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FindMyDevice

The app Find My Device (FMD) is an open source alternative to the proprietary service offered by Google Google Find My Device.

To get help through SMS, send a message with:

fmd [PIN] help

The answer will be:

FindMyDevice Commands:

bluetooth - Toggle Bluetooth on and off
camera - Take a picture
delete - Factory-reset the device
gps - Toggle GPS on and off
locate - Locate the device
lock - Lock the device
nodisturb - Toggle Do Not Disturb on and off
ring - Make the device ring
stats - Get network statistics
help - Show the help

Google Find My Device

This is the official app provided by Android to access the object tracking service offered by Google.

You must enable this feature:

  • Settings ⇒ Security ⇒ Find My Device ⇒ On

If the Use Find My Device is on, you can configure some other options:

  • Find your offline devices
    • Off - The app does not store the device's recent locations. The Android device will not partecipate to the FMD network. If the device is online, you can use FMD to locate, secure or erase the device.
    • Without network
    • With network in high-traffic areas only
    • With network in all areas
doc/appunti/android/android_findmydevice_fdroid.1737737555.txt.gz · Last modified: 2025/01/24 17:52 by niccolo