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Phone Locator
DeviceLocator
Device Locator — help for a lost or stolen phone
Steps for your own Android or iPhone, and what a phone number or IMEI can — and cannot — do.
Enter your own number to see how a locating session works.
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What you can do depends on your phone, your account access and the settings you turned on earlier.
Use only on your own phone or with the owner's consent. By using this service, you accept our terms of service
Android iPhone Official tools first
What happened? Start from your situation.
All guides →lost or stolenMy phone is gone
Ring, lock, check where it was last seen — steps for your situation.
The first hourstolen phonePhone stolen
Lock it, protect your account, suspend the SIM — and the CEIR block in India.
First stepsmobile numberI only have a number
What the digits really say — and what to do instead.
What a number can't dofamily · sharingSee or share a location
Shared by the owner — how to start, limit and stop it.
How sharing worksimeiI need my IMEI
Ways to find it, including after a loss.
Find your IMEIaccountI can't sign in
Backup codes, Find Devices without a two-factor code, account recovery.
Get back inIllustrations — not live locations.
Reading a location
What the map can — and cannot — tell you
Official finders show an approximate or last known location with the time it was updated. Check that time before you go anywhere. The map below is an illustration, not a live location.
Online
may show where it is now
Offline
last known spot, if available
Offline · Find My network on
may be found via Find My network
Battery critically low
Send Last Location on: it tries to send
No location found
Apple: after more than 7 days without a report
Sync recent location
Find Hub: tap Sync; sign in if asked
OnlineRecent
The phone is on and connected. The finder can show a recent location and when it was updated — the spot can still be a little off.
Offline
The phone is off, out of battery or has no signal. You may only see where it was last; some finders tell you when it comes back online.
Never set upCheck
If Find My or Find Hub was off before the phone went missing, it may not show a location. Secure your account and talk to your carrier.
StolenAct fast
Don't try to get it back yourself. Lock or erase it from the finder, block the SIM with your carrier and report it — in India you can also block the IMEI on CEIR.
- Phone numberno location A phone number on its own does not show where a phone is. To find your own phone, use the official finder linked to the account on it.
- IMEIfor your carrier and the police The 15-digit IMEI identifies your handset. Keep it for the police report and your carrier; in India it is used to block a lost or stolen phone on CEIR. It is not a live tracker.
- Your accountopens the finder The Google Account or Apple Account signed in on the phone opens the official finder. If you can't sign in, see the ways in without the lost phone, then account recovery.
- iPhoneFind My, if it was on Use Find My on another Apple device or at iCloud.com/find. It only works if Find My was turned on for the iPhone.
- AndroidGoogle Find Hub Use Google's Find Hub on another device or in a browser. It works when the phone is signed in to a Google Account and location was on.
- Phone nearbyplay a sound If the phone is somewhere close, play a sound from the official finder — on Android it rings even when the phone is on silent.
- Stolen phonelock, block, report Lock or erase it remotely, block the SIM with your carrier and file a police report. Don't confront anyone yourself.
- Shared locationonly if the owner shares To see where a family member is, they have to share their location with you themselves — for example in Google Maps or Find My — and they can stop at any time.
Not sure where to start?
Read the steps →
Pick your situation above and follow the official steps — you don't need to enter a number to read them.
plans
Choose your plan. Fits Your Needs Perfectly.
Start tracking your devices by selecting a convenient tariff
Quick
One check, lifetime view of result
$45
$59
−24%
One check, lifetime view of result
- Best for individuals
- Unlimited geolocation lookups
- 1 live trace session
- 1 stored location report
- Current GPS location lookup
- Operator GPS data request
- Movement history timeline
- WiFi hotspot access points mapping
- Cell-tower triangulation & coverage zones
- 24/7 support included
Full
Full data, lifetime view
$75
$99
−24%
Full data, lifetime view
- Most popular choice
- Unlimited geolocation lookups
- 3 live trace session
- 3 stored location report
- Current GPS location lookup
- Operator GPS data request
- Movement history timeline
- WiFi hotspot access points mapping
- Cell-tower triangulation & coverage zones
- 24/7 support included
Monitoring
Full + scheduled re-checks (one-time payment)
$120
$159
−25%
Full + scheduled re-checks (one-time payment)
- Enterprise solution
- Unlimited geolocation lookups
- 5 live trace session
- 5 stored location report
- Current GPS location lookup
- Operator GPS data request
- Movement history timeline
- WiFi hotspot access points mapping
- Cell-tower triangulation & coverage zones
- 24/7 support included
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About this site
What DeviceLocator is — and isn't
DeviceLocator explains how to look for your own lost or stolen phone with the official tools from Google, Apple and your carrier. Pictures of phones and maps on this site are illustrations, not live locations.
- Yousigned in to your own Google or Apple account
- DeviceLocatorplain steps and links to the official toolsdoes not locate phones itself
- Official toolGoogle Find Hub or Apple Find My — your carrier handles the SIM and IMEI
- Your phonethrough the finder: rings, locks, shows where it was last seen
Support
Questions about your account or a payment? Write to support and we'll reply by email.
Customer support →Plain steps
Guides are written in plain language and point you to the official tools, so you can follow them on your own phone or a borrowed one.
All guides →Your own phone
Use this site only for your own phone or with the owner's consent. Locating someone else's phone without permission can be illegal.
Official tools
Finding, locking and erasing a phone are features of Google, Apple and your carrier, not ours. Their help pages have the latest details.
News & Research
Guides on lost and stolen phones, account recovery and phone security.
questions
FAQs
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers
Customer support →Questions about your account or a payment? Write to us and we'll reply by email.01Can I find a phone just by its number?
No. A phone number on its own does not show where a phone is. To find your own phone, use the official finder linked to the Google Account or Apple Account on it.
02How accurate is the location?
Official finders show an approximate or last known location. Check the time it was updated — indoors and where the signal is weak it can be well off.
03What do I need to find my phone?
The account that is signed in on the phone. Location and the finder must have been turned on before the phone went missing.
04Will the phone show that it is being located?
Don't assume it won't. Official finders can notify the phone — for example, a lost Android phone you select in Find Hub gets a notification.
05Is it legal to locate a phone?
Locate only your own phone, or a phone whose owner agrees. Tracking someone without consent can be illegal. If a phone is stolen, report it to the police and your carrier.