With every wonderful Smartphone that comes into the market, thieves would be having an eye on it for sure. But in spite of you being so careful for your mobile device, a thief might get its hand on it. Or else, it can be just lost or got misplaced somewhere around you itself, at your work place or your home. The center point here is how to get back the lost mobile device ? And if you are owing a Windows mobile phone, the news just gets better for you.
One just needs to go to the “My Phone” section of the windowsphone.com website, and one will see the “Find A Lost Phone” service that will help you in ringing, locking, erasing or showing your phone on a map with the help of an internet connected computer. This will also make it easier for you to recover your phone or avoiding its use by someone without your permission.
Here is the complete “how to” guide for different types of services :
How to make your phone ring
- On your computer, open a web browser, go to windowsphone.com, and sign in using the same Windows Live ID you use on your phone.
- Click My Phone, and then click Find My Phone.
- Click Ring, then follow the instructions in the dialog box (you’ll only need to do this the first time you ring your phone).
Tip : When you ring your phone, it will ring even if the volume is off or it’s on vibrate mode.
How to lock your phone and show a message
- On your computer, open a web browser, go to windowsphone.com, and sign in using the same Windows Live ID you use on your phone.
- Click My Phone, and then click Find My Phone.
- Click Lock, then follow the instructions in the dialog box. If you don’t already have a password set up on your phone, you’ll need to enter one—you’ll use it to unlock the phone when you get it back. You can also type a message to display on your phone’s screen. Typically you’d enter an alternative phone number or an email address, so someone who finds your phone can contact you.
How to erase your phone
- On your computer, open a web browser, go to windowsphone.com, and sign in using the same Windows Live ID you use on your phone.
- Click My Phone, and then click Find My Phone.
- Click Erase. On the confirmation screen, do one of the following:
- To start erasing your phone, select Yes! Erase my phone immediately, and then click Erase.
- If you’ve changed your mind, click Cancel.
Warning
Tip : It’s a good idea to let your mobile operator know that you’ve lost your phone.
How to map your phone’s location
- On your computer, open a web browser, go to windowsphone.com, and sign in using the same Windows Live ID you use on your phone.
- Click My Phone, and then click Find My Phone. Follow the instructions in the dialog box (you’ll only need to do this once—after that, your phone will automatically show up on the map when you go to Find My Phone).
- If your PC is connected to a printer, click Print to make a hard copy of your phone’s location.
Tips :
- Not seeing the latest location? Click Refresh.
- If you’ve scrolled the map and lost track of your phone’s location on it, click Center on map.
How to change settings for ‘Find My Phone’
You can set up Find My Phone to save your location every few hours or to use push notifications instead of text messages to send commands to your phone. Change these settings on your phone, not on your PC.
- On Start, flick left to the App list, then tap Settings .
- Tap Find My Phone.
- Select one or both of the following:
- Connect to these features faster (may use more battery). The Find My Phone service uses text messaging to send commands to your phone. Check this option to use push notifications instead. Why? Push notifications can be faster than text messages, and if your mobile operator charges you for each incoming text message, push notifications might also be cheaper. Also, My Windows Phone can only send 15 text messages to your phone in a three-day period. With push notifications, there’s no limit.
- Save my location every few hours for better mapping. Microsoft can save your phone’s location details every few hours so that if your phone is out of range or the battery dies, we can still show your phone’s last-known location on a map.
Note : If you’re having trouble getting Find My Phone to work, see Troubleshooting Find My Phone on windowsphone.com in Microsoft Support.
So you can try out all the services then give your opinion about the same on the website itself whether you liked it or not.
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