{"id":853,"date":"2015-03-24T05:13:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T05:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/?p=853"},"modified":"2015-03-24T05:13:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T05:13:29","slug":"locate-your-lost-phone-with-an-android-wear-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/locate-your-lost-phone-with-an-android-wear-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Locate your lost phone with an Android Wear watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Wearable devices have the benefit of being consistently strapped to your body, but smartphones don\u2019t have the same perk &#8211; and they can be unknowingly misplaced, lodged in couch cushions, or even stolen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Android Device Manager exists to help you find your lost Android phone or tablet using another device, and starting today (or soon), you\u2019ll also be able to use your Android Wear smart-watch to perform the same task.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-854 aligncenter\" alt=\"Android Wear Watch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/android-wear-findphone.png\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/android-wear-findphone.png 800w, https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/android-wear-findphone-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The feature is starting to roll out now, and should reach all Android Wear devices \u201cover the next few weeks,\u201d says Google\u2019s Android software engineer, Andrew Flynn. Once updated, simply pull up your watch and say,<em><strong> \u201cOK Google. Start. Find my phone.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Alternately, you can select the <strong>\u201cFind my phone\u201d<\/strong> option that appears in the Start menu.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, your phone will <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ring at full blast<\/strong><\/span>, no matter which setting you had it at, and you\u2019ll have a much better chance of locating it. 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