

Optional: To move the point on the map, tap Edit.On an Android phone or tablet, open the My Maps app.If the result is what the user wants, tap Add to map.In the search bar, enter a place name or address.On their Android phone or tablet, open the My Maps app.Users can add restaurants, hotels, museums, and other public places to the map.A layer can have 2,000 lines, shapes, or places. Give the added place a name and choose a layer.Drag the map until the X is where it is desired to be, then tap Select this location.In the bottom right, tap Add and then Add a new point.A map can have up to 10,000 lines, shapes, or places. On an Android phone or tablet, open the My Maps.Losing a phone is a big fear for most of us, and the last thing you want is that the tracker cannot do its work if the phone is switched off, which lets be honest most thieves will do the moment they catch hold of your device.READ | Google Chrome can be used as PDF reader, calculator and to save data as well! Add a place Apple doesn’t have a checklist for its Find My network to operate, and we are glad that after all these years Google is finally close to bringing the offline option for its phone tracking. Google’s process to activate Find my device has been complex, wherein the company needs the Android phone to be turned on, location of the phone enabled and also signed in to the Google ID. The fact that the offline tracker was spotted in the Android 14 code doesn’t necessarily mean that we will see the feature in the next Android version, but we would like to act surprised if that does happen at the Google I/O 2023 keynote that happens next month. Google could have the tool exclusive to Pixel devices initially and then gradually bring it for other devices in the future Android versions. The tipster quoted in the report suggests the feature will come to Pixel devices and will be called Pixel Power-off. It is intriguing that Apple has offered this feature for iPhones for quite some time, Android folks never got the option.īut that could change now as the traces of code in Android 14 suggest Google is building the support for Find my device in offline mode, which means you will be able to track the device even if the person has turned off the phone. Android phones could soon support the Find my device feature even when the device is turned off.
