In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Locate your connected device from your watch
• Remotely locate, ring, or lock your watch from your connected device
• Remotely ring, lock, or erase device using computer
Locate your connected device from your watch
1. From your watch, swipe
down from the
top of the clock screen to access Quick Settings, then scroll to and select the
Find My Phone icon.
2. Your companion device will ring and vibrate. Select the
Find My Device notification when you have found your device.
Remotely locate, ring, or lock your watch from your connected device
1. From your paired device, navigate to and select the
Google Watch app > scroll to and select
System >
Find My Device.
Note: Find My Device does not come pre-downloaded on this device. To download, navigate to the Google Play store > search for and select Google Find My Device > select Install. New users will need to select Accept and sign in to continue.
2. Select
Continue as to sign into the Google account registered on the device, or
select
Sign in as guest to sign into a new account, then follow the prompts. Select the
device you wish to locate. Find My Device will show the location of that device.
Note: If signing into a Google account, enter the password then select Sign in. When prompted, select While using the app. To sign in as a different account registered to the device, select the Drop-down icon, then select the desired account.
3. Select the desired
option:
•
PLAY SOUND: Select
Play Sound to make the device ring at full volume for 5 minutes, even if it is set to silent or vibrate.
•
SECURE DEVICE: Select
Secure Device to remotely lock the device.
•
GET DIRECTIONS: Select
Get directions to find your device.
Note: For more information on device protection from Google, please go to Google’s support site.
Remotely ring, lock, or erase device using computer
Sign in to your Google Account at www.android.com/devicemanager. From here, you can make changes to settings and choose the desired option.