How to Track a Samsung Phone

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Last Updated: June 4, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to enable the location tracking feature on your Samsung phone, and find your phone's exact location on a map in a desktop internet browser.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Setting Up Find My Mobile

1
Open your Samsung's Settings app. Find and tap the
icon on your Apps menu to open Settings.
- Alternatively, swipe down the notification bar from the top of your screen, and tap the
  icon here.
2
Scroll down and tap Lock screen and security. This option is listed next to a purple padlock icon on the Settings menu.

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3
Tap Find my mobile. This option will open your tracking options on a new page.
4
Slide the Send last location switch to
. When this option is enabled, your Samsung automatically uploads its current location to the Find My Mobile server.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Finding Your Phone

1
Open the Find My Mobile page in your internet browser. Type findmymobile.samsung.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
2
Click the SIGN IN button. This is a blue button in the middle of the page. It will open the sign-in form.
3
Sign into your Samsung account. This will open a map with all your registered and online devices.
- Enter the email or phone number associated with your Samsung account.
- Enter your account password.
- Click and check the
  box next to the Captcha.
- Click SIGN IN.
4
Find your phone on the map. Your phone's most recent location is marked with a blue location pin on the map here.
- You can see the exact time and date this location was uploaded in the upper-left corner of the map.
5
Click the RING MY DEVICE button. This button is in the upper-right corner of the map. It will play a loud ringtone sound on your phone to help you find it.