(App for) Tracking Lost Android Phones?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around recommendations for free or inexpensive applications to track lost Android phones, specifically focusing on the LG K8 model. Participants share their experiences and suggest various services and apps available for this purpose.

Discussion Character

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  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests recommendations for tracking apps for lost Android phones.
  • Another participant mentions the iPhone's Find My Phone app but redirects the conversation to Google's tracking service, providing links to relevant resources.
  • A participant confirms that the default Google 'Find My Phone' feature should work for tracking lost devices and shares their positive experience with it, though they note they have only used it for locating a phone, not for wiping data.
  • The same participant questions if there are specific needs that Google's service does not meet, inviting further clarification from the original poster.
  • The original poster acknowledges they have not yet tried Google's 'Find My Phone' and plans to test it soon.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the utility of Google's 'Find My Phone' service, but the original poster has not yet confirmed its effectiveness for their needs, leaving some uncertainty regarding its adequacy.

Contextual Notes

There is no discussion of specific limitations or assumptions regarding the functionality of the suggested apps, nor is there a detailed exploration of potential issues with the Google service.

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Programs to track lost Androids?
Hi All,
Can anyone recommend a free/cheap app to track lost Android phones? Did a search and saw a few sources but wanted to see if someone here can personally recommend. In case it helps, its an LG K8.
 
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Unless you've disabled it, the default Google 'Find my Phone' should work for this, @WWGD. I've used it, it's fine, literally doing what it says on the box, though I haven't scrubbed a phone with it, only located one.

There is an overview of how it works on the LG site:

https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-...ne-and-device-reset-CT10000026-20150375512868

Is there something you need in the 'Find my Phone' function that Google's mechanism that doesn't provide?
 
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Melbourne Guy said:
Unless you've disabled it, the default Google 'Find my Phone' should work for this, @WWGD. I've used it, it's fine, literally doing what it says on the box, though I haven't scrubbed a phone with it, only located one.

There is an overview of how it works on the LG site:

https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-...ne-and-device-reset-CT10000026-20150375512868

Is there something you need in the 'Find my Phone' function that Google's mechanism that doesn't provide?
Thank you. I haven't tried Google's 'Find my Phone' yet. Will try it today/tomorrow.
 

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