- Aug 21, 2011
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I own two Galaxy S8 handsets. Although it may seem like a pointless exercise, I had good reasons for wanting to switch my service from one to the other, mainly because the one I had been using up until then had some screen damage mainly from exposure to water. The screen still displays OK, but there's an ugly stain under the screen protector, of the approximate shape of northeastern Afghanistan. Due to cracks in the screen protector and probably the screen itself, I can't even take an alcohol wipe to it without risking the screen becoming disabled for several days.
While the damaged phone was still in active service, I would use the "Find My Device" app on the other phone when I needed to locate it. Using that other phone, Find My Device would show both phones, i.e. "this phone - in your hand" and the other phone that I was looking for. But now that I have swapped the phones, if I run Find My Device on the damaged phone, that phone shows itself only.
How do I get Find My Device to show both phones?
While the damaged phone was still in active service, I would use the "Find My Device" app on the other phone when I needed to locate it. Using that other phone, Find My Device would show both phones, i.e. "this phone - in your hand" and the other phone that I was looking for. But now that I have swapped the phones, if I run Find My Device on the damaged phone, that phone shows itself only.
How do I get Find My Device to show both phones?