Google has launched a new feature that allows you to locate your Android smartphone with a simple Google search from your desktop. Normally we'd use Google's already exisiting Android Device Manager tool to locate our missing smartphone but the company has made the process a lot easier by letting us search for it by simply typing "find my phone" on Google. Next, fire up your browser and log in with with the same Google account as your phone. Type "find my phone" in the search bar and Google will then try to locate your phone and display it on a map. Google is testing a new storage policy that gives some newly created accounts only 5GB of free cloud storage unless users verify their account with a phone number. Read more in our articles including "You can now find your missing Android phone with Google Search" and "Google tests 5GB storage limit for new accounts without phone number verification".
Google has launched a new feature that allows you to locate your Android smartphone with a simple Google search from your desktop. Normally we'd use Google's already exisiting Android Device Manager tool to locate our missing smartphone but the company has made the process a lot easier by letting us search for it by simply typing "find my phone" on Google.
Next, fire up your browser and log in with with the same Google account as your phone. Type "find my phone" in the search bar and Google will then try to locate your phone and display it on a map. Google is testing a new storage policy that gives some newly created accounts only 5GB of free cloud storage unless users verify their account with a phone number.
Our coverage of google find my phone includes: "You can now find your missing Android phone with Google Search"; "Google tests 5GB storage limit for new accounts without phone number verification"; "iPhone 3G: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Each article provides unique insights and information.