How to find an Honor/Huawei phone if it’s lost or turned off

Activating the remote device control function

To quickly search for smartphones Honor 7, 8x, 9 lite, 10, etc. you will need:

• enable geolocation detection;
• activate remote control via Google account;

• Allow receiving emergency incoming calls to locate lost equipment.

It is also recommended to maintain an Internet connection to ensure that support services remain available. Without a connection to the phone, remote control is impossible.

Method 1: Voice control

Agree, it often happens that the phone is at home, but never catches your eye. It's good to have a landline phone or an additional smartphone from which you can make calls. But let's consider the worst case scenario. There is nothing to call. Or, for example, you are not at home, but in the forest, but you know for sure that your phone is lost nearby, but you can’t find it.

There is one simple way to find Honor 10 if it has disappeared within a small radius. Voice control on your smartphone must be enabled. You can enable it by going to “Settings” - “Management” - “Voice control” - enable voice activation. Using voice control, you can simply say a command, which by default sounds like this: “Dear Honor, where are you?” If necessary, the command words can be changed for maximum user convenience.

How to find your Honor phone if you lost it

Finding a smartphone if you lose it is not difficult. To do this you will need:

1. look around, perhaps the loss will be discovered without additional action;
2. call a lost mobile phone;
3. use Google;
4. search by geolocation.

In the most difficult situations, you will have to seek help from the police.

Call the number

The most accessible way to find a lost device is a phone call. The caller only needs to navigate by sound to find the loss. But you should remember that the ringing tone will also be heard by strangers who can pick up the find. Also, the described method will not help if the sound is turned off or the battery is dead.

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What to do if the phone is turned off or there is no Internet connection?

In cases where the phone is turned off or not connected to the Internet, its owner can only wait for the person who found the smartphone to decide to turn on the gadget. As a result, knowing how to find a Huawei phone by geolocation, finding the device will not be difficult. Even if the person who found the phone only briefly connects to the network and then turns off the device, the new location will be recorded.

As a rule, when a user loses a phone, the device is usually lying in a visible place or even in the hand, and the whole house has already been ransacked upside down, but there are different cases. No one is immune from losing their smartphone. This event can bring not only material expenses, but also a number of other problems, because everyone has a lot of necessary information on their device.

Nowadays, losing your phone is a real disaster! But fortunately, Honor and Google have worked hard to create mechanisms to protect the phone and make it easier to find if it suddenly gets lost.

Search by Google account

The next method is to use a Google account. To find your Honor or Huawei phone if it’s lost or stolen, you just need to link the device to your Google account. The number of devices linked to one profile is not limited, so users are allowed to use a common account for different devices.

Track on Android website

It is impossible to track equipment on the official Android website, but users can search for lost equipment by geolocation through the appropriate applications or the portal www.android.com/devicemanager. But only those who worry about safety in advance will be able to use them. It is worth considering this when using the gadget.

Call via Google search service

To call via Google, you will have to:

1. log into the account linked to the lost smartphone;
2. open the search section and indicate the loss;
3. re-enter your login and password (protection from fraudsters);
4. After that, all you have to do is select the item mentioning the call.

The advantage of such a call is that you can get through even after turning off the gadget. Additionally, the sound on Huawei is automatically turned on, even if it was at a minimum.

Device lock

If the call does not help, the user can simply block the phone. To block using the Google service, you will have to go through the procedure described earlier, selecting another function at the end: instead of calling, indicate blocking. As a result, access to personal data will be limited, and using a mobile phone will become difficult.

Cleaning your device

If the owner of Honor has no doubt that the gadget has been stolen and fears for the safety of personal information, he is able to delete the information stored in the device’s memory. The procedure for clearing memory does not differ from the processes described earlier, and the result of these actions will be the destruction of personal data. But it is important to remember that you will not be able to recover lost files later.

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Using another smartphone or PC

All described methods for finding an Honor or Huawei phone require the use of third-party equipment (computer, tablet, laptop, smartphone) with Internet access. Without using them, you will not be able to cope with difficulties on your own and discover the location of the loss (with the exception of contacting the police).

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Via the app

If the described methods do not help, you will have to use the Find my Device application:

1. First you need to enable geolocation on your (lost) smartphone;
2. then visit the mentioned website (application);
3. and log in to your Google account (linked to the missing equipment);
4. The final step is to view the last location of the loss.

