices collaborate to keep the information up to date. Location.
How to use the ‘Find my device’ feature
According to the support website Googleusers can activate the basic device location function that cell phones that support this have access to function. In case users have a device pixel of Googlethey will only have to enter the application of Setting o Settings, press the Security option and then, within the ‘Find my device’ section, activate the function.
If people do not have this type of cell phone, ‘Find my device’ is an application that is found within the Play Store and once installed, it can be activated to start the location.
The devices Android may make use of the tracking tool offered by Google. To do this, you must have an active and open account. Then, go to Google’s ‘Find my device’ site and select the device you want to locate, a map will appear with the current location of the device. devicethe model, charge level and you will have three options.
The first is to ‘Play a sound’ to make the phone ring for 5 minutes until it is found, no matter if it has been put on silent. The second is ‘Lock device’ to sign out of Google account with the possibility of displaying a message or a number on the screen of the device (you can ask to be dialed to another number). The last option is ‘Delete data from the device’ that will delete all the contents of the equipment, in this case, you will no longer be able to locate it.
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