If your missing phone is an Android, you can locate it using Google’s Find My Devices feature. Google’s Find My Devices will work with all Android phones, but some phone makers, like Samsung, have their own phone tracking systems.

Samsung users have a feature called SmarThings Find, similar to Apple’s Find Devices and Google’s Find My Phone. You can utilize SmartThings Find to locate your missing, lost, or stolen Samsung Device.

Enable the SmartThings Find on Samsung Phone

Before you attempt to track your lost or missing phone, you need to ensure that the feature is already enabled on your phone. If the feature is not enabled, but the phone is with you, follow these steps to activate SmartThings on the Samsung Galaxy phone.

1. Launch the Settings app on your Samsung phone.

2. When the Settings app opens, tap on Biometrics and Security.

3. On Biometrics and Security, find the Find My Mobile and tap on it.

4. On the Find My Mobile screen, turn on the toggle for the feature to activate.

Find Your Lost or Missing Samsung Galaxy Phone

If the Find My Mobile feature is already enabled on your missing Samsung Galaxy phone, you must follow these simple steps to locate it. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Open your favorite web browser and visit this webpage. Next, click the Sign in button and sign in with your Samsung Account.

2. The SmartThings Find web interface will open. Your linked Samsung Galaxy phone will be on the left sidebar. Select the device.

3. Selecting the device will search for the location and show you the location information on a live map.

How to Fetch Location Information of Lost or Missing Samsung Phone?

You can easily fetch the location information once you have access to the SmartThings Find’s web interface, which shows your Samsung Galaxy device.

Select the phone on the left pane to fetch the location information of your lost or stolen Samsung Galaxy phone.

Once selected, the phone information, such as the battery percentage, last update time, and a few other options, is displayed on the right side.

To fetch the location information, click on the Track Location option. You will be asked whether you want to enable location tracking for the missing phone every 15 seconds. Click Start.

SmarThings Find will connect to your phone and update the location every 15 minutes. To stop tracking your Samsung Galaxy phone, click on Stop.

The web service will automatically update your phone’s location every 15 minutes.

How to play sound on your Missing phone?

If you can’t recall where you’ve kept your Samsung Galaxy phone, click on Ring. On the Ring Your phone prompt, click on Start.

This will start ringing the phone for about 1 minute at maximum volume, even if the phone is set to Vibrate or Mute.

To stop playing sound on your missing phone, unlock it or press the Volume button. This will stop the ringing of your missing Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Ringing your phone remotely at maximum volume could be great if you misplaced your Samsung Galaxy phone.

How to Lock Your Stolen Samsung Smartphone?

If you suspect your Samsung Galaxy phone is not lost or stolen, you must lock it immediately to protect your data. To lock your phone, tap on the Lock option on SmartThings Find.

If your phone is locked, click next to provide an emergency contact and message. This way, the person who has stolen your device, or if someone finds it, can read the message and contact you.

After filling in all the information, click on Lock. This will immediately lock the missing Samsung Galaxy phone number with the PIN you’ve set. The lock screen will show the emergency contact and the message.

How to Erase Data on your Stolen Samsung Galaxy Phone?

If you feel that you won’t ever get back your stolen or lost Galaxy phone, it’s recommended to erase the stored data.

With the help of SmartThings Find, you can remotely erase all data stored on your Samsung Galaxy phone. To do that, open the SmartThings Find website and sign in with your Samsung Account.

Once signed in, select your Samsung Galaxy phone on the left sidebar. On the right side, click on Erase Data. If 2-factor authentication is enabled, you will be asked to enter the code sent to your devices.

Once you’ve done that, you will see the Erase phone data prompt. Before you click Erase, please note that this will factory reset your Samsung Galaxy phone, which means you won’t be able to track your stolen phone again. If you want to do that, click Erase.

What is Extend Battery Life on SmartThings Find?

You will find an extended battery life option on the SmartThings Find website. This feature is supposed to extend your phone’s battery life by enabling the Maximum Power Saving Mode.

However, this feature is not compatible with entry-level Galaxy phones; it depends on the device and the software. The feature saves your phone’s battery life and gives you more time to locate it when it is missing.

This guide is about finding your lost or stolen Samsung Galaxy smartphone. With the help of Samsung SmartThings Find, you can easily locate your missing phones in just a few minutes. If you need more help locating your missing Samsung phone, let us know in the comments. Also, if you find this guide helpful, don’t forget to share it with your friends.