Using a Google Account

People often ask whether it is possible to find a smartphone from a given manufacturer through a Google account, but there is such a possibility.
When using gadgets that operate on the built-in Android system for the first time, it is recommended to create an account with Google, which provides access to the company’s services: online store, mail, map and other applications. This method makes it possible to find an Honor and Huawei mobile smartphone in case of theft or loss. Through a registered account, the owner can track the location of the mobile device, block access to it or destroy important information. To use the Google system, you need to remember your password and login, and then follow the instructions:

• You can log into your saved account using a PC, tablet or laptop;
• The “Security” tab will appear on the left, click on it;
• Next on the right we look for the “Find lost device” button;

• The list that opens will display which devices were used to log into your account; you should find your lost gadget.

• Re-entering your login and password is necessary to confirm that you are the owner.
• In the tab that opens, the user must select an action, how to find the missing phone or lock it.
• Here you can click on the “Find” button and you will be redirected to the Android Find map

1. "Call the phone"

An option that offers to make a call to a number saved in contacts. This action can be performed using the Hangouts service. It follows that friends or acquaintances will be able to dial your number.

1. "Log out of your account"

The function blocks access to all Google features. This helps protect funds in your Google Pay accounts if your phone is stolen.

1. "Contact your operator"

This is not an option, but an additional recommendation. By contacting your mobile operator, your SIM card may be suspended or blocked. This action will stop calls, SMS notifications and transfers of funds from your account.

Finding the location of a smartphone by IMEI

Only cellular operators and police officers are able to find the loss using IMEI, so such a search will require:

1. writing a statement to the police;
2. Have instructions in the application (indicated on the box of equipment);
3. expectations.

Once the missing device registers on the network, its location will automatically be known.

Alternative Search Options

There are other options to search. But the methods are ineffective and can only bring results in rare cases. Pay attention to advertisement sites and do not forget to write a statement to the police.

Leaving your own ad asking to return the phone on Avito or in VKontakte groups will not always be a good solution. After all, there are many scammers on the Internet who will take advantage of the current situation and try to deceive. If they call you and offer to return your mobile phone only after payment via a money transfer through the terminal, then do not agree.

Additional Information

In addition to finding a lost phone, users should figure out how to find a person who has lost a smartphone. Such knowledge will help return the gadget to the real owner if he lost Huawei earlier. Moreover, it is illegal to use someone else’s property, even if it is found on the street.

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Someone else's smartphone was found, how to return it to the owner

What you do when you find someone else's smartphone depends on the location where it was found:

• in establishments it is required to transfer the find to the administrator;
• found on the street - take it to the police.

You can also advertise in the media or social networks, but you will have to give the device away for free. Demanding money can lead to trouble.

Using EMEI device

This method is a little more complicated than the previous ones, but it helps to punish the criminal. EMEI is a telephone code that consists of 15 characters and remains unique and unchangeable. You can check your code using the entered command *#06#, as well as in “Settings”, “System” menu. If your phone is lost, this 15-digit code can be read on the gadget’s packaging or in the accompanying documents. Instructions for further actions:

• Make a statement to the police. Attach all documents confirming your ownership.
• Law enforcement agencies will make a request to cellular operators.
• The operator confirms the registration of the owner’s SIM card, with this EMEI, located in the smartphone.
• The necessary information is transmitted to the police for further consideration.

conclusions

Of course, it’s better to never lose your smartphone, because many people know that without a phone is sometimes like having no hands. But if Honor 10 is still lost, then it will be easy to find if voice control is enabled. To do this, just say the command (by default it sounds “Dear Honor, where are you?”).

Since not everyone has voice control turned on, and it is impossible to turn it on on a lost phone, remote control will come to the rescue, which by default is always active in the phone settings. Thanks to access to a Google account, the user will quickly find out the location of his device and will also be able to make a call.

The third method (by IMEI) should be used only if you are completely sure that the smartphone has been stolen. To do this, you need to contact the police with a written statement. Share link:

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Method 2: Remote Control

For the second search method, you must have a device administrator added to your honor 10 phone. To do this, device search had to be enabled (“Settings” - “Security and Privacy” - “More” - “Device Administrators” - turn on “Find Device”). Typically, by default, the phone finder feature is already activated.

If this option was enabled at the time you lost your Honor 10 smartphone, then the search is greatly simplified thanks to Google’s reliable protection.

You need to go to “Find device” from your Google account (“Account” - “Search for phone”). Then you should select your phone model from the list below:

After this, the system will ask you to enter a password to authorize and confirm your actions. Then the user will see on the screen the date and time of the last synchronization (when the smartphone was online), as well as a choice of several available actions:

• Call the phone. The phone will beep at maximum volume (even if in vibrate or silent mode) for 5 minutes. If your phone is lost at home, you can quickly find it in this way.
• Log out of your phone account to protect your data. However, it will still be possible to determine the location of the device.
• Contacting the operator to block the SIM card or set up forwarding;
• Find out in the future about device protection (this is probably the question that interests users the least when they lose their phone).

In fact, you can also search for the phone itself.