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How to Easily Find Your Samsung Galaxy Phone and Galaxy Watch

ByJim Miller

Have you ever misplaced your Samsung Galaxy phone or watch? Don't worry, there are simple ways to find them. Samsung offers the Find My Mobile and Find My Watch features on their Galaxy devices, but they have limited functionality. To take it a step further, you can also use Google's Find My Device app. In this article, we will show you how to use your Samsung Galaxy Watch to find your phone and vice versa. There are various features in the smartwatch and checking the post about Samsung Galaxy Watch icons decoded can further assist you

Using Samsung Galaxy Watch to Find Your Phone

Please note that this feature is not intended to find a lost phone. It is designed to help you locate a phone that you have misplaced in the same room or house. Additionally, it only works when your phone and watch are connected via Bluetooth. To find your phone's location and other details, you will need to use Google's Find My Device app.

  1. On your Galaxy Watch, swipe up on the homepage and tap on the gear icon to open the Settings app.
  2. Go to Connections > Bluetooth and make sure it is enabled.
  3. Your phone will not appear in the Bluetooth devices list on your Galaxy Watch.
  4. To confirm that your phone is connected to your watch, go back to the homepage. If you see the disconnected icon at the top of the page, it means your phone is not connected, and the feature may not work.
  5. If there is no icon at the top, scroll down to open the quick settings and tap on the Find My Phone icon. If you don't see the icon, tap on the Plus icon to add it to your quick settings. Alternatively, you can open the Find My Phone app from the app drawer.
  6. In the Find My Phone app, tap on the Start button. This will make your phone ring, helping you locate it.

Using Google Find My Device on Galaxy Watch to Find Your Phone

Unlike Samsung's Find My Phone feature, Google's Find My Device works even when your devices are not connected via Bluetooth. It offers additional functionalities such as tracking your phone's location, adding a ping remotely, and erasing all data.

  1. Open android.com/find on the Samsung Internet browser or sideload the Find My Device app on your Galaxy Watch from APKMirror. Make sure you are logged in to the same Google account used on your phone.
  2. On the website or app, you will find all the devices logged in with the same Google account. Select the device you want to find.
  3. Scroll down to view the last known location of your device on a map.
  4. Further down, you can see the battery percentage of the device. You can play a sound, secure the device with an additional lock, or even erase all data remotely.

Please note that these features require your phone to be connected to the internet. However, if your phone is offline, the actions will be executed as soon as it connects to the internet. The device will be locked, and data will be erased if you choose those options. The last seen location of the device will also be updated.

Using an Android Phone to Find Your Samsung Galaxy Watch

To find your Samsung Galaxy Watch using an Android phone, both devices must be connected via Bluetooth. However, this method cannot be used to locate the watch or erase its data. For those features, you will need to sideload Google's Find My Device app.

  1. Open the quick settings panel on your phone and make sure it is connected to the watch via Bluetooth.
  2. Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone and select the Find My Watch option.
  3. On the Find My Watch page, tap on the Start button to make your Galaxy Watch ring.
  4. If you want to add security to your watch, tap on the Set security option. From there, you can lock or reset your watch.

Using Google's Find My Device App on Your Phone to Find Your Galaxy Watch

As your Galaxy Watch is also a Wear OS device, you can use your Google account to log in without any prior setup.

  1. Open the Find My Device app on your Android phone or go to android.com/find in your browser.
  2. Select your watch from the devices listed.
  3. You will see the last known location of your watch.
  4. At the bottom, you have the option to make your watch play a sound, secure it with a pin, or even erase its data.

Please note that these features require your watch to be connected to the internet and have location services enabled. If your watch is offline or location services are turned off, the actions will be initiated as soon as the device connects to the internet.

In Conclusion

Samsung's Find My Watch and Find My Phone features work when the devices are connected to each other via Bluetooth. However, Google's Find My Device app offers more reliable functionality for both your Galaxy Watch and phone. If you use Google Home, you can simply ask Google Assistant to find your devices.

Remember to ensure your devices are connected to the internet and have location services enabled to make the most of these features. Moreover, when it comes to retrieving data from a lost or stolen device, having backups in place is crucial and so you should learn how to safely backup your Samsung Galaxy watch.