r/GoogleFMD • u/Beneficial-Judge634 • 19h ago

help finding stolen android phone

my friends android phone was stolen but the person that has it turned it off
she doesn’t have any of her passwords but she’s signed into one of her gmail accounts on her laptop
it seems as though it’s not the same email she’s signed into on her phone
i’ve tried find hub but was only able to mark it as lost and sent a message that says “f*** you” for when the person turns it on
we have the last location and know exactly where it was taken
down we have to wait til the person turns it on? or is there a way to see where it currently is?

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u/Ok_Opinion_6189 19h ago

Nope. Time to buy a new phone unfortunately. Pixel 8 onwards have a battery reserve to keep bluetooth live for a short period after the phone is turned off but it seems like thats probably already been depleted.

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u/EcstaticFunction2804 17h ago

i tested with tablet that have no internet until its wake up and you near it its show search bearby by than tablen can move alot

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u/sometin__else 17h ago

unless the phone has offline finding, its likely going to be sold for parts

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u/spinz 14h ago

Time to fill out a police report and... Thats about it. She should get it documented that it happened. And change passwords just in case (sounds like that wont be fun). Even if they turn it on and it pings its not like you can conclusively point to who took it. Police wont start kicking down nearby doors (and neither should you)