How to check Find Hub is on on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Security and privacy › Lost device protection › Find Hub › Allow device to be located

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Lost device protection

   Go to Settings, Security and privacy, Lost device protection. Find Hub said On; Theft protection is below it.

   Done

2. 

   Check Allow device to be located

   Tap Find Hub. Allow device to be located was on. Remote Lock lets you lock the phone using your phone number.

   Done

3. 

   Know where to find it

   Under Ways to use Find Hub: the Find Hub app (Open app) and Find Hub web (Open on web). Use either from another device if you lose this one.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Find Hub off? Turn on Allow device to be located. Google says the phone also needs to be signed in to a Google Account and online to be found. Source: Find, secure or erase a lost Android device
• Looking for Find My Device? It is now called Find Hub. Source: Find, secure or erase a lost Android device

If this does not work

• Phone offline? Find your offline devices, on the Find Hub page, manages network settings for finding devices that are offline.
• Erased a lost phone? Google says you will need the Google Account password to use it again. Source: Find, secure or erase a lost Android device

About this guide

Find Hub replaced Find My Device. On our Pixel it was already on.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode. We only looked at these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

Emergency and safety settings: Emergency SOS on a Pixel.

In short: Settings, Security and privacy, Lost device protection, Find Hub, Allow device to be located.