Losing a mobile phone is practically being left without everything: all contacts, photos, notes, open social networks and little else. Well, if the gadget is simply lost and did not fall into the hands of intruders, but what if not? How to detect the device in this case? For this, there are several different ways, which you will learn about later.

How to find a phone by IMEI

Each smartphone has its own identifier called IMEI. It can be seen on the packaging or under the back cover of the device itself. One of the advantages of this serial code is that it is almost impossible to change it. If someone inserts a new SIM card, the identifier will not change and it will be possible to find the phone by IMEI as soon as the gadget turns on, but only police officers have the equipment for such a search. There are services on the Internet that promise to find your device by IMEI for a fee: remember - these are scammers!

How to find the phone if it is turned off

There is also such a situation: you lost your smartphone, tried to get through, but to no avail, and as a result, the battery runs down and the gadget turns off. Is it possible to track the phone if it is turned off? In this case, you will have to file an application with law enforcement agencies, because it will be very difficult to find the device on your own. This requires special equipment that finds devices using the built-in GPS sensor and communication with the satellite.

If the cell phone was stolen, and the attackers immediately turned off the device, then you won’t be able to find the device on your own either. You can call all the pawn shops, but it's best if you immediately go to the police department and report the theft. You need to have identification documents with you, as well as evidence that the smartphone belongs to you: serial number, purchase receipt.

How to find a lost Android phone through a computer

iPhone owners can live in peace: the developers have created a program to locate the phone and built it into the system. Thanks to this, everyone can find out where their gadget is in a few steps, even if it is stolen and turned off. As for the owners of cell phones on Android, recently they also have such an opportunity. The system has android program Device Manager, which after some settings helps to find Android through Google.

Search for a phone through a Google account from a computer

ADM shows the location of the smartphone, allows you to block the gadget, remove information from the map. How to find a missing phone using this app: Settings - Security - Device administrators, enable Android device manager. If your device was lost, then with this function you can find your phone through your Google account. To do this, log in to android.com/devicemanager and click on the device you need. A map will open showing the location. If the device is stolen, then the likelihood of being found through Google is low.

How to find a phone by phone number

As soon as a person discovers that the device is lost, he begins to frantically sort through all sorts of ways find it quickly. It happens that when dialing to the device, those who found your device pick up the phone: you make an appointment and just pick up your smartphone. If this does not happen after several calls, the lost person begins to frantically search the Internet for the most quick ways return your gadget.

One of these are scam sites that, for an additional fee, promise accurate cell tracking to the entered number via satellite. It is worth warning everyone: it is impossible to find a phone by number, you will only lose your money and time. Only correct option search by number is to contact the police with an application or use one of the built-in applications for searching described above.

How to find a phone by GPS using a computer

Almost every large company that creates mobile phones has got its own own programs to search for a device via satellite. So iPhone can be found using AppleID and iCloud account, Samsung uses Find My Mobile service, devices on Windows - Find My Phone, Android is easy to find through account Google. We have taken care of the security of your data in advance.

If you want your smartphone to always be under control, but none of the above methods suits you, then you can easily use third party applications in order to find the phone by GPS in case of emergency. Download the program for free or buy it for a small fee from the dedicated app store. For the program to work, it must be enabled and left running. Then it will be possible to calculate the geolocation online through a computer. Each application has its own instructions, so read them carefully before installing.

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Mobile phone - indispensable attribute modern life , which sometimes helps out in any situation. Unfortunately, sometimes trouble happens with this magic wand. For example, some users need to know how to find the phone, if lost and turned off, by satellite for free. And in this seemingly hopeless situation, there are several solutions.

The situation with a lost phone can happen to anyone, so in the first place you need to remain calm and immediately start searching instead of panicking and blaming yourself for distraction and inattention. You can lose your phone under different circumstances, so the solutions in each situation will be different.
For example, the phone fell out of your pocket while walking, it was forgotten at home or in a public place, or it was completely stolen by intruders. In order to correctly answer the question, how to find lost phone, follows in detail analyze each of the following situations..

1. If you suddenly did not find your favorite gadget, try to remember when was the last time you took it out. In most cases, the phone is forgotten somewhere at home, behind a bedside table or in the bathroom.
2. If you are sure that your phone is definitely at home, but it is turned off and you cannot call it, use an alarm clock. If this function is active, the gadget will ring at the appointed time.
3. If you lost your phone on the street and cannot call it because the gadget is turned off, you should not immediately panic. maybe, phone turned off when dropped and lies somewhere, waiting to be rescued. Go back and calmly walk along the last route, take a good look around and ask passers-by. It happens that the phone itself returns to the hands of its owner through decent and conscientious people.
4. If none of the above situations suits you, and you have already gone astray, looking for a phone, talk to modern technologies and services everything is already thought out for you.

