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How To Find Your Android Phone If It Gets Missing Or Stolen by luigiajah(m): 10:00am On Sep 10, 2015 |
We all use smartphones and personally it hurts when your device gets missing most especially if the phone is expensive. Today i'll be dropping a tutorial on how to track down your lost device. However , this method of locating your device only works if, [img]http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/larger_wm_brw/public/article_images/2015/04/find-my-phone-google-search.PNG[/img] 1. Your Data Connection Was Turned On Before It Got Missing Or Stolen. 2. Your Android Device Manager is Working Properly ( Most devices have Android Device Manager pre-installed If you are using a custom rom that does not have android device manager , you have just lost your phone, probably forever) If You Don't Have Android device manager it won't work. 3. You Have A Google Account Why you should have Android Device Manager On Your Phone? Android Device Manager Can Lock Your Phone Remotely And Wipe Your data making the device useless for the thief , Restoring the factory settings won't unlock the phone. In order to safeguard your device and set up Android Device Manager ,Follow the steps below. Install Android Device Manager from the source link Go to Settings > Security > Device Administrators Set Android Device Manager as administrator Launch Android Device Manager and Sign In With Your Google Account Wait till your device is detected then close the app If your phone gets stolen or you just wish to test if the device manager works, There are two options you can use to find your phone 1,.Use Another Phone To Track It Get a phone that has Android Device Manager installed then sign in with your Google account, your phone's location will be shown to you 2. Use Your Computer Open your browser On Google Search Bar , Type "find my phone" (don't add the quotes). A Mini Map With your phones location will be displayed on the screen. Click ON THE MINIMAP to expand the map if you get an error message. you can now wipe , lock and locate your device . source: http://www.naijatechguy.com/2015/09/how-to-find-your-android-phone-if-it.html #www.nairaland.com 1 Like |
Re: How To Find Your Android Phone If It Gets Missing Or Stolen by respect80(m): 10:12am On Sep 10, 2015 |
What if the thief switch off the data immediately after stealing the device |
Re: How To Find Your Android Phone If It Gets Missing Or Stolen by oyewolestephen(m): 11:33am On Sep 10, 2015 |
These are the reasons why all what you post there might never work:
It rely on data connection ,no data no feedback
If the new user enter his or her own account in the phone. That is all
The last one is almighty recovery mode everything can be doctored here |
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