Question How To Use Find My to locate earphones

[fatar760]

Hi,

I've spent quite some time trying to find information on if I can use Google's Find My Device app to help locate my missing bluetooth earbuds. Unfortunately, the only device that appears, both on the app and web version, is my Galaxy S10.

Is there a way I can find these earbuds using my S10?

They've been paired together plenty in the past (and so therefore are on my bluetooth list of devices), but will currently be switched off. I've tried using Find Me on my mac too (where they've also been previously paired), but this is only bringing up Apple devices.

Can Google's Find My Device app locate these earbuds, or is there a better app that I can use? (I've also tried wunder...and that was no good)

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

You didin't say what kind of earbuds you have, but the answer is likely no.

Some Galaxy buds allow basic tracking through the Samsung Find my device app, but even then it's quite limited.

 

[B. Diddy]

Pixel Buds also have a find feature: https://support.google.com/googlepixelbuds/answer/9642885?hl=en. But if they're a pretty basic pair of earbuds, it probably doesn't have a feature like that.

 

[mustang7757]

If its Samsung buds through Samsung wear app

 

[fatar760]

They're just standard bluetooth earbuds (soundPEATS). There's no tracking for them like with Airpods or Pixel buds, but I was hoping that, as it's a connected device, it would appear on the Find My Device on Google (or indeed Apple)

 

[fatar760]

These:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07P1T5P97/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[B. Diddy]

It doesn't look like those earbuds have a locate feature. I looked at the soundPEATS app in the Play Store, which is where you'd see that kind of feature, and there wasn't any as far as I could tell.

 

[fatar760]

No, I don't think I can do that through the earbuds directly, but shouldn't they be appearing as one of my devices on the Google FMD app?

 

[mustang7757]

No, I don't think I can do that through the earbuds directly, but shouldn't they be appearing as one of my devices on the Google FMD app?

The earbuds have to have that feature

 

[fatar760]

The earbuds have to have that feature

Ah.

Before I return to crawling on my hands and knees using my phone as a torch - do you know if there's any other way I may me able to find them using my phone?

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

You can't even detect galaxy buds 2 Pro if they are in the case... It will only give you the location that they were last connected. If they are out of the case you might be able to make them ring, but again that's dependent on the earbuds and their app.

 

[mustang7757]

Ah.

Before I return to crawling on my hands and knees using my phone as a torch - do you know if there's any other way I may me able to find them using my phone?

Even if you did have an app for them they both would need to be synced up to it, unfortunately I don't besides the old fashioned way like you mentioned.

 

[fatar760]

Even if you did have an app for them they both would need to be synced up to it, unfortunately I don't besides the old fashioned way like you mentioned.

Thanks for the effort mate - appreciate it. Hopefully they'll turn up somewhere soon!

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks for the effort mate - appreciate it. Hopefully they'll turn up somewhere soon!

I lose mine all the time and end up just the left earbuds , I feel you .