My son’s phone got snatched out of his hand on the way home from school yesterday and we already filed a police report, but they didn’t seem too hopeful about recovering it. I have the IMEI number written down from when we bought it - is there any way to actually use that to locate the phone or at least flag it if someone tries to use it on a network?
You can use the IMEI number to report the phone as stolen to your carrier, they may be able to flag it and prevent it from being used on their network. Additionally, you can use built-in OS tools like “Find My iPhone” for iOS or “Find My Device” for Android to try and locate the phone, but for more advanced monitoring and control, I’d recommend using mSpy to keep an eye on your son’s future devices.