Hello members, have you ever wondered what to do if you ever lose your Galaxy device? Find My Mobile is here to help! It is a powerful feature that comes with all Galaxy devices, which allows you to locate, track and remotely control your Galaxy device with ease. In this post, we will explore how to use Samsung Find My Mobile, from setting it up to utilizing its features! Let's dive in and ensure that you are ready just in case your device gets lost in this enormous Galaxy!
SmartThings Find is going to help us today!
HOW TO TURN ON FIND MY MOBILE?
To turn on Find My Mobile, go into Settings > Security and privacy > Find My Mobile > Allow this phone to be found (This part may vary with different One UI versions).
Once you're in there, enable every option you see.
Always make sure that you are signed in with a Samsung account on all your devices and have registered your wearables on the same account.
Now, if you managed to lose your phone/wearable, visit this website:
Sign in with the Samsung account that you have on your device. Samsung Find My Mobile uses SmartThings Find to locate and remotely control your devices. These are all the options that you get when you have a connected device:
Let me give you an example. If you try to ring your device, you will get prompt like this on your phone:
In case of wearables, you can try and locate them using this option below, although this can be done from the Galaxy Wearable app too:
These are some of the basics of Find My Mobile. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Also, one pro tip from my side, do keep offline finding turned on. It will help a lot in case you are close to the location of your device!
