# How do I use google-- \[find phone from tablet, but tablet needs code that is texted to phone\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 5, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684 "2022-06-05T03:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/1 "2022-06-05T03:00:13Z")
–to help me find my phone from my tablet, when before I can sign in on my tablet it requires me to retrieve a code from my phone? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/2 "2022-06-05T04:22:49Z")
I believe the way it is intended to work is that you would already be logged in to Google on your tablet and any other such device. Also, two-factor authentication would also send a notification to your tablet as well, if you needed it to log in for any other reason. So as long as you could unlock your tablet, you could use it to find the other device that is also logged in to Google. If your phone is currently lost, I hope you are already logged in on your tablet and have it set up as a 2-factor device. That is a bit more complicated on an Amazon tablet, as you have to install the Google stuff manually. (And I have no experience with how it works on iPad.) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/3 "2022-06-05T06:30:06Z")
A possible work-around, if you have Chrome installed and signed in on a desktop/laptop computer already as a trusted source, you _may_ be able to go with an additional verification depending on how you’ve set up your account (this is one of the reasons I don’t care for 2-factor authentication but that’s a different thread). Go to : [https://myaccount.google.com/security](https://myaccount.google.com/security) From said already authorized browser, and it will go over the authentication methods you’ve set up as well as having a find a lost device option! ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/4 "2022-06-05T08:55:08Z")
**Moderator Note** The thread title has been edited to more clearly indicate the topic. Please use descriptive thread titles. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/5 "2022-06-05T13:43:07Z")
If you copy the secret authentication token to another device (your tablet), you should able to generate the correct response from that device. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/6 "2022-06-06T04:49:50Z")
2 factor authorization is not the issue ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/7 "2022-06-06T04:59:45Z")
I’m signed in on my fire tablet. But it wants me verify who I am by using the code it texted to my phone. I’ve tried all the obvious workarounds but it just sends me in circles ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/8 "2022-06-06T06:31:11Z")
I have modified the title based on your clarification. If the title is still incorrect, let me know what it should read. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684/9 "2022-06-07T22:25:24Z")
Perfect thanks