With iOS and Android versions of find-your-device apps either coming stock with your device or being very easy to procure, there’sless of a risk of permanently losing your expensive mobile device than ever before. Sure, when you accidentally leave your WiFi-only iPad in your messenger bag in thebackseat of a cab, the device likely won’t be able to report its location two minutes after the cab drives off and you realize you’re missing something slung around your shoulder. Regardless, the find-your-device apps are easy enough to use, though a bit tedious. Now, Google has made it even easier — and removed the tedium — to find yourdevice: just Google search.If usingAndroidDevice Manager is a bit too tedious — which it certainly can be when the speed of your actions dictates whether or not you’ll see your phone again — you can simply type “find my phone” into a Google search box. If both your Android phone and the browser you’re searching fromare logged into Google, a map with your phone’s location will be returned right in the search results.If your phone is alive and well, Google will not only locate it, but will give you the option to call it. From there, you can also load Android Device Manager for more options, like locking your phone orwiping it clean. Since Google needs a way to pair your instance of its search engine with your phone, the “find my phone” searchquery won’t work if you aren’t logged in, but that’s an easy fix.You’re still subject to the Achilles’heel of lost devices — if the devicecan’t access the internet in any way, then it can’t report its location — but performing a quick Google search is currently the easiest and fastest way to locate a lost device.