Ring your phone, tablet or accessory with a Google Nest device

Never lose your device again. You can ask your Assistant-enabled Google Nest device to locate your Android phone, iPhone, tablet or any accessory compatible with Find My Device Network.

Google Assistant notifies you through the Google Home app.

Note: This feature is only available in the US and Canada for iOS.

What you need

An iPhone connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi
The Google Home app
An Assistant-enabled Google Nest device, like a Google Nest speaker or display or Nest Wifi router set up in the Google Home app

Ring your iPhone with a Nest speaker or display

Turn on notifications and critical alerts

Open the Google Home app .
Tap Settings Notifications.
Tap General notifications Critical alerts Turn on critical alerts.
- A notification will display at the top of the screen. Tap Turn on Critical alerts Go to Settings. This takes you to the Google Home screen in your iPhone's Settings app.
- If you don't have the option to turn on notifications, this may mean that notifications are already turned on.
Tap Notifications turn on Allow notifications and Critical alerts.

Set up Voice Match

Open the Google Home app .
Tap your account.
Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to your speaker or display. If correct, tap Close to return to the previous screen.
- To switch accounts, tap the triangle next to the Google Account, then tap another account or Add another account.
Tap Settings Google Assistant Voice Match.
Tap Continue I agree.
Follow the in-app steps.
To get your personal information, you must turn on personal results. Tap Turn on and proceed with the Voice Match setup.
To invite others to set up Voice Match for tailored results, tap Invite choose your communication method and send the invitation. To skip this step, tap No, thanks.
Make sure that you check any devices that you want to use Find My Phone for.

Find your iPhone

Say 'Hey Google, find my phone' or 'find my iPhone' and Google Assistant should send a notification to your iPhone that makes it ring for about 25 seconds. To stop the ringing and dismiss the notification, tap the notification.

Note: When multiple devices are registered, you need to be specific on which device needs to be notified. Otherwise, it may ring a different device. Instead of saying 'Hey Google, find my phone', try saying:

'Hey Google, find my iPhone.'
'Hey Google, find my iPad.'

Important: Google Assistant sends the notification to the iPhone on which you last signed in to the Home app . It also tells you which iPhone it will ring.

You won't get a notification alert from your phone if:

It is set to silent or Do Not Disturb, unless you've enabled critical alerts.
It doesn't have a mobile signal or isn't connected to the Internet.
You are wearing an Apple Watch connected to that phone
- Tip: Try removing your Apple Watch before asking Google Assistant to ring your phone.

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