GPS is excellent for finding your smartphone when it’s lost or stolen and navigating with Google Maps while driving. Furthermore, GPS continues to function even when the internet is turned off, which is quite useful. Simply download your maps in advance!

But what if you turned your Android phone into a GPS tracker? It may not be the most dependable alternative and it does have some substantial limitations, but if you’re in a pinch, it will work. Check out these instructions to make your Android phone a GPS tracker.

Tracking Using Android’s Native Features

Find My Device is a function that is present on most Android devices released in 2014. To let Google, know where your phone is, this service pings your device’s location back to its servers continuously. Then, you may check the location of your smartphone at any time using the Google web interface. A Google account is required to access this feature.

How To Facilitate Android’s Find My Phone Feature

• Select Settings on your smartphone.
• Click Security and passwords.
• Choose Privacy.
• Then click Find My Device.
• Turn on the function on the following page.
• A screenshot of the privacy settings page for Android
• Find On Android, enable My Device

The exact instructions on your phone may varyalthough for most Android devices, the procedures should be quite similar. If you’re having trouble finding Find My Device on your device, simply launch the Settings app and type the name of the feature into the top-right search bar. The good part about Find My Device is that it gives you remote control access to the device, making it more than just a tracker.

Android Find My Device: How to Use It

To activate it, simply open a web browser, go to the Find My Device dashboard, and log in with your Google account (the same one associated with your device).If you’re having trouble finding Find My Device on your device, simply launch the Settings app and type the name of the feature into the top-right search bar. The good part about Find My Device is that it gives you remote control access to the device, making it more than just a tracker.If you have multiple devices, after logging in, choose the one you wish to find, and Find My Device will display its most recent location, the time it was last seen, if it’s connected to the internet, and its battery life.

Online Google Find My Device interface

It’s reasonably accurate, especially if you reside in a city; in places with poor GPS visibility, it can be inaccurate by up to 20 metres. Additionally, GPS can be unreliable inside structures.

 

Tracking Using Android Apps From Third Parties

For whatever reason, if you don’t like Find My Device, you may always use one of the many third-party replacements offered on the Google Play Store. These apps are simple to set up, and all you really need to do to utilise them is create an account.

Prey and Life360 are the two that we advise. While the majority of tracking apps are promoted as anti-theft and anti-loss security apps for Android, they may also be used for simple tracking if you like.