--- description: Next time you lose your phone, a simple Google search may be able to find it. title: You Can Now Find Your Lost Phone by Googling It image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69459bbefc356d7f/6987eb6d5f570f485bb1929a/462385776.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Now Find Your Lost Phone by Googling It by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2015 2:35 PM CUT  A visitor tries out a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 4 smartphone at the company's d'light flagship store in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A visitor tries out a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 4 smartphone at the company's d'light flagship store in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2015 2:35 PM CUT Next time you lose your phone, a simple Google search may be able to find it. Google [announced](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+google/posts/CEdEWkg4dvf "undefined") Wednesday a new phone-finding feature for Android users tied to its search engine. Simply type “find my phone” into the Google search bar, and the results will show a map with the last known location of your phone. You can also choose to ring the phone from this page to make it easier to find — say, if it’s lost under the couch. The feature works on the desktop and with the Google search app. Just make sure you’re signed into the same Google account on your phone and on your desktop to enable the option. _Read next:_ [_Google Has a New Handwriting Keyboard and It Actually Works_](http://time.com/3825163/google-handwriting-keyboard-android/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3824933/google-lost-phone/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3824933/google-lost-phone/"},"headline":"You Can Now Find Your Lost Phone by Googling It","datePublished":"2015-04-16T14:35:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:53.069Z","description":"It only works for Android users","url":"https://time.com/3824933/google-lost-phone/","keywords":["Tech","Smartphones","Google","apps","Mobile","Phones","Search"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69459bbefc356d7f/6987eb6d5f570f485bb1929a/462385776.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69459bbefc356d7f/6987eb6d5f570f485bb1929a/462385776.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Inside A Samsung Electronics Co. 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