Report FIR against the lost phone … By reporting this, police can track your phone by using the IMEI no. Whenever the phone will be in mobile network or wifi network, location can be traced


 

Report complaint to the service provider and get the no. Blocked, so that the no. can not be misused and you do not become responsible for any criminal offence if done by that phone during lost period

How do I locate my phone if it is turned off?

If your phone ends up either lost or stolen and you never installed a tracking app, you might still have a way of finding it.

The majority of Android devices released since 2014 will come pre-installed with Google’s location tracking app: Android Device Manager.

While it may not be as feature-intensive as some of the other apps available on the Play Store, it has the major advantage of coming pre-installed. All that you need is to have location services turned on and activate Android Device Manager as a Device Administrator in the settings.

All the Android devices you have linked to your Google account will be displayed in the menu, including smartphones and tablets.

ADM gives you four actions you can perform:

Locate: As soon as you load ADM, the service will try to locate your most recently used device. You can use the menu to change between registered devices.

Ring: This is a great feature if you have misplaced your phone in your home or somewhere near you. This will force your phone to ring for five minutes at full volume, even if your phone is set to silent, or until you press the power button.

Lock: Using this option will force the lockscreen to lock, even if the device is in use. You can create a new password to unlock the device, meaning that even if someone else has access to your passwords, they still wouldn’t be able to bypass the lockscreen. You can even leave a customized message that will be displayed on the lockscreen.

Erase: Commonly known as the “nuclear” option. This will securely erase all data on your device. This should only be done as a last resort if you do not believe you will be able to retrieve your phone. As always, the best advice is to make sure you do regular backups of your phone, so if you do need to go this route, it won’t be quite as devastating.

Although most people will likely use the ADM web interface, the Android app also allows Guest sign-in, so if you are with a friend or coworker that has an Android device, you could use their phone to log yourself into the ADM service.

Also note that two-factor authentication is a great way to secure your accounts in the event of password leaks; however, it typically uses a form of identification on your phone, either as an SMS, phone call, or with an authenticator app. If you lose your phone, you won’t have access to any of these to sign-in to your Google account on other devices.

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To prevent being locked out, you can find your Google Backup Codes, located in your Google Two-Step Security Settings. These are ten one-time-use codes that you can print and keep with you at all times as a fallback in case you can’t access your phone. You can then use one of these codes in place of your regular two-factor codes to login to your account.

How can I track my lost phone using the IMEI number without involving the police?

The IMEI number is of no help. If you get with the police, a private detective or the carrier all they need to know is the phone number. From this, they can get whatever information they want.

If you give them the IMEI number, they will likely stop working with you immediately, no matter how worthy your search is. Only someone trying to scam them would even have an IMEI number.

So you lost your phone. If it is an Android phone, Google has tools to locate and remote wipe a lost phone. If it is an iPhone use Find My Phone – this can even remote activate Location Services to make it pretty simple to find your phone. You can also with either make the phone make noise and lock it to prevent anyone from being able to use it.

If you have problems with this – CALL THE CARRIER. They can help you and if the phone turns out to be stolen ONLY THEY can lock the phone to prevent resale and reactivation.

Is it possible to track a lost Android mobile based upon your IMEI number if your phone is switched off?

No it’s not possible when the phone is switched off .

Yes you can lock your device so no one can access the data ,you can erase the data on phone to avoid access to your personal information by going to Android device manager then login with Google account which was synced in your mobile. They will show you ur mobile phone model and the location but the condition is that your phone should be connected to internet.

If your mobile is in ON condition then you can go to your near police station and file a complain and after giving the IMEI no. they can track down your mobile if it’s in ON condition.

Some people are telling that using anti theft application can prevent your phone from switching off but it’s wrong because in Android mobiles if you press your power button for 20 seconds it force switch off the phone automatically.