I've lost my phone in the house and spent at least 6 solid hours looking ... and I still can't find it!!

[LindorDoubleChoc]

Just starting to panic now as obviously I need it for work ... and all my photos and contacts . I hate myself for this. I'm always losing things but I've never lost my phone for over 24 hours now. It's already causing me lots of inconvenience.

Where the hell is it? I know I had it yesterday morning. It was charging by my bed. I might have left it in the bedroom or brought it downstairs with me ... it was my day off work so I spent the morning pottering about, generally tidying and putting things away. Then I had a shower. Then I went to check my phone at about lunch time ... and it's gone somewhere and I haven't seen it since.

FFS. FML. etc.

You took it into the bathroom when you went for a shower? That's usually where mine is hiding.

https://www.google.com/android/find/

It will ring it a full volume even if on silent. Might need to try a few times - I use it all the time to find my Galaxy.

Is it the same colour as any surfaces? My phone case is black and so are my kitchen counters. I've lost count of the number of times I've lost my phone and it turns out to be right in front of me, but camouflaged.

I did it with a fitbit. Realised when a notification popped on my phone about having a great workout... while I was laying on the sofa.

Phone has appeared behind the loo before, having fallen out if back pocket.
See also:
under/down the side of my seat in the car.
In a reusable shopping bag
Under the sofa
Kitchen drawer of crap
Toy box
In the middle of a pile of junk mail

Find my android should tell you when and where it was last located though - did it not say that? If it says it can't find it, it might be flat though.

When I do mine, it tells me what WiFi network it's connected to and what battery percentage it has. This is not a suprise as it's in my hand 😁

There's an old tablet on there though - that says can't find device. If I press on the little i next to it, it says it was last active 14 Dec 2023 which is probably when it was last charged.

Completely missing the point, but backing things up is never a lame idea ...

You can also log into Google maps and do "my timeline" which will tell you if somebody has taken it out of the house.

Have you checked in the bin. I lost mine ince and retraced my steps and it was in a bin bag in the wheelie bin.
in the washing machine?
or a wardrobe?

Footwell of the car?
Airing cupboard?
Bin?

If you had it by your bed, I would try pulling the bed out and properly searching to see if it's slipped down and under, or in between the mattress and the headboard.

If not, I have a method for finding things (I'm the queen of finding lost items in our house 😆). First you need to calm down, you will not look properly if you are panicking.

Then. Start with the room that's most likely to contain the item, then work through in order of likelihood. In each room, you conduct three searches- high (places at eye level and higher), middle (tables, tops of chest of drawers etc) and low (under/behind furniture). Lift any loose items and check underneath them- magazines, blankets etc and shake out your bedding. If you still can't find it, check your car.

Sorry, this probably sounds very extra but it does usually work! I hope you find it OP 😔

You've put it down face-up on something totally black, or face-down on something the same colour as your phone case. That's if you're anywhere the level of eejit I am 🙄

I did the ring thing on my iPhone too. It will ring really loud even if it's on silent. Mine was in the drive outside and still heard it.

Do you have a smart speaker? I have Google nests in each room so just say "Hey Google, call my phone" and it rings it. It even rings it at full volume if I've left it on silent from work. It's a game changer for me because I misplace my phone at least once per day, and I'm prone to a bit of panicking!

Mine was in my dressing gown pocket!

In a pocket?

DS lost his first ever prized phone about 6 months after he'd got it. He was GUTTED and we turned the house upside down repeatedly plus phoned lots of places trying to track it down.

Turns out it had been packed up inside our tent after our holiday . I had a crazy idea that there was one place we hadn't looked so we put it up in the garden et voila it was between the groundsheet and the bedroom pod

I need to know where you found the phone!!

Ring it with lights off, now its dark should light up

Has DH moved it?

Mine slipped off my pillow, down the back and into the hollow/ottoman bit below. Took me a while to find it that time!

Ask Siri where she is.

Have you used a different coat or bag to normal recently?

You said you had a tidy earlier, that seems a likely candidate. It's probably with something you tidied away. Kids draws?

I found my phone in the box of washing powder once. Id balanced it on the corner while doing a washing load and the movement had knocked it in. I've also left it on the shoe rack, one of the dressing gowns. In bed with me and dh all night. Balanced on top of the bannister at the top of the stairs, tucked in a corner of the bathroom where it wouldn't get wet, car phone holder, car door pocket, behind coffee/side tables.

Yes. Because I know for absolute certain that I had it yesterday morning. The reason I know is that I posted on Facebook about a major life event (my Mum's funeral actually) the night before and I got lots of FB notifications. I saw them all in the morning.

And I didn't leave the house (my day off) until the late afternoon which was when I already knew it was lost so it wasn't with me.

Only DH and I living here atm. DH definitely hasn't seen it or moved it, he's helped me search for hours.

I've had the stressiest month (see Mum dying) and this is the cherry on top.

Mine was in the washing machine. Wasn't a good outcome

I'm sorry you're having a stressful time. Sorry for the loss of your mum. It's so easy to loose things when your mind it else where. Maybe have a chill out for the rest of the evening it will probs show up when you're not looking for it.