How to find a switched off phone: by number, by IMEI, by SIM card, by GPS

Modern ways searches for lost and stolen mobile phones significantly help out their owners, and restore faith in God, in people and in our valiant police. In a situation where the phone was stolen or lost, you can act in different ways.

• You can try find phone by number.
• You can track the movement of your gadget through the Internet.
• Find phone onIMEI.
• Contact the operator mobile communications and try to find a lost or stolen gadget onSIM-map.

How to find a phone by number?

This type of search requires that the phone is connected to special service mobile device tracking. This method will be effective if your phone is in safe hands and scammers have not used it.

How to find a lost phone by IMEI?

In order to find a phone in this way, you need to know this IMEI. These treasured 15 digits, firstly, are unique for each gadget. And secondly, they are written on the packaging of the phone. If you threw out the box a long time ago (which you should not have done), make sure that IMEI is written somewhere under the heading “ Important information". Don't write it down on your phone, you might lose it.

How to find out the IMEI of your phone?

• Dial in your device combination *#06#, and you will get the necessary information about IMEI. Namely, 15 unique numbers for each of the SIM cards.
• IMEI also located under the phone battery, next to the serial number.
• As we have already said, you should not throw away the box, there is also IMEI.
• We advise save and warranty card to your phone.
• Further, when you found your IMEI, the procedure is:

It should be borne in mind that a mobile search in this way should be carried out if you are sure that the phone has disappeared outside your house or apartment. If the police find the device at your home, they can issue a fine for false appeal.

Also do not try to search for your phone using all kinds of services and sites, who supposedly will find your phone by IMEI for a fee. Firstly, it is not effective, and secondly, it is expensive.

Remember, you can find your lost favorite gadget via google account, for example, or with special applications to be installed on your phone in advance. There are also special sites-services that only collect information about IMEI, but do not search in any way. You can enter your phone code into the database and then, perhaps, someone will respond and return your cell friend for a fee.

How to find mobile by GPS?

This feature is available for iPhone brand phones. For example, if you lost your old, but such a beloved iPhone 5, you can reunite with your friend, if a special search program and a GPS successor are installed on it. So you can track the location of your mobile on the street.

If you have a different brand of phone, such as Samsung, you can contact the mobile phone company and by GPS system your phone will be searched by an operator. This will be done using a signal on the SIM card when the phone is turned on, and also if it is turned off. Contact the office of the operator company, providing the number of the lost phone, its IMEI and the contract for obtaining a SIM card.

How to find a lost android phone through a computer?

We told you about the most popular and most effective ways search mobile phone. It remains to figure out how to find a lost Android phone through a computer, because this operating system is also equipped with a convenient search service.

You will need very few conditions:

• Google account;
• Naturally, access to a computer and the Internet;
• special free programAndroid Device Manager.

Undoubtedly you need to take care of the installation of the service in advance so that you have the opportunity remote access phone in case of loss. If you are wondering if it is possible to install this program if a child uses the phone, then our answer is not only possible, but also necessary. After all, kids often lose their gadgets. Moreover, the actions must be performed at a minimum.

1. We go to Phone settings.
2. We find section Security.
3. We see the item Device administrators.
4. Check the box next to the option « Remote control Android".

If you have lost your phone installed program search, the phone itself must be turned on. Also on it must have internet access or working Wi-Fi. Geolocation must be active on the phone, and your Google account must be activated.
If all these conditions are met, you will be able to track the location of your phone through your google account on the map. Also, from your computer, you can call the phone, block it or erase all data so that they do not fall into the hands of intruders.

Many of us have experienced a situation in which a mobile phone was stolen either from us or from someone we know. This, unfortunately, happens - petty thieves and scammers continue to hunt for gadgets in public places. There are several explanations for this.

Why steal?

Of course, mobile phones are stolen in order to sell. And from this we understand that, firstly, prices for modern cell phones are quite high (on average, a device costs 10-15 thousand rubles, if it is not an iPhone, but not an old "push-button" model). In the event that an expensive phone is stolen (the same iPhone), the price for a used gadget can reach up to 20-25 thousand.

Secondly, today the mobile phone has become so familiar in Everyday life each of us that any passer-by, in fact, has at least one mobile phone with him. In the capital and large cities, especially in the central part, you can meet people who carry two mobile phones. Imagine the temptation of thieves.

