Windows has a pre-installed service, Find My Phone that helps you track your phone. Here, we list those steps to track your lost windows phone.
PLEASE
NOTE : TRACKING OF YOUR WINDOWS PHONE CAN ONLY BE POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE
ENABLED THE WINDOWS PHONE TRACKING SERVICE BEFOREHAND
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Go to ‘Settings’
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Then select ‘System’
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Then select ‘Find My Phone’
Make sure you select these two options as well:
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Send apps to my phone using Push Notifications
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Save my phone’s location periodically and before the battery runs out make it easier to find
Push Notifications
– The windows ‘Find My Phone’ service uses text messages to send apps
and commands to your phone. However, selecting this option will enable
the push notification service that can be faster than text messages.
Phone Location
– As it says, enabling this option will save your phone’s location at
regular intervals that can be utilized later to track your phone.
HOW TO USE THE ‘FIND MY PHONE’ SERVICE
Before
you start reading ahead, a word of caution – To understand these steps
one doesn’t have to be a ROCKET SCIENTIST as this is no ROCKET SCIENCE. THIS IS VERY VERY EASY!!!
Assuming you have enabled the service and have lost the phone; follow these simple steps.
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Go to your web browser (Firefox/Mozilla/Safari/ETC) and browse to windowsphone.com
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Sign in with your Microsoft Account
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Go to the ‘My Phone Menu’ and click ‘Find My Phone’
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Voila!!! A map will be displayed pinpointing exactly to your phone’s current location
To get a better view, you can easily zoom-in or zoom-out of the map.
Sometimes,
it may so happen that the latest location of the phone is not
displayed. In this case, do NOT panic. Just refresh the screen and it
should be enough.
WHAT MORE CAN I DO WITH THIS FEATURE?
Ring Your Phone Remotely
Yes,
that is possible. It may so happen that you might misplace the phone in
your home or office. In such a scenario, this feature acts like a
miracle. Just click ring and it will. Also, it doesn’t matter if the
phone is set to Vibrating Mode or Silent Mode.
Lock Your Phone Remotely
Just
like the ‘Ring’ function, the lock function helps you to Lock the
phone. This function displays a custom message on your phone and helps
you set a 4-digit PIN that you can use later to unlock your device.
Erase Phone Data Remotely
This
is a handy function that helps you erase any confidential
data/information that you may have stored in your phone. This is
possibly the last gasp option to be used. This will reset the phone to
default factory settings.
WHEN DOES THE FEATURE NOT WORK?
The
Windows Find My Phone Service though is handy, it has a limitation. The
phone needs to be switched on for this feature to work. Obviously this
is no magic, this is technology. It will have its limitations. And well,
if all you Android and iOS users are having a laugh, the same rule
applies for you guys as well :P.
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