Dude, Where's My Phone (or Tablet)?

Earlier this week Google released Android Device Manager, an online tool to locate misplaced Android devices.  This handy little tool will let you:

• locate your phone or tablet on a map in real time  (if you think you left it somewhere),
• ring it at max volume (if it’s misplaced - yes, you could call it from another phone, but this will override ‘Silent’ or ‘Vibrate Only’ so it will ring , or
• erase it (if it's been stolen or is otherwise unrecoverable).

You will need to set up the erase feature on your device, but the locator and ring features work without any setup.

You can read the announcement or just go ahead and play with it.

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