How to locate cell phone?
If you want to find location of lost cell phone or location of your girlfriend, boyfriend, kids, buddies - try methods described bellow.
Basically location services could be divided in two different approaches:
1. Location of your phone
This is the easiest way - working internet connection is needed.
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Locate Android phone - Google device manager, Google location history
- or you can use 3rd party app - for example Cerberus (recommended - it is also a good anti-theft) - Locate iPhone and Apple devices with iOS - Find My iPhone or website iCloud.com
- Locate Windows Phone - Find my Phone (official Microsoft website for locating cell phone).
2. Location of someone's phone
- In cooperation with someone's mobile operator - this can be only used in emergency, try to ask on your local police station
- If you know email and password of target phone - then you can use methods from part 1.
- Using 3rd party application - for example Cerberus which is installed on target phone - please be aware that this could be illegal in your country if target person didn't give you permission for doing that.