


To help someone return your device to you, you can add a message or device number to the lock screen. If you don't have a lock, you can set one. Secure device: Locks your device with your PIN or password.Play sound: Rings your device at full volume for 5 minutes, even if it's set to silent or vibrate.If you get a prompt, tap Enable lock & erase.If your device can't be found, you may find its last known location, if available.The location is approximate and may not be accurate.On the map, you'll get info about where the device is.If your lost device has more than one user profile: Sign in with a Google Account that's on the main or personal profile.If you have more than one device: At the top of the sidebar, select the lost device.After a brief setup process that included linking the device with our Gmail account, Where's My Droid worked exactly as advertised. The $3.99 pro version adds remote lock and wipe as well as other features. Also free, the full version adds a passcode and protection for the SIM card. A free lite version can be remotely installed and rung, and can display its GPS info. Commander can ring a device, display its status or GPS location and even lock or wipe it (Pro version).

What sets Alienman's app apart is Commander, a browser-based tool that links with a Gmail account and can perform many of those functions over the Internet. Where's My Droid by Alienman Technologies can send remote controls to lost devices to make them ring, vibrate or sound an alarm, display a message, lock app changes or wipe phone or SD card data, just like Apple's tool can. Today's daily app does much the same thing for Android devices, but is a bit more flexible.

Last week we told you about Find My iPhone, a tool to help corporations and individuals locate and secure lost iPad, iPhone or Mac devices from a second, like-configured device.
