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Be ready to find a lost Android device. To secure or erase an Android device, make sure the device: Has power. Is connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi. Is signed in to a Google Account. Has Find My Device turned on. Is visible on Google Play. If you use 2-step Verification, go to 2-step Verification backups. Find, secure, or erase a device remotely.
Step 5: Check if your device is listed on Google Play. If you hide a device on Google Play, you won't find it in Find My Device. At the top left, make sure that the box “Show In Menus” is checked. If you recently removed your account from a device or lost it, you may still be able to find it in Find My Device for some time.
To secure or erase an Android device, make sure that the device: Has power. Is connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi. Is signed in to a Google Account. Has Find My Device turned on. Is visible on Google Play. If you use two-step verification, go to two-step verification backups. Find, secure or erase a device remotely.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app . At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial Search history. Choose the Search history you want to delete. You can choose: All your Search history: Above your history, tap Delete Delete all time. A specific time period: Above your history, tap Delete Delete custom range.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . Tap your profile picture or initial Your Timeline . Find the wrong place on your timeline and tap it. Tap Edit. At the bottom, tap the correct place or activity in the suggestions. To search for a place, scroll to the bottom and tap Search. To edit when you were there, tap the time.
To check if an update is available: Open your device’s Settings app. Tap Security & privacy System & Updates. For security updates, tap Security Update. For Google Play system updates, tap Google Play system update. Follow any steps on the screen. Tip: If you don't find an available update, you can try to restart your phone.
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Contacts app . At the bottom, tap Contacts. At the top, tap Label . Select a label. At the top right, tap your Profile picture Select an account. At the top, tap your account All contacts. Tip: If you have multiple contacts with the same information, the information will be grouped into one contact.
Step 3: Remove untrusted apps. Uninstall any apps that are unnecessary, untrusted, or from sources outside the Google Play Store. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Settings app . Tap Apps & notifications See all apps. Tap the apps you want to uninstall Uninstall. Follow the on-screen instructions.
For example, learn how to find videos downloaded in the Google Play Movies & TV app. Transfer files to a computer. When you connect your device to a computer by USB cab l e, open the computer's "Downloads" folder to find the files that are on your device. Learn how to move files be tween your computer and your phone.
On your Android phone, open Gallery . Touch and hold the photo or video you want to move. At the top right, tap More Move to folder. Select the SD card folder you want to move your photos or videos to. Tip: To select multiple photos or videos, tap Photos More Select items, and choose the desired items. To select everything, tap Select all.