Protect yourself

Wherever you are and how many phones you have, try to protect yourself from such cases as much as possible. Agree, even if stolen cellular telephone, which is not of great value - the very fact of loss and loss of personal data is unpleasant. Perhaps someone has stored valuable photos or correspondence on their smartphone, or something else that should not get to other people. The feeling of being available to someone else is very unpleasant.

Therefore, when you are in public places, try to feel your device. For example, put it in the inside pocket or in the very back of the bag, cover it with something. As a last resort, if you have nowhere to put your mobile - carry it in your hand - there is less chance that it will be taken away from you than the probability that it will be pulled out “quietly”.

However, we understand that it is one thing to give well-known advice, and it is completely another to get into a difficult life situation when the phone was stolen in practice. What to do in this case, read on.

We block the device

First of all, you need to block your device. This should be done as soon as possible, preferably immediately after the discovery of the loss. True, for this you will need a secret 15-digit code, also known as IMEI. This number represents the identifier with which your device is marked. All mobile phones without exception have it, and it is very easy to find it. You can look in the box that you received with the device, or you can also dial *06#. Tip for the future - put the phone number in a place where you can find it at any time. For example, in a wallet. If you are afraid that it will be pulled out along with the mobile, keep the IMEI somewhere on mailbox, which you always have access to.

Next, you need to contact the operator with the fact that your phone was stolen. What to do more specifically, we have already specified above - you should block the device, make it useless for the criminal. For this, you will need an IMEI code. Your mobile provider can send a blocking signal even when the phone is switched off.

Contacting the police

Let's assume that we managed to disable the device. Obviously the second challenge is how to track the phone; find out where it is and who has it. Only law enforcement agencies can deal with this problem. That is where you need to go as soon as possible. The duty officer of the local police station must accept your missing person's report, which must be accompanied by a receipt for paying for the phone in the store and a box with all documents. Here's another argument in favor of storing such things.

After receiving a report of theft, the police must transfer the information to the special department "K", dealing with such cases. Specialists from there make requests mobile operator and fix where the phone is. The task force leaves the address.

Search for criminals

On the question of whether it is possible to find it, we answered. Immediately contact the operator and the police. Theoretically, of course, you can find; but whether they do it or not depends on a lot of circumstances.

It is clear that the thieves are not fools and, most likely, they will think of taking out the card immediately so that the operator cannot track them. In addition, if the attackers have some experience, they know how to track the phone. Accordingly, they will do everything to prevent this. Whether the police will be able to get ahead of them depends, among other things, on how quickly you act.

Tracking software

For some cell phones, the prices are quite high (for example, new flagship models like or Apple iPhone 6 cost 40 thousand each). As a result, people resort to alternative ways smartphone protection. An option would be to install special programs for tracking.

The meaning of their work is that an application is installed on the device, which is protected by a password from deletion. It maintains a connection with an online server from which commands can be given to it. For example, if a user's phone is stolen, they can activate front camera and get a snapshot from the device. It will show the face of the thief. There are a lot of such stories on the net, when the person who stole the phone continues to use it and does not suspect that he has been watching him all this time former owner through the black front camera. For attackers, such stories, of course, do not end in the best way.

The same options are available with geolocation (for example, determining the location of the device), with displaying an informational message on the screen (something like “Return my phone for a fee”), and so on.

iCloud solution from Apple

In parallel with these applications, one can also mention iCloud service available on iOS devices. Its meaning is that each iPhone and iPad user will have their own account in the system. You can log into it using your Apple ID (login) and password. Among the features of iCloud is the ability to block a mobile phone or tablet, as well as enable its geolocation on the map (“Find My iPhone”).

Experienced thieves, of course, know how to bypass this function, and how to hide from any service in a quality manner. However, if newbies stole the phone - you know what to do. Finding such using the mentioned technologies is not difficult at all.

If nothing helped

Of course, there are many methods aimed at finding stolen mobile device. It all depends solely on your situation - how quickly you reacted to the loss, how experienced and cunning the thieves came across to you.

Even if nothing helped, and the phone could not be found - do not be discouraged. Sometimes the police will not be able to tell what kind of person the phone was stolen.

What should the owner do in such a situation? Show your ingenuity! A common practice is to search for mobile phones, tablets, computers and other equipment on bulletin boards. Fortunately, today the Internet technologies are quite well developed. How will an attacker sell your gadget? Most likely - on the largest portals, like Avito or From Hand to Hand. Register there and look for those similar to your model. If some signs match (scratches, dents on the case, etc.) - make an appointment and check the same IMEI numbers, ask for a box from the item, and so on. Act - and, believe me, fortune may smile at you.

