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How to locate your Amazon Fire Phone?
For some unknown reason, it is possible that you have lost or someone malicious has stolen your smartphone on the street.
Unfortunately this happens very frequently but today it is possible to locate your Amazon Fire Phone in the event of loss or theft. Through this article, we will explain the different ways to locate your Smartphone.
Firstly, you can locate your Amazon Fire Phone through the Android Device Manager, secondly through Google Maps, and finally, through the use of third-party apps.
Use Android Device Manager to Locate Your Amazon Fire Phone
Activate Android device manager
Android Device Manager is a feature of your Amazon Fire Phone that is common to all Android devices, so you don't need to install an app. In order to prevent a possible loss or theft of your phone, you must carry out some manipulations to activate this system.
First, your Amazon Fire Phone must be signed in to your Google Account and must have Internet access. Second, you need to activate the “Android Device Manager”. To do this, click on the “Settings” menu of your Amazon Fire Phone, then go to the “Personal” section where you will press “Google”. After entering the Google settings, go to “Android Device Manager” and finally click on “Locate this device” where you will have the option to activate or not the remote lock and deletion of data.
Here is ! You have turned on location tracking to find your phone if it is lost or stolen.
Locate your Amazon Fire Phone on Google using the Android device manager
After performing all the operations described above, you can now locate your Amazon Fire Phone by going to the Internet. First, type "where is my phone" into the search bar of the Google search engine.
Following this, a map will appear before your eyes, where Google will try to locate your Amazon Fire Phone where it is.
You will then have several possibilities: ring your phone, lock it if you have not protected it before or you can simply delete all the information contained on your Amazon Fire Phone if you are sure you will never find it.
Locate Your Amazon Fire Phone From Another Device Using Android Device Manager
If you don't have a computer, ask a friend to use their smartphone for a few minutes.
Don't worry, the method is simple.
See if your friend has “Android Device Manager” on their device, like your Amazon Fire Phone.
If your friend doesn't have it, type the name in the Google Play Store and you will find the app. Then, you can identify yourself using the "Guest" mode offered by the application and you will enter your Google identifiers on your Amazon Fire Phone.
Do not forget, in case of loss or theft, go to your operator so that he can block your line and your Amazon Fire Phone then go to the competent authorities.
Locate your Amazon Fire Phone via Google Maps
Locating your device using Google Maps exists because your Amazon Fire Phone automatically records the approximate location where it is.
Before embarking on the locating your Amazon Fire Phone via Google Maps, there are some requirements to be observed.
First of all, the device must be signed in to your Google account and it must have internet access. Finally, the reporting and location history functions, which can be found in the Google app settings on your Amazon Fire Phone, must be enabled.
Start by going to the Google Maps site and going to the location history. Then click on today's date and click on "Show timestamps" located below the calendar.
From now on, you can see the places where your Amazon Fire Phone has been registered, in particular by clicking on the last time stamps where you will find the last location where your device was located. Following this, we recommend that you contact the appropriate authorities to deal with this issue on your Amazon Fire Phone.
Use Third-Party Applications to Locate Your Amazon Fire Phone
There is a wide selection of apps dedicated to locating lost devices, including your Amazon Fire Phone.
To find all these applications, you just have to type "anti-theft" in the search bar of Google Play Store.
The most famous apps are “Where's my Droid” and “Cerberus Anti-Theft” which provide excellent localization of your Amazon Fire Phone, but which turn out to only offer a short free trial period or paid options to improve the performance of your Amazon Fire Phone. the application. These applications are only indicative. We recommend that you read the application descriptions carefully to see if the applications are free or paid, but also read user reviews which are of great help in choosing an anti-theft application on your Amazon Fire Phone.
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