How to Track O2 Phone: Guide for Lost, Stolen, or Someone’s Device

O2 doesn’t have a dedicated O2 Find my phone app. Thus, to track a lost or stolen O2 phone, you need a brand tracker for Android or iPhone. To find someone else’s phone, better to use a mobile number tracker or a family tracker for locating a child’s phone.

Why is it important to know?

A phone is stolen every 6 minutes in London, with an estimated 78,000 grabbed bags in 2023 alone. Therefore, knowing how to track an O2 phone is quite useful, at least for this reason.

In this post, we’ll discuss the different methods of finding yours or someone else’s O2 phone.

How to Track Lost or Stolen O2 Phone

There are various methods to track a lost or stolen O2 phone:

• Google Find My Device for Android;
• Find My for iPhone;
• IMEI number tracking;
• O2 support.

Google Find My Device for Android

The Find My Device Network searches for Android devices. Hence, if your O2 phone is an Android, you will be able to find it quite easily with this feature.

1. Open https://www.google.com/android/find/ on a web browser or the Find My Device app on another person’s Android phone.
2. Sign in to the same Google account connected to your missing O2 phone.
3. Google will show the phone’s current location on Google Maps.
   
4. Click on the pin location to see directions to the phone’s location.
5. Click the Play Sound to ring the device if it’s nearby.
   
6. If the phone is far, click the Secure Device feature to lock it using its pin, password, or pattern.
   
7. If it’s impossible to recover the phone, use the Factory Reset Device function to erase all its data to protect your information from getting into the wrong hands.
   

Find My for iPhone

Find My service can locate your O2 iPhone and protect your information.

1. Open the Find My app on another iPhone. Sign in with your Apple ID.
2. Tap on the lost phone to see its location on Maps.
   
3. Tap on Play Sound if it’s nearby. If not, use the Lost Mode feature to lock your phone with your Apple ID password or a passcode. It’s also a good idea to leave a message on the screen for the person who finds it so they can return it to you.
   
4. If you can’t access another iPhone, open iCloud.com/find and log in with a verification code sent to a trusted device. However, if you don’t have access to a trusted device, click on the Find Devices feature to see your iPhone’s location.
   

IMEI Number Tracking

The UK police can help you find your lost or stolen O2 phone using the phone’s IMEI number. But you must know your phone’s IMEI beforehand.

Dial *#06# to find it. You can also find your phone’s IMEI in Settings > About Phone > IMEI or under the phone’s original packaging.

If your phone is stolen, file a police report. They will ask for your phone’s IMEI number. Once you give it to them, they will collaborate with O2 to find the missing device through GPS and connectivity to mobile networks. The IMEI will be useful in identifying the missing device in a raid to recover stolen phones.

Turn to O2 Support

When your phone is lost or stolen, O2 can block it and send you a new SIM card with your existing phone number. If you have phone insurance, O2 can also help you claim a phone replacement.

Call O2 Support at 0344 809 0222 to get a replacement if you are a Pay-As-You-Go customer, or 0344 809 0202 if you are a Pay Monthly customer. It’s best to call within 24 hours after your phone is lost or stolen so that O2 can cap your liability for calls and data to £100 if there’s unauthorized use.

How to Track O2 Phone Number

You can track someone’s O2 phone using their O2 phone number. Online phone number tracking services use a text message with a locating tracking link to find a phone’s live location.

Based on my experience experimenting with different phone number locators, I concluded that GEOfinder, Detectico, and Scannero are the best options for most people. Let’s take one as an example.

How to Use Scannero Phone Number Tracker

Scannero mobile number track is a fast and straightforward method of finding an O2 phone using its mobile number.

1. Create a Scannero account by visiting Scannero.io.
2. Enter the O2 phone number you want to find.
   
3. Choose one of the pre-made text messages to send to your target. Scannero will attach a location tracking link. Remember to choose an interesting message that will make the person click on the link. You can also tailor the message to make it captivating.
4. Hit [Send] and wait for them to click the attached link. After they click it, Scannero will display their location on Google Maps.
   

With the location tracking link, you can send them more messages to track their live location every few minutes. Otherwise, you can view and see directions to their phone’s position on Google Maps using a single text message.

Try Scannero.io

Use O2 Family Plan

The O2 Family Plan connects you to the Qustodio parental control tool, which provides location monitoring and (saved places) alerts. This app lets you know your child’s location, and they can send emergency alerts.

The O2 Family Plan offers online tracking features like smart filters to block inappropriate sites, screen time to control phone usage, and safe search to prevent access to adult content.

While O2 has its dedicated family tracker, there are other parental control tools. To see their abilities, let’s compare one of them, like mSpy with Qustodio for O2.

Qustodio vs mSpy

Feature/Service	Qustodio for O2	mSpy
Location tracking	Live location tracking	Live location tracking
Geofencing	Saved location alerts	Ability to set up virtual fences with alerts
Emergency alerts	Can send SOS messages	–
Screen time	Sets screen time on multiple devices; Limits screen time on apps; Monitors time spent on social media apps	–
Safe Search	Restricts 18+ content	Blocks specific URLs
Smart filters	Blocks inappropriate content	Blocks specific URLs
Calls and text message monitoring	–	Monitors all incoming and outgoing calls and text messages
Keyword monitoring	–	Tracks saved keywords from all apps on a monitored phone
Social media monitoring	–	Tracks activities on social media apps through screenshots
Browser history	–	Shows all accessed websites on a child’s phone
	Try Qustodio	Try mSpy

Based on this comparison, mSpy stands out as a comprehensive monitoring tool that offers location tracking and all activities on your child’s O2 phone.

Free Phone Tracking Via Google Maps

Google Maps has location sharing and timeline features that you can use to find an O2 phone free of charge.

However, using location sharing requires consent from the other phone, since they must send their location to your phone. The timeline feature is handy for retracing your steps and finding out where you misplaced your phone.

Using Google Timeline

1. Open the Google Maps app on your phone. Tap on your profile’s initial, then choose Your Timeline.
2. Tap Today to open the calendar, then select the date you want to view.
3. Navigate to the phone’s last location to find it.
   

Using Google Location Sharing

1. Open the Google Maps app and click on your profile’s initial.
2. Tap Location Sharing.
   
3. Tap New Share.
4. Choose the duration you will be sharing the location between one hour and until you turn off location sharing.
5. Select the person’s contact and tap Share.
6. Google Maps will send your phone’s location as a link. The person should do the same to show you their live location.
   

Comparison of Tracking Tools for O2 Phones

To choose the best suitable for you tracking method, compare them in the table below.

Conclusion

Tracking the own O2 phone is easy with Find My Device for Android and Find My for iPhone.

To find someone’s O2 phone, you will require an online phone number tracker like Scannero, while it’s best to use a family tracker like mSpy or O2 Family Plan to monitor your child’s O2 phone constantly.