ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - UPDATE: On Oct. 9, APD has reported that 17-year-old Abigail Martin is still missing and is now suspected to be in the Boyce/Cotile area.

Understanding the Context

If you know where Abigail is, you are ... To help you find offline items with Find Hub, if you don’t have one, set a PIN, pattern, or password on your Android device. Learn how to set screen lock on your device. Be ready to find a lost Android device - Google Account Help Tip: To find, secure, or erase your Wear OS device, connect it to Wi-Fi or mobile data.

Key Insights

Be ready to find a lost Android device. By default, your Android device stores encrypted recent locations with Google and participates in the Find Hub network, a crowdsourced network of Android devices that uses end-to-end encrypted location information to help Android users find their lost devices. Find My Device can now help you locate devices, even if they're offline by encrypting and storing your device's most recent location with Google. See the article Here To find your friends and family, you can use the Find Hub app to: Share your location with others Find others’ location on a map Take a few different actions for those shares Set up your Fin If you lose an Android phone or tablet, or Wear OS watch, you can find, lock, or erase it. If you've added a Google Account to your device, Find My Device is automatically turned on.

Final Thoughts

If you allow Find My Device to encrypt your phone's most recent location and store it with Google, your device’s most recent location is available to the first account activated on the device.