How accurate is Android device manager location ? Android Device Manager doesn't power on the device's GPS to locate the phone. It just pings it once, which gets a general location via WiFi or cell towers. It doesn't matter if you're out in the open or indoors, unless the phone already has a GPS lock for some other reason (say, if it was already doing navigation or tracking points), Android Device Manager won't give a perfectly precise location. Once the device is formatted you are going to loose everything. Android device manager Accuracy It is very hard to locate a phone when it comes to tracking. There are many third party programs. But they also work on the same way. Till the time the phone is one the device can be tracked through GPS and when the person switch off the gps and Internet then it is gone. And if he flash the Custom ROM , then also it is gone. So I do not think this locater tools are actually accura...