Google launches Android device manger app

It’s taken four months but Google’s smartphone and tablet tracking app is finally available to download from Google Play

It's taken four months but Google's smartphone and tablet tracking app is finally available to download from Google Play.

Google launched Android Device Manager, a web-based service to let Android phone and tablet users find their devices if lost or stolen, back in August.

The much-needed feature displays the location of a device on a map and even lets users shut it down, erase it or make it ring, in the hope of attracting a passer-by's attention.

However, until now, Android Device Manager was web-only so Google has launched an app version which offers all of the same functionality and is now free to download from the Google Play store.