Hey, everyone,
My friend bought a Galaxy S5 less than a month ago and it was stolen yesterday. I didn't learn about this until earlier today so I'm posting now. Anyways, she felt ill on the middle of the street while walking with her phone in her hand and sat down on a bench to recover a bit. She left her phone next to her and while she was regaining her composure some guy came up and stole the phone. She knows what the guy looks like and she reported it to the police, but I don't think they're going to find it like that, especially considering that we live in a city with a very high crime rate. Now, I tried to locate the phone by going onto her Google account and searching for it using the device manager, but to no avail. The thief probably turned it off as soon as he stole it. I was, however, able to lock it, and I really don't think he will know how to bypass that. The phone is safe from being sold, for now, but I want to find it. Does anyone know of a way I can track it without the phone being on? She still has the phone's box and its serial number, so could Samsung locate it or something?
Thanks in advance
My friend bought a Galaxy S5 less than a month ago and it was stolen yesterday. I didn't learn about this until earlier today so I'm posting now. Anyways, she felt ill on the middle of the street while walking with her phone in her hand and sat down on a bench to recover a bit. She left her phone next to her and while she was regaining her composure some guy came up and stole the phone. She knows what the guy looks like and she reported it to the police, but I don't think they're going to find it like that, especially considering that we live in a city with a very high crime rate. Now, I tried to locate the phone by going onto her Google account and searching for it using the device manager, but to no avail. The thief probably turned it off as soon as he stole it. I was, however, able to lock it, and I really don't think he will know how to bypass that. The phone is safe from being sold, for now, but I want to find it. Does anyone know of a way I can track it without the phone being on? She still has the phone's box and its serial number, so could Samsung locate it or something?
Thanks in advance