Don’t rush to give up on your missing Xiaomi device. You can try to return a lost or stolen smartphone through the Mi service or the popular device search function from Google. So, let's go in order.

Register a Mi account

In order to find a Xiaomi phone through a Mi account, you first need to create it. Of course, ideally this should be done immediately after purchasing the device, otherwise it may be too late.

Follow this link: https://account.xiaomi.com/pass/register, select the country and enter your email address. We indicate your date of birth, assign a password, confirm it and complete the registration by clicking on the activation link in the letter that will be sent to you by email. You must complete registration within 24 hours - later the link will be deactivated.

You can also register via smartphone. You must enter your data in the same way, enter the captcha correctly, indicate your phone number and wait to receive the verification code. We enter this code into a special field, after which we come up with and confirm a password for the account.

The sequence of actions in both cases may be slightly different.

Enable remote control on your phone

To do this, go to the settings, look for the “Security” section and then “Device Administrators”. Here we put a tick next to the “Remote control” item.

After this, you need to enable the sending of geodata (this is done through the Google settings section) and location history.

Yes, in order for you to have a chance of finding a lost or stolen device, you need to do a little preparatory work. Without this, finding the device will be much more difficult. But how else? After all, a car is equipped with an alarm system before it is stolen. The situation is the same here.

Using Mi Cloud

We go to the phone settings, find the line “Mi account”, and in it “Mi Cloud”. Here we need the “Find Device” option (“Search for device” or “Location” in Russian). Drag the slider to the right to activate the function.

To search for a missing smartphone using a PC, we use the site i.mi.com. Here you need to go through authorization by entering your Mi account details. The Google functionality will help you translate the page into a more or less understandable language (right-click on the page - “Translate into Russian”): not ideal, but you can figure out what’s what. You will need the icon located closest to the right edge of the page - “Find Device”.

To find your Xiaomi phone on the map, the geodata transfer function and the Internet must be enabled on it at this moment. Then the service will show the location of your device with an accuracy of 15-20 meters.

In the upper right corner of the map window you will see a phone screen on which several functions will be available:

The application interface may look slightly different. By the way, in a more advanced version, through remote management of your Mi account, you can also send a message to a stolen phone. To do this, select our device in the upper right corner, then click on the “Lost mode” item (bottom), then “Enable lost mode”, and then, instead of the “Lock” button, which will block Xiaomi, select “Set words”. We send the thief a message with which we try to intelligently intimidate or convince him to return the phone. Believe me, such a trick can make a strong impression on someone, and then your Xiaomi will return to you very soon.

On the same page, you can also indicate a telephone number by which the scammer can contact you and agree on the voluntary return of the device.

Search for a device via Google

All Xiaomi phones run on the Android operating system, which means that Google’s service can help you find your lost device. The principle of operation and available functionality here is approximately the same as in the case of Mi Cloud.

In the phone settings, in the “Other accounts” menu, you will need to add your Google account (you most likely have already encountered its creation before). To remotely search for a device via Google service, the Internet and GPS data transfer must be turned on on the phone.

To start searching for a phone via your computer, select the very first one in your browser among the available Google services - “My Account”. Next, find the “Security and Login” block, where you need to select “Search for phone”. Then select the device linked to your Google account, enter your account password and select the desired action from the list.

You can open a map to try to see the phone's location. By the way, if the device is not connected to the Network, then the point where your Xiaomi “lit up” online for the last time will be marked on the map. This may help in your search.

You can call your phone through the Google service to determine its location in your apartment by sound. Moreover, the phone will emit a beep even if it is in silent mode. You can delete all data from your smartphone and block it if you think that your phone is irretrievably lost. If things aren't that bad, you can simply sign out of your Google account on your phone. Then attackers will not gain access to your account, but the phone can still be called or seen on the map when it connects to the Network.

In addition, Google suggests that you can contact your mobile operator to block your SIM card. Then scammers will not be able to receive and send messages from this SIM on your behalf, as well as make and receive calls to this number. In addition, the operator can help set up call forwarding to another mobile number.

Finally

Unless absolutely necessary, you should not store confidential data on your phone. Any information that is of any value to you should be difficult to access for everyone except you. A mobile device, by its very nature, cannot act as a reliable storage of personal data.

When you add a new contact to your address book, immediately make a copy in your Google account. And then your contact list will not disappear along with your phone. In general, we recommend making a copy of all important files in the cloud: Google itself offers 15 free GB in its cloud storage.

There are situations that we cannot predict. For example, the loss or theft of a phone. In the modern world, we can no longer imagine ourselves without this multifunctional gadget. After all, this is not only the loss of the device itself, but also the loss of information, which can cause even greater damage than the device itself.

Now, all the necessary data is stored in one device, these are bank cards, which we use to easily pay from a smartphone. As well as various applications with a linked card that do not require confirmation to write off funds. And if it falls into unscrupulous hands, big problems can arise.

