Volume 2 - Issue 2, March - April 2026

In modern society, losing personal belongings such as mobile phones, wallets, identification cards, and documents is a common problem. Traditional lost-and-found systems rely on manual methods such as notice boards, registers, or security offices. These methods are often inefficient, slow, and limited to a specific location. As technology advances, mobile applications provide an effective way to improve the process of recovering lost items. This research paper presents the design and development of a Lost and Found Mobile Application, which provides a digital platform for reporting lost items and found items. The application allows users to register, log in, upload item details, add images, and search through available records. By using a centralized database, the system helps connect people who have lost items with those who have found them. The application improves accessibility, efficiency, and transparency in the lost-and-found process. It reduces the time required to report lost items and increases the chances of recovering them. The proposed system can be implemented in various environments such as educational institutions, public transportation systems, shopping centers, and workplaces. The main objective of the system is to create a userfriendly and reliable platform that simplifies the process of item recovery while improving communication between users. The results show that a digital lost-and-found platform significantly improves the efficiency of item management compared to traditional methods. People lose their personal belongings anywhere they spend time. Often people leave or lose things like phones, laptops, IDs, purses/wallets, bags and more on campuses, workplaces, transit stations, airports, train stations, hotels, malls, stores, and so on. Physical/manual methods such as writing lost-found registries and posting on bulletin boards can cause delays and accessibility issues. Existing lost-andfound systems do not allow users to report or find lost items immediately, thereby reducing efficiency. This limitation causes a communication barrier between the person who lost the item and the person who found the item. Project Aim and Objectives The proposed project will help develop an online platform that will ease users to report lost-found items. Lost and Found Mobile Application will allow the users to create an account, report lost items, upload a photo of the lost item, add description, lost location, time, and so on. Anybody who finds a lost item can post about the found item with details that can help recognize the owner of the lost item. Users will be able to search for lost and found items by entering keywords related to the lost item. Items can be filtered by category or location. All lost-found information will be stored in the centralized database according to users and item details.The database will maintain all information in a structured manner that is easy to search and access by the users. Expected Results From the above discussion, it is understood that the system will reduce the time taken to report lost items and improve communication between the people who lost an item and people who found the item. Therefore, there are higher chances for the lost item to be returned to its original owner. The lost-found mobile application can be installed and used in college campuses, offices, or any public service companies. In future work, we can implement location tracking, matching algorithms, and push notifications to improve the system.

Mayuresh Mhaske, Mahesh Pandhare, Vishal Sapkal,"Lost and Found Mobile Application" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(2): Page(1126-1136) Mar-Apr 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.