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How do I track a lost or missing Moto E mobile?

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Use Android Device Manager to find your Moto E mobile (or any Android device).

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How do I track my stolen Samsung Galaxy Grand GT i9082 Duos?

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Use Android Device Manager to trace your phone. Once you've successfully traced it, you may report it to the police (if the device was stolen) and provide them with the traced location of the device.

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How do I find my android that I last used on October 2015?

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You can use Android Device Manager (the Android version of Find My iPhone) to hopefully find your Android device.

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Someone stole my LG phone, how can I trace it?

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Use Android Device Manager to trace your phone. Once you've successfully traced it, you may report it to the police (if the device was stolen) and provide them with the traced location of the device.

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How do I find the IMEI or serial number for my phone?

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If you don't have your phone, you can usually find the IMEI and serial numbers on the box that your phone came in. You may also be able to find the IMEI and serial numbers on the account page of your carrier's website if you registered your phone online.

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How do I find my phone if it's dead?

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If you have an iPhone, then Find My iPhone won't help you. However, with another type of smartphone, device GPS location could help.

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How do I track a lost or missing Nokia 206 Dual Sim?

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Unfortunately, this model does not have any anti-theft features, so you cannot track it. The only thing you can do, besides calling it from a friend's phone, is contact your service provider and have them block your phone. This will prevent anyone from making unauthorized calls or texts from your phone.

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How do I find a phone that has been missing for a long time?

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It's best to try to call the phone or text it using a different phone. This could be a family or friends phone. If this doesn't work, contact the authorities and cancel any social media, debit card, credit cards, or anything else on your phone. If your phone has been missing for a while, that probably means it's stolen.

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How do I find my iPhone when it is turned off and there is no internet or Wi-Fi?

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If your phone is lost or stolen when it is off, you will have to wait for someone to find it and turn it on. Find My iPhone will only work once the phone has been turned on again.

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What do I do if my phone is at school over the weekends?

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You will probably have to wait until Monday, then go to the administrative office and ask if anyone found your phone.

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How do I locate my mobile if it's lost outside?

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Call it from another phone, go outside, and follow the ringing. If it hangs up, call again. Do this until you find the phone.

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How do I find my phone if I've lost it for a week, but I know that its somewhere in my house?

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Ask a family member if they have seen a phone or not, and just keep looking. It must turn up.

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How do I find a phone that doesn't have a number?

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Stay calm and retrace your steps. Think about where you were the last time you had it.

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How do I track my missing iPhone?

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Go on "Find my iPhone" on iCloud.

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Is there a free way to track a dead Android?

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Android Device Manager is a free way to track your phone, even if it is dead. But to use it you must have logged in with your Google account.

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How do I find my phone when I cannot get anybody to help me?

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If you can't find anyone to text your phone you can use a free website service like txt2day.com.

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How do I find an iPhone at school without Find My iPhone?

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Call the phone's number and see if there's any response - someone might have picked it up for safekeeping. If nobody answers, let the school principal know right away. Report the loss to local authorities if the phone has private information on it and/or you believe it has been stolen.

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How do I find my phone if it is dead and I have called multiple places in the area, including the police, to find it?

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Keep looking for it, listening for it when trying to call it from a friend's phone, asking law enforcement/post a reward poster, contact cellphone stores, pawnshops/police and consider a replacement.

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My mom tracked my phone and it is probably in another student's locker. What do we do?

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First you should try to tell your homeroom teacher or principal, so they can talk to the student. Also maybe if the student is your friend you can talk to them yourself, just remember to be polite.

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