In recent years, the use of cell phones has become an essential habit for our survival; we can no longer imagine our lives without this device, since it has become a very valuable tool with which we can communicate and in which We can protect very personal information.
From a security point of view, the cell phone also provides us with several benefits, such as the possibility of knowing the exact location with just the phone number, which can be very useful when we want to track our device or a person. This time we tell you how to do it, so pay close attention.
Being able to locate a person through their cellular device and with their phone number is something very easy and quick to do, without having to download third-party applications or pay any cost for the service.
This is possible thanks to the fact that the vast majority of cell phones come integrated with Google Maps, a geolocation and land navigation tool used by the majority of users of iOS and Android devices, since both systems have this tool active since their manufacture.
Through Google Maps we can know the exact location of a cell phone in real time, thanks to the GPS service that it has integrated.
This service of tracking a cell phone by phone number can be very useful when we want to know the location of our device for security reasons and to help us protect our personal information.
It can also be useful when we want to know the location of loved ones, such as children, siblings, family or friends, being a free security strategy.
Activating this service is very simple, and you do not have to pay any extra cost, you just have to follow the following steps that we show you below.
How to activate the cell phone tracking service with the number?
First, you have to add the phone number to your contacts and also register your Gmail email that you have active on your cellular device that you want to locate.
Then you must open the Google Maps application on your cell phone and go to the option ‘Google Profile’which is located in the upper right.
Automatically, a menu will be displayed where you must select the option ‘Location sharing‘and then choose’Share new‘.
Subsequently, you must choose the duration of time you want to share and finally select ‘Share‘.
Once this series of steps has been completed, you can track the cell phone from another device or from a computer.
From your computer you only need to open the Google browser and search for the options: ‘Find your mobile‘, ‘Find your phone‘ either ‘Find your device‘, any of the three is useful.
Afterwards, a list will open with the devices that allow you to know their location, where you must select the one that is of interest to you and it will automatically open a map with the exact location and show you if it is connected to a Wi-Fi network, the battery level and when it was last seen at that location.
In addition to options: ‘Play sound’, ‘Lock device’ or ‘Reset device to factory state’‘, If necessary.
From a device you can install the application ‘Find my device‘ from Google Play, in which the same options will appear as on the computer.
Activating this cell phone tracking service is very easy and fast, plus it can be very helpful in the future in case you lose your device or know the location of a loved one.
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