If you can’t locate your Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, then you still have a chance of recovering the missing phone by using the Find My Mobile feature.
You can follow this guide from Seeking Tech to see what you can do when you lost your Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
What is the Find My Mobile feature for Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G?
With Find My Mobile, you will be able to locate the last known location of your Galaxy S21 FE 5G. Furthermore, you can also make your Samsung phone ring at its highest possible volume level to give you an audible cue if you are nearby.
Furthermore, you can also add a trusted person to Find My Mobile, allowing them to find the last known location of your phone, ring your device and/or activate its emergency mode.
Find My Mobile will also keep your lost Galaxy S21 FE secure by locking the side key and Samsung Pay feature. Moreover, you can also check the logs for up to 50 of the most recent missed calls and text messages. If the SIM card changes on the phone, then you will get a notification that will also show the new registered phone number.
As a last resort, you can also factory reset your Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, which will delete all your personal data you have stored on the device, including your Samsung account, Google account, passwords, PINs, biometrics, app data and saved payments.
Find My Mobile Requirements
In order to use the Find My Mobile feature for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, you need to have previously met the following requirements before losing your phone:
- Set up your Samsung account on the Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
- Enable the Location feature on your phone.
- Your smartphone must still have battery life remaining.
- Your phone also needs to be either connected to a mobile network or Wi-Fi network.
How to enable Find My Mobile on Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G?
The Find My Mobile should be enabled by default on your phone. You can find it in the Settings app by going to Biometrics and security > Find My Mobile.
How to use Find My Mobile for Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
In order to use Find My Mobile feature to locate your Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, you can take the following steps:
1. Using another device, visit the official Samsung Find My Mobile website.
2. Log into the same Samsung account you used for your missing Galaxy S21 FE 5G phone.
3. If you have multiple devices using the Find My Mobile feature, make sure you select your lost phone.
4. A map will then show you the approximate last known location of the missing device.
5. You may have access to the following options:
“Ring” will force your Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G to play a loud ringtone even if it was set to vibrate or mute mode previously.
With the “Lock” option, you can lock the screen, side key, Samsung Pass and/or Samsung Pay.
“Track location” will allow you to re-track your smartphone to see if it is moving from one location to another. This feature is refreshed every 15 minutes as long as the phone still has some battery life remaining.
With the “Erase data” option, you can delete your Samsung Pay data so that a stranger won’t have access to your payment account. You can also erase all your personal data on the device, restoring it to the factory settings.
Keep in mind that a factory reset will delete your Samsung account on the Galaxy S21 FE 5G, which means you won’t be able to track your phone by using the Find My Mobile or have remote access to it. Therefore, we only recommend using this option if you have no hope of finding your missing device.
The “Back up” option will allow you to back up data you have on the local storage of your Galaxy S21 FE 5G to the Samsung Cloud service.
The “Retrieve calls and messages” option will let you look at your 50 most recent calls and text messages.
The “Unlock” option will let you remotely unlock your phone.
The other options include remotely extending the battery life of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, getting a notification (including the new phone number) when the SIM card is changed as well as set up permissions for “Guardians” to have certain access privileges to your phone.