I misplaced my cell phone. There are a couple of services that will tick on your phone and five you the GPS coordinates.
After trying to use this service from my desktop I find that what happens is that they send site to your cell phone which you pull put your lost cell phone and play this app in order to find your phone.
In case you think that is nonsense,
I actually chatted with the site and THAT is what they told me.
And when I finally found my phone and looked in the txt's sure enough that was in the txt messages.There were two of the sites that did the same thing and both of then simmply wouldn,t just interface with Maqps on your desktop. You had to have yourphone to find your phone.
On Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:22:12 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
I misplaced my cell phone. There are a couple of services that will tick
on your phone and five you the GPS coordinates.
You don't need a service on your Android phone (Samsung Galaxy A51). <https://www.google.com/android/find/?login> <https://www.google.com/android/find/about> <https://myaccount.google.com/find-your-phone>
Samsung also has a similar service:
"How to use Samsung Find My Mobile" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFv1qwE2OmY> <https://findmymobile.samsung.com>
This will also work to get your phone's last known position if your
phone is offline. However, you have to activate this feature. See
above video for details.
After trying to use this service from my desktop I find that what
happens is that they send site to your cell phone which you pull put
your lost cell phone and play this app in order to find your phone.
In case you think that is nonsense,
Yes, I think it's nonsense. I also discount the credibility of anyone
who tries to reinforce their bad information by claiming "it's the
honest truth" or something similar.
I actually chatted with the site and THAT is what they told me.
I hope you didn't give your Google login and password to them.
And when I finally found my phone and looked in the txt's sure enough
that was in the txt messages.There were two of the sites that did the
same thing and both of then simmply wouldn,t just interface with Maqps
on your desktop. You had to have your phone to find your phone.
Wrong (as usual). I'm currently looking at a Google map showing my
phone location on my desktop computer. No need to use a 2nd
smartphone to find your lost phone. Some videos on how it's done: <https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=android%20find%20my%20phone>
More than you probably wanted to know: <https://support.google.com/android/answer/15146908>
On 3/10/2025 5:39 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
Apple have a find my device app/website and devices can notify if you
leave
them behind. Does show broadly where they are, my desktop and iPhone and
iPad can if one wanted to make it beeb and so on.
My wife and I visited a friend who was terribly frustrated, trying to
find his iPhone. He was trying to use his Apple tablet to show the
phone's location, but having lots of trouble.
I'm not an Apple guy. I'm more tech savvy than him, but I wasn't making
sense of things either. We phoned Apple tech support, they gave
instructions, and he used the tablet to wander around the property
outdoors, concentrating on the last spot he remembered using it. He
showed me the tablet's display, continuously telling him "It's right
around here somewhere!"
Turned out that the tablet was showing him the tablet's own location.
And it turned out he habitually kept his phone in "airplane" mode when
not using it, meaning no info goes in or out.
I think it was a week before he found his phone in a completely separate
part of the property.
On 3/10/2025 5:39 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
Apple have a find my device app/website and devices can notify if you leave >> them behind. Does show broadly where they are, my desktop and iPhone and
iPad can if one wanted to make it beeb and so on.
My wife and I visited a friend who was terribly frustrated, trying to
find his iPhone. He was trying to use his Apple tablet to show the
phone's location, but having lots of trouble.
I'm not an Apple guy. I'm more tech savvy than him, but I wasn't making
sense of things either. We phoned Apple tech support, they gave
instructions, and he used the tablet to wander around the property
outdoors, concentrating on the last spot he remembered using it. He
showed me the tablet's display, continuously telling him "It's right
around here somewhere!"
Turned out that the tablet was showing him the tablet's own location.
And it turned out he habitually kept his phone in "airplane" mode when
not using it, meaning no info goes in or out.
I think it was a week before he found his phone in a completely separate
part of the property.
On 3/10/2025 6:49 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 3/10/2025 5:39 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:My Garmin 945 I wear all the time if I say find my phone will keep
Apple have a find my device app/website and devices can notify if you
leave
them behind. Does show broadly where they are, my desktop and iPhone and >>> iPad can if one wanted to make it beeb and so on.
My wife and I visited a friend who was terribly frustrated, trying to
find his iPhone. He was trying to use his Apple tablet to show the
phone's location, but having lots of trouble.
I'm not an Apple guy. I'm more tech savvy than him, but I wasn't
making sense of things either. We phoned Apple tech support, they gave
instructions, and he used the tablet to wander around the property
outdoors, concentrating on the last spot he remembered using it. He
showed me the tablet's display, continuously telling him "It's right
around here somewhere!"
Turned out that the tablet was showing him the tablet's own location.
And it turned out he habitually kept his phone in "airplane" mode when
not using it, meaning no info goes in or out.
I think it was a week before he found his phone in a completely
separate part of the property.
having my phone beep till I pick it up. Damn cool.
though using a map is t going to help one in finding it in house, unless it’s a truly massive building!
On 11 Mar 2025 10:12:36 GMT, Roger Merriman
<roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
though using a map is t going to help one in finding it in house, unless
itâs a truly massive building!
Our plastic surgeon works in a building where a GPS would be
useful. They could hold a major disaster in that building,
and most of the people who were in it at the time wouldn't
know about it until they read the news.
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