Is your phone missing? You’ve looked everywhere, can’t find your phone, and you’re freaking out. You might continue to look for it, however we’d suggest an easier solution for you. One that will end your search in mere seconds: Just call your phone!
There are online services that will let you call your phone for free or at a rate. Let’s check some efficient services and how to use them.
How to Find Your Phone With Google Assistant
With an active Google account, you can find your Android or iOS phone at your own convinience. For detailed instructions, refer to the official Google page.
If you have an Android phone, it must be:
- Turned on
- Connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
- Signed in to your Google account
- Visible on Google Play
- Location must be turned on
- “Find My Device” must be turned on (this is turned on by default after you sign in to a Google Account)
If you have an iPhone or iPad, it must be:
- Connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
- The phone number must be added to your Google account
- You can add your number by going to https://myaccount.google.com/privacy > Phone > Add Recovery Phone > and following the steps.
If more than one person is using the same Google Home device, everyone who wants to call their own phone needs to link their Google Account and voice to Google Home. This includes the person who set up Google Home.
Call Your Phone With Google Voice
Google Voice is another service that will let you call your phone. The process is somewhat less complicated in comparison to Google Assistant. You can use your computer, Android phone, iPhone or iPad to call your phone with Google Voice.
A detailed list of these steps can be found at the official Google site.
If you’re on your computer:
- Open Google Voice.
- Open the “Calls” tab.
- At the top of the screen, click “Make a Call.”
- Enter the name or phone number corresponding to your phone.
- At the bottom of the screen, click “Call.”
- Choose how you will make your call (we recommend Hangouts)
- Linked number: This option will connect the call to the number you’ve linked to Google Voice. If you’re trying to call your own phone, and that’s the number you’ve linked to Google Voice, this probably isn’t the best option!
- Hangouts: Instead of using a phone, this option will use your computer’s internet connection to make the call. We recommend choosing this option.
Steps for Android:
- Open the Google Voice app.
- At the bottom of the screen, tap “Calls.”
- Tap the contact you wish to call (i.e. your phone).
- Or tap “Dial” and input your number directly if it isn’t stored as a contact.
Steps for iPhone:
- Open the Google Voice app. At the bottom of the screen, tap “Calls.”
- Tap the “Add” button (“+”) > “Make a call.”
- Enter the name or number of the contact you wish to call (i.e. your phone).
- Or tap “Dial” and input your number directly if it isn’t stored as a contact.
- If this is an international call, enter the country code before dialing the number.
Find Your Samsung Phone
If you have a Samsung phone, you can use Samsung’s built-in Find My Mobile service to locate your device. In addition to letting you remotely locating your phone, this service also lets you:
- Back up data stored on your phone to Samsung Cloud
- Lock your phone’s screen
- Block access to Samsung Pay
- Delete all data stored on your device
As you can see, “Find My Mobile” is an invaluable resource for any Samsung user worried that someone could access their missing phone. Note that this service only works if your phone is signed in to your Samsung account.
Check out the detailed process here How to find or Locate your Missing Samsung Phone
Find Your Apple iPhone/iPad Device
Like Samsung, Apple has also rolled out a comprehensive “Find My Phone” feature. Find My Phone is compatible with any modern Apple device, including AirPods.
Apple’s Find My Phone feature lets you view the location of any Apple device, and it also lets you play a sound to track down a device that’s within earshot. You can also lock your device or erase its data remotely.
There’s also a feature called “Lost Mode,” which is available for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch. Activating Lost Mode will immediately lock your device and start tracking it. It can also display a message with a contact number on your device’s lock screen. If someone’s picked up your lost phone while you were out, this is a great way to get them to contact you.
How to Use Apple’s “Find My Phone” Service
First off, make sure Find My Phone is activated on your iOS device! Like Samsung’s Find My Phone, this feature is useless if left inactivated on the device you wish to locate.
To activate Find My Phone, access the Find My Phone app directly from your phone’s main screen.
From an iOS device, open the Find My Phone App. If you’re on a computer, access the feature through iCloud.com. Log in with your iCloud credentials, and you’re in! From here you can track your phone or activate any of the features mentioned above.
Call My Cell Phone with CallMyPhone
There’s a reason we’re listing our service first: it’s one of the best ways to call a lost phone. Our service is absolutely free, compatible with PCs, Macs, and smartphones, and can be used to make calls anywhere in the world.
How can I call my cell phone?
If you’re on a computer, you can call your phone directly through our site . If you’re on a mobile phone, you can download our app (available for iPhone and Android).
Regardless of how you access our service, the steps you follow to make a call are identical:
- 1. Enter your phone number, including the international code for the country you’re calling (e.g. include a “1” before US numbers, “44” before a UK numbers, etc.).
- 2. Press the call button.
- 3. Wait for the brief timer to end.
- 4. Wait for your phone to ring!
Keep in mind that you can only use this service 4 times during a 24-hour period.
Is CallMyPhone safe?
CallMyPhone cares about the safety of its users, which is why we keep your phone number completely confidential. We don’t give it to third parties or use it for promotional purposes, and we’ll never ask for your personal information.
We have a strict policy against using our service for prank calls. In the event that someone reports a prank call made through CallMyPhone, we will report all necessary information to the authorities.
CallMyPhone doesn’t hang onto your information. We’ll delete your phone number and IP address 3 months after you use our service.
Is “Call My Lost Phone” really free?
A lot of “free” services will ask for your credit card information or offer a free trial for a limited time. Unlike them, CallMyPhone is completely free. We’ll never ask for your personal or financial information.
CallMyPhone will never charge you for any call you make. In fact, we pay for any call you make. For this reason, we only allows users to make 4 calls within a 24-hour period. Similarly, there is also a time limit on each call you make (typically 1-2 minutes). (Remember, it’s a free service!) Since we pay for every call made through our services, we greatly appreciate donations from our users.