Some manufacturers, such as Samsung or Xiaomi, have their own solution to find your mobile in case of loss or theft, and Google has long offered us the “Find my device” function that can be used on any Android device.
But how many times have you forgotten where you put your phone at home? For these cases, there have been applications for years that They allow you to locate it by clappingThe one we feature in this article has over 10 million downloads, let’s take a look.
If you don’t know where your cell phone is, clap your hands.
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Applications for find your phone by clapping They have been around almost since the beginning of Android. It is precisely for this reason that many have become obsolete or stopped working properly. In addition, with smartwatches and voice assistants, they have fallen into disuse.
The “Find My Phone By Clap, Whistle” app was however launched in 2023 and keep updating regularly (last time was a few days ago). Plus, it has over 10 million downloads and an average rating of 4.2 out of 5 with over 38,000 reviews, which is nothing.
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Basically, it is used to help you locate the phone around you by touching your palms. The app will recognize the tap and make the phone vibrate, make a sound and/or turn on the flashsomething very useful in the dark. Its operation is very simple:
- Download the app for free from Google Play and install it on your phone.
- Open the app, select the language (Spanish is one of them) and grant the appropriate permissions for the microphone.
- Set whether you prefer your phone to vibrate, sound, or flash (as well as the type, duration, and volume of the vibration, sound, or flash).
- Press the Activate button and that’s it.
From then on, your mobile will recognize your applauseit will react to it and start ringing, flashing or vibrating. The application ‘Find My Phone By Clap, Whistle’ is very simple and works perfectly, but if it does not convince you, on Google Play you have other free alternatives: ‘Find my Phone – Clap, Whistle’ or ‘Clappy – Find My Phone’ are two examples.
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