Activating offline finding for Samsung Galaxy allows you safely track your lost, misplaced, and stolen mobile phones, tablets, watches, earbuds, etc easily using Samsung’s SmartTag feature.
Samsung’s SmartTag features use find node tracks and locate your Samsung phone even when it is offline once you have the find my mobile offline finding enabled. In situations when your phone is stolen as it happens to many, you worry less about losing your device forever since the offline find feature will lead you to the exact location where your phone is.
If you were wondering how to set up this Samsung tracking feature, follow the instructions below to enable offline finding under find my mobile.
How To Activate Offline Finding For Samsung Mobile
- Tap “Apps”
- Tap “Settings”
- Tap “Biometric and Security”
- Turn on “Mobile Find”
- Enable “Offline Finding”
- Tap “Agree”
By turning on “Offline Finding”, you will be ready to make use and benefit from the Samsung tracking feature. This feature uses BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) to communicate with other devices based on the Samsung account. In case you are prompted to input security unlock, proceed.
Additionally, setting to “Remote Unlock”, and “Send Last Location” allows you to keep track of your device by viewing where it was last seen, and also being able to unlock it remotely using the SmartTag feature.
How Isabirye © tracked his Samsung S20 Ultra using the offline finding feature
Yesterday while in Kirinya jam a thief rammed into my car door and took off with my S20 Ultra. Angry, I logged into my Samsung account and started ‘Location tracking’. Today morning I got a notification that my phone has been found ‘offline’.
Isabirye Twitter thread
Final destination. Mutasa Kafeero pic.twitter.com/8BAeORaD4a
— Isabirye © (@Isabirye_) September 15, 2022
Final Word
Enabling the Samsung smart tag offline tracking feature gives you real power and freedom when it comes to locating missing compatible devices. With a few taps on your mobile, you are ready to benefit from this free feature that is safe for your Android. You might want to give it a try in order to see how it works.