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The loss of a mobile phone can happen at any time outside the home. It can be stolen, it can fall out of your pocket - there are many reasons. Smartphone users are wondering if it is possible to find a lost phone? Let's figure it out.

You can immediately give an answer - you can find it, but only when certain conditions. And there are several ways to do this.

Call your number

first, and simplest way- call your own number. Perhaps the finder will be honest and decide to give it away, albeit for a reward. If it is impossible to get through, most likely, the person has already thrown out the SIM card. But you can still send SMS with a request to return the phone for a cash reward. Perhaps the device was simply dead or there was another reason for the temporary shutdown. When turned on, the finder can read the SMS and become interested in bartering. Although, it is worth looking the harsh truth in the eye - the chance is very small.

Geolocation

This the way is fine in the event that geolocation was enabled on the phone and Mobile Internet. You can find the phone using applications, but as a rule they are installed before they are lost, so to speak, “just in case a fireman”. But what if the phone has already been lost, and the owner did not take care of installing such applications in advance?

For Android devices there is an official android app Device Manager, which you can download by finding it there by name. With it, you can find a lost smartphone on a city map, block it, turn on a call-detection (suddenly it is nearby), delete personal data so that another person cannot use it.

For iPhone, you need to sign in iCloud entry, then tap Find My iPhone. Then the application will display all connected and synchronized devices, including their location. Once again, it is worth noting that the phone detection function must be enabled in advance. To send a message to the phone, play a melody, lock the device or delete all data from it remotely, you need to click on the information icon located on the black location bar.

If you managed to obtain data on the location of the device through applications, you can contact the police with the address, where they will help you return the loss.

Contact the operator

Contact your operator. They can find mobile device by SIM card, because they have certain rights and opportunities for this. True, it is often possible to get a refusal, and the mobile phone must be turned on. If you are determined to find a phone through operators, you need the following:

• collect all the evidence that you are the owner of the lost phone: receipt, warranty card and other documentation received upon purchase. Even if there is no receipt and warranty card, these documents can be restored by contacting the supplier. By providing passport data and the account number from which the payment was made (for cashless payments), you can easily obtain the necessary documents;
• contact the police and file a complaint about the theft;
• contact the telecom operator, provide him with copies of the report from the police, documents on the phone and ask for help in finding the device. And do not forget to block the account, otherwise a large amount of money may disappear from the balance.

Is it possible to find a phone by IMEI?

Quite a popular question that worries many people who have lost their phone. Some sites say you can, while others say you can't. In general, this is a rather dubious way of searching, since for other people this is usually a way to cash in on the victims. Surely there really were cases of phone detection by IMEI, but for the most part all sites that allegedly provide database search (often paid ones) are a common scam. And, unfortunately, you can only find really working sites by trial and error. Is it worth it?

We have already considered in more detail the question of, and are still skeptical.

Do not forget that the sooner you start the search, the more chances. A switched on phone with a SIM card plays an almost key role in the search, and attackers know this. And do not spare your mobile phone batteries, trying to save battery power by turning off geolocation, mobile Internet. Someday this might come in handy.

Like any other communication device, a cell phone has its own unique identifier - a fifteen-digit IMEI code set by the manufacturer. During a call, the cellular operator receives data from the mobile device in the form of an IMEI-SIM pair, which makes it possible to identify the source of the signal. Unfortunately cellular operators may only share device geolocation data with law enforcement by court order. Most often, if the phone is stolen or lost, this is not a significant reason for going to court. But do not despair, in this case you have every chance to successfully search for a device by IMEI, even if it is turned off, and SIM card was deleted.

Try calling your number

This point is quite obvious, but as it turned out not always. Often a person who has lost his phone, being in a state of shock, does not even try to call him. But do not forget that there are many people who will return the device for free or for a nominal fee.

Contact law enforcement

If the previous method did not work, immediately contact law enforcement agencies at the place of your registration. But do not forget that you will be required to indicate a fifteen-digit IMEI code and provide documents confirming that the device belongs to you. If the phone was bought “by hand” and there are no documents for it, this item can be safely skipped.

Use the built-in search function

Majority modern smartphones equipped with a factory search function. For Apple devices based on operating system iOS it is called Find iPhone. On devices on Android based a similar feature is called Remote Management Android - Google. Learn more about the methods of searching for a smartphone by IMEI (we make a transfer to lower part this page)

Leave a request in the LoSToleN service

LoSToleN - unified database of IMEI and serial numbers stolen phones, smartphones, cameras and other devices. After you leave a request with an indication of the amount of remuneration for the return of the device, you will have a chance that it would be more expedient for the seller to return the device than to engage in an expensive change of the IMEI identifier.