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Turn Find My Device On / Off - Android ™

2026-10-22 13:16:43.491

Turn Find My Device On / Off - Android™

Here's info on how to remotely locate, lock, ring or erase your Android device.
  • Find My Device Android allows you to remotely locate , lock , ring or erase your device.
  • If you sell, give away or trade in your device, do not use Find My Device to erase the device remotely, otherwise, you will lock up your device which will cause you to lose your trade-in credit. Instead, perform a Trusted Factory Reset via the Settings menu on your device.
  • A Gmail™ account must be set up on the device to use Find My Device.
  • Sign in to Find My Device (URL: google.com/android/find) to access these services.
  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Apps
    Settings
    Google
    .
  2. Tap
    Find My Device
    .
  3. Tap
    Use Find My Device
     to turn on or off.
  4. When turned on, there are two ways to use Find My Device:
    To locate a device, it must be powered on and linked to your Google account.
    • Find My Device app
      Requires the Find My Device app to be downloaded from the Google Play™ Store.
    • Find My Device web
For additional info, check out this Find My Device support page.