LostHour

Ready Check / Chromebook

Get a Chromebook ready to be found

3 settings. Menu names differ between versions; the maker’s page beside each one is the source.

  1. 1

    Know which Google Account owns it

    SettingsSecurity and privacyManage other people (owner shown there)

    If it goes missing you sign it out from that account. School or work Chromebooks are handled by the organisation, not by you.

    Source: Google: Find your Chromebook's owner account

  2. 2

    Require a password or PIN on wake

    SettingsSecurity and privacyLock screen and sign-in

    Stops someone opening the lid and using your signed-in accounts.

  3. 3

    Write down the serial number

    The sticker under the Chromebook

    Needed for a police report or insurance claim.

Keep the numbers where you can reach them

Put this Chromebook in a private plan: its serial, IMEI and carrier number, ticked settings, and its own “it’s missing” page. Two devices free. Lost Hour Pass is $1.95 a month or $19.50 a year for 12 devices; Household is $3.95 a month or $39.50 a year for 30. Free during preview: nothing is charged.

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