The Bark Phone comes with real-time location tracking built in. You can also set up Google and Samsung location tracking as a backup. If the phone is lost, here's how to find it using any of the three methods.
Bark parent app
Bark parent app
From your parent app or dashboard, tap your child's profile.
Tap Find Phone.
The Bark Phone will ring at full volume, even if it was silenced, as long as it's on and connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi. If it's off, you'll see a message along with the last detected location.
Tap Recent Locations to see the last pinged location of the device.
To remotely lock the phone, pause the device.
Google Find My Device
Google Find My Device
On the Bark Phone, open the Play Store. Don't see it? Enable the app store from your parent app.
Search for and install Google Find My Device. Having trouble signing in? Review this guide.
Open the Google Find My Device app.
Sign in with your child's Google account.
Once set up, you or your child can go to google.com/android/find and sign in to see the last pinged location. You can also remotely ring the phone or lock it down.
Samsung Find My Mobile
Samsung Find My Mobile
On the Bark Phone, open Settings.
Tap Samsung account.
Tap Sign in with Google. If your child doesn't have a Google account yet, you'll see an option to create one on the next screen. Here are tips for setting up a Google account that works with the Bark Phone. Having trouble? Review this guide.
Enter your child's Google login.
Approve Samsung permissions if prompted.
Tap Find My Mobile.
Enable the following:
Allow this phone to be found
Send last location
Offline finding
Note: Remote unlock is not available at this time.
Once set up, you or your child can go to smartthingsfind.samsung.com and sign in to see the last pinged location. You can also remotely ring the phone or lock it down.