

To my surprise, when I searched for the location of my missing Xiaomi phone, it was only 10 minutes walk from my position, roughly halfway between the point of the crime and my cosy pub. It lets you locate other devices signed into the same account as you, as well as set off an alarm on it, erase your information on the device, and leave a message for anyone who finds the device (useful if your handset is lost, not as much if it’s stolen, unless you want to leave pleading messages to the thief).

I also downloaded a Google app I had used before – Find My Device. Where are you, Mi Note 10? (Image credit: Future)