The first thought that arises when you lose your phone is what to do, what to grab and where to run.

First you need to calm down and take the necessary steps. Such as saving information, blocking, to prevent the device from falling into the wrong hands and even the possible return of the mobile.

In searching for xiaomi, nowadays, we can use the most advanced methods. No one gives us a 100% guarantee, but it is possible to find out about its approximate location for further search activities. To solve the problem, we can do a “smartphone search” through the website. In addition, it is possible to call a mobile phone, erase information from a gadget, or lock the device.

Activate the search through your Mi Cloud account.

Let's move on:

1. Settings
2. Mi Account
3. Mi Cloud

Switch the detection of your device to the active position. Now your phone can be easily found on i.mi.com

Connecting phone control remotely

To connect remote access, go to the settings of redmi or redmi 5, go to the section “ Safety", and then - " Device Administrators" Select the item “ Remote control”.

After these steps, we enable the transfer of geodata (in Google settings) and location history.

To be able to return a lost or stolen device, you need to do some preliminary work. Without which, unfortunately, it will be very difficult to find a device. Just like a car alarm is set in advance, before a possible theft. It's a similar story with the phone.

Looking for a phone via Mi cloud

We go to the site, enter the same login and password as on your mobile. We get to our office. We make sure that our device is online, then click on search. After which, the location of your smartphone will appear on the Google map.

In order for the phone to ring loudly, we find the Alarm button there (turn on the bell). As soon as we press, the phone will ring at maximum volume.

This method is convenient if you know approximately the location of the device.

Locking a smartphone can also be done on the Mi website. Click on the block button, or in other words lock. We dial a 4-digit PIN code, confirm the action, the phone is blocked. Then we remove the block by entering the same password as on the website.

Deleting personal information using Mi Cloud

To erase data from a lost Xiaomi, click on the Wipe line. After that, confirm the action and press the Erase data button. And finally, the Delete button. If everything is done according to the scheme, then our data will be deleted, both from the phone and from the memory card.

Another way to find xiaomi is through Google

Having a personal Google account, using android device manager, it is possible to track your mobile.

MIUI is based on Android from Google, so many of the parameters are the same. And when you lose your phone, you can find it on a Google map. To do this, you need to log into your Google account on xiaomi. Then we track the phone in Google Maps when connected to the Internet.

Search in Google browser.

Finding by application

When you have an additional phone, xiaomi note 4 or xiaomi 4x, for example, on the Android platform, you can lock it from it. Need to download the program Android Device Manager in google market.

AD allows you to make the same parameters to find a device, similar to the site.

We find xiaomi in the “Find My Device” application.

Find xiaomi phone using app

The special-purpose program “Find My Device”, the application is downloaded through the “Play Market”, another application where there is a function to find a xiaomi phone, with which we can determine the location of our gadget.

1. Go to the play market on your device";
2. Find and install the “Find My Device” file;
3. After launching and installing, go to your Google account.

Find turned off Xiaomi

All presented options for finding a missing phone can be used when your device is turned on. There are often situations where you need to find out where your smartphone is turned off. Not an easy task, but doable. There are two options for completing the task.

• The first is to go to the police, and the second is to resort to the help of a mobile operator.
• You can find out the location of the device by IMEI

find xiaomi phone by name

You need to use special equipment to search for a device by IMEI (a 15-digit number assigned to each phone). The owner, having the IMEI, will be able to use a special database to find out whether the smartphone was stolen. When a used phone, purchased second-hand or from a second-hand equipment store, appears on such a list, it means that it was previously owned by another user who lost it or was stolen by someone. The owner has the opportunity to transfer information for the purpose of placing it in this database or go to the police. Although, judging by practice, such searches for mobile phones by IMEI number end in vain. When it is possible to change the combination of numbers on a stolen device using special programs, however, because of this, the ability to make a call is lost.

Smartphones sometimes get lost. Moreover, theft is not the most widespread option for losing a gadget. Phones from Xiaomi and other manufacturers are left at work and at home, forgotten in a taxi or in a cafe. The list of reasons can be continued endlessly. Five simple steps will help you save your nerves and return your Xiaomi gadget to its rightful owner.

Try calling your phone

This is a simple and effective method that works with phones from any manufacturer and mobile operating system. On the street, you can ask an unfamiliar passerby to dial your number.

Don't make calls too often. The signal consumes battery power, and it is important for us that the Xiaomi gadget remains online longer.

Call relatives and/or colleagues

Most often, mobile devices are forgotten at work or at home. Especially if you are going to work in a hurry. To avoid stress and think all day about where your gadget is, dial the number of a colleague or relative. They will check if there is a mobile phone nearby by simply calling your number.

Locate your smartphone

Remember where you last used your Xiaomi smartphone. This will allow you to restore the chain of events and determine its current location.

