How To Trace Your Lost Or Stolen Android Phone

How do you trace an Android mobile device that has already been lost or stolen and does not have a tracking software installed on it? Fortunately, for Android users only, there is a wonderful app called Plan B which allows you to trace a missing mobile phone by itself.

As soon as you discover that your Android phone is missing use any computer to go to the Google Play Store and download and install Plan B. Make sure you are logged in to the same Google account that you normally use to download apps on your missing Android phone. 

Google Play will now ask you whether you wish to remotely send the Plan B app to your lost Android phone. Make sure the correct phone model and network provider are mentioned on the screen. Click on the Install button to continue.

The great part about Plan B is that you don't require physical access to the missing device to remotely install the program on it. Moreover, during installation, no prompt will show up on the screen of your missing phone either. It is only on your computer that you will see  a confirmation message, saying Plan B will soon be downloaded to your missing mobile phone.

If Plan B manages to connect to your phone, you will soon receive an email at your Gmail account, containing a map with the exact location of your phone pinpointed. Now all you need to do is to physically retrieve the phone for yourself.