If this is not possible, use a phone search service. For Xiaomi, it is convenient to use the web version of Mi Cloud. If you have problems with Chinese or English words, turn on automatic page translation, available in any modern browser.

If the gadget is turned on and online, there will be no problems determining geolocation.

Try searching for a phone number using dialing

When the location is set, we turn on the loud signal through the Mi Cloud service.

The signal lasts approximately 2 minutes and turns on regardless of the set volume level of the ringtone on the phone.

Use Google Phone Finder

Since Android is installed on the Xiaomi smartphone, Google's search service for stolen gadgets works for it. Log in to the Google website with your account and select the button from the 9 dots arranged in a square.

In the My Account section, find Find my phone and click Proceed.

Calling, location determination and data reset with blocking are available.

How to prepare to find your phone faster

If your Xiaomi smartphone is stolen, report it to the police. You will need to present: a passport, documents for the gadget indicating the IMEI code and a receipt from the store. Check the presence of the specified documents and the compliance of the IMEI code indicated under the battery with that indicated in the documents.

Remember your Mi Cloud and Google account password. To do this, go to these sites and log in.

Check it out. that the anti-theft system is activated. In the phone settings, in the Mi Cloud section, there should be a Find Device checkbox. The gadget itself should be displayed in the web version of the service.

It is important to check these points if the gadget was purchased secondhand and was registered to the previous owner. Those smartphones that you can buy in Novosibirsk in the SibDroid online store are delivered in a clean condition and are linked only to your account.

If you have lost your Xiaomi smartphone, you can easily find it thanks to the “Find Phone” function, which is built into the “Mi Cloud” cloud service. In addition to the search itself, you can also turn on the ringer on the device, block it, or erase all data.

Enabling Remote Search

To activate "Phone Finder", you first need to log in to your smartphone. If you don't have a Mi account yet, now is the time to create one. This is a really useful thing. Just don't confuse it with a Google account.

Then go to Settings - Mi Account - Mi Cloud and at the end of this menu switch the location slider to the active state. That's all!

Now if anything happens just open i.mi.com website and log in to your Mi account to find your xiaomi phone. In addition to the smartphone search function, Mi Cloud contains many useful functions that are described in.

It is worth mentioning that the smartphone must have an Internet connection via WiFi or a mobile network. If the smartphone loses its Internet connection, then remote control via “Find Phone” will not be possible. Therefore, connecting to WiFi or a mobile network is a prerequisite for the Find My Phone feature to work.

Remote control of Xiaomi phone

Once Mi Cloud detects that your smartphone is online, you can remotely determine its location, enable a call, block it, or delete all personal data.

If the site opened in Chinese, just turn on automatic translation in your browser and everything will become much clearer.

Search for device

Through this application you can perform all the same functions as through the browser.

Video: What to do if your phone is lost?

Almost every modern inhabitant of our planet has encountered a feeling comparable to the approaching apocalypse when he could not find his phone! Yes Yes! And the point is not even that you “got” into buying a new one, but the point is a feverish fear that someone will take possession of your data, photos, and almost your entire personal life.

Caring Xiaomi developers each time offer their users more and more opportunities to protect their data, as well as tracking in case of loss or theft of the device. It is useful for every owner to know how to set up their Xiaomi phone in order to be fully prepared in an unpleasant situation.

Ways to find a Xiaomi phone

Important: In order for all methods to work, the firmware on your phone must be installed correctly. It is better to trust this procedure to Mi smartphone repair specialists.

Using Mi account

If your Xiaomi is linked to a Mi Account, the Find Device function in Mi Cloud will help out. But you should know that this option only works if you have a mobile connection or Wi-Fi.

Possibilities:

• Show location
• Sound the horn
• Erase data
• Block device

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Let's activate the location. To do this, go in the following sequence: SETTINGS/Mi ACCOUNT/Mi CLOUD/DEVICE SEARCH and turn on the function using the slider.

1. Go to the manufacturer's website and enter your account. In the menu, select FIND DEVICE.

1. Next, in the menu that appears with a geolocation map, select the option we need.

Using a Google Account

Possibilities:

• Find out the last location, time of access to the network, the name of the Wi-Fi from which access to the network was made and the battery charge level.
• Sound an alarm
• Erase personal data
• Lock your phone

Step-by-step instruction:

1. We activate the remote phone control function. To do this, go step by step: SETTINGS/ADVANCED/PRIVACY/ANDROID REMOTE CONTROL and activate the last function using the slider.

1. Next, go in the following sequence: SETTINGS / GOOGLE / SECURITY and opposite the sections REMOTE DEVICE SEARCH and REMOTE BLOCKING AND RESET SETTINGS, turn on the checkbox, as in the figure below.

1. Next, log into your Google account using your username and password.
2. On the page that opens, select the action we need.

In conclusion, we would like to wish you to avoid losses and especially thefts of smartphones, if an unpleasant situation has already occurred - good luck returning your lost item to you!