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I guess I just need to vent this out...
But yeah... lost my nexus one.
Went to cheesecake factory. Took out my phone and played with it. Then... I placed it on the chair and totally forgot about it when I left the restaurant. 10 minutes later I realized I didn't have my nexus one with me ( when I was in the car... ) went back in... and go figure... my phone isn't there anymore. I went to ask the person in the front desk, and she told me she didn't have my phone.
So then... I called my phone... like more than 10 times and no one picked it up... Few hours later, I tried calling again and it went straight to voice mail. I guess that person found out how to turn off the phone ( took the battery out? ) or hard reset it.
Sigh... whoever stole my phone, I hope he/she dies. <^>
FCK!!!
Do you have insurance? Or any of the mobile tracking software on it?
It was probably Steve Jobs. Sorry for your loss.
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Do you have insurance? Or any of the mobile tracking software on it?
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Neither... =(
If you have a gmail account linked to the phone and he access your emails you can track the ip on the gmail site then take the ip address to the police.
You dont have the assurion insurance from tmobile or att?
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If you have a gmail account linked to the phone and he access your emails you can track the ip on the gmail site then take the ip address to the police.
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Thing is, I use a pin ( to access the phone ) so... he wouldn't be able to figure out my pin, meaning... he will not be able to access to my gmail and other things.
And no... no insurance.
However, he WILL have access to my pictures and stuff... though that doesn't really make a diff.
does google concider a login into your gmail account when the phone syncs? If so then you could look at googles logs and see the ip address.
ah that sucks. hope he/she dies guess we lost a nexus one member
I am so sorry for your loss.
I'm sure we're all at risk for something like this happening. Maybe I should reinstall wave secure.
Very sorry for your loss. I've forgotten my blackberry in a restaurant once. left it on a corner edge of the table behind the salt and pepper rack. Never gopt it back.
I got my N1 two days ago and wondering if there are security and tracking software that also has the capability to prevent device reset if N1 is stolen.
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Very sorry for your loss. I've forgotten my blackberry in a restaurant once. left it on a corner edge of the table behind the salt and pepper rack. Never gopt it back.
I got my N1 two days ago and wondering if there are security and tracking software that also has the capability to prevent device reset if N1 is stolen.
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Wavesecure from market
to the OP sorry for your loss
I feel your pain I don't know how I would react man sorry for you.
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I lost mine too yestarday....
I feel your pain...
baaaaawwww
Def install Wavesecure in the future. Track the phone, and wipe/lock if needed.
So you hope somone who stumbled across a lost phone dies because you were forgetful enough to leave your phone lyring around?
Real nice.
is there a free alternitave to wave secure?
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So you hope somone who stumbled across a lost phone dies because you were forgetful enough to leave your phone lyring around?
Real nice.
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an honest person would have turned it in. people forget stuff all the time, so dont be a **** be a dude.
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an honest person would have turned it in. people forget stuff all the time, so dont be a **** be a dude.
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exactly. it would be a douche to not do the honest thing
but yea today i almost lost my nexus one too. i was a lowes getting stuff for the bathroom since we are redoing our bathroom and i was looking at some lights and i left my phone in a space behind a few boxes to reach for a box open it up n inspect it. so by the time i get to the car, i reached in my pocket to call my girlfriend to see if there was anything else she wanted me to get on my way home n i forgot it where i left it! im telling u i ran through that store like i was the NFL Tennessee Titan's running Chris Johnson. i ran like a madman n did stuff i did while i played high school football lol thank god my phone was still in the place i left it. im reinstalling mobile defense right now
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yea Mobile Defense
Hi guys,
just came back from a trip in Israel. At Tel Aviv airport the guys at security took and hold there my tablet for "security" reasons. When (if) my tablet will return to me, it would be possible to check if they looked and stole my data (emails, navigation history and so on)?
Thank u for your help
I have no idea if you can do that or not... sorry.
But thats messed up! Remind me to never go to Israel...
Not sure there is any way to check if they copied your files or not but if its not too late you can check the battery usage over the time period they had possession of your property to see whether or not they were using your device for any considerable amount of time that would be required to copy a large chunk of data.
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Afraid they stole your kiddie-p...?
Just kidding. There is no way to check it. Did you make a backup?
My guess is that they love your shiny toy so much that its never coming back... hope you have insurance and some sort of proof that they confiscated it. Good luck.
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Good reason to use the screen lock thingy with the passwrod or the multi-movement drag open to unlock thing (system settings)
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Not sure there is any way to check if they copied your files or not but if its not too late you can check the battery usage over the time period they had possession of your property to see whether or not they were using your device for any considerable amount of time that would be required to copy a large chunk of data.
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How can I do it?
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Good reason to use the screen lock thingy with the passwrod or the multi-movement drag open to unlock thing (system settings)
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I use the drag code, but I think it's not too difficult to overcome it
the drag code is difficult to get rid of... since after few try... got a timed lock.
so unless they know your email and password... I don't think they can open it...
But of course we are speaking about guys not really "computer" wise
and... what kind of "sensitive" information you want hide?
it's really weird that they could take the tablet like this... good luck
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the drag code is difficult to get rid of... since after few try... got a timed lock.
so unless they know your email and password... I don't think they can open it...
But of course we are speaking about guys not really "computer" wise
and... what kind of "sensitive" information you want hide?
it's really weird that they could take the tablet like this... good luck
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I've nothing to hide but wathever belongs to me is "sensitive" for me! I think nobody can like that other peoples gain access to own data!!
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the drag code is difficult to get rid of... since after few try... got a timed lock.
so unless they know your email and password... I don't think they can open it...
But of course we are speaking about guys not really "computer" wise
and... what kind of "sensitive" information you want hide?
it's really weird that they could take the tablet like this... good luck
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Bear in mind, all countries have laws that state they can ORDER you to provide the password. Refuse and some (middle east) WILL lock you up.
A lawyer mate of mine says you have the right to be present when they activate, open, or search you equipment. If they refuse, then you also can refuse the password.
Again, that's mainly western countries..
Best way to keep Hebs, Yank jack-booted thugs or anyone else out would be to encrypt the tablet and have a very long non-word password.
we're going offtopic, I only would to know if there was a way to track tablet's use....
That's a first, been many time abroad including Israel and never been told anything about my electronics. And I normally have a few with me. Only once was I told to turn my pocket PC to prove it worked. Best of luck hope you get it back!
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It is turned back. It is now on Milan airport and tomorrow it would be between my hand
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So I have kind of an interesting situation. A few weeks ago, I ordered a new Nexus7 8gb for a gift direct from the Google Play store, and shipped via UPS. On the day it was delivered, UPS's tracking showed "Delivered to the front door" however it never made it there. So I called Google Play Support and they had me reply to an e-mail with the words "I consent" to allow them to refund the charge and "remotely disable the device" to make it "unusable as a phone or as a computing device for any purpose".
So I did that and they promptly refunded me, and I placed a new order, which ended up being delivered with no problems. However, yesterday my neighbor knocked on my door with the original shipment in hand, apparently it had been delivered next door, and they were away at the time so they hadn't seen the package until then. Out of curiosity I booted up the tablet fully expecting it to be bricked once I connected it to wifi or at most after I had attached my google account or tried to do anything on the Play Store app. However, it has so far worked flawlessly with no visible restrictions, I even updated all the apps and performed a system update with no issues.
Just to be on the safe, and more honest, side though I sent Google a follow-up e-mail to let them know what happened and that the device had not been disabled. They responded just to say that it "can be disabled at any time from now" and to make sure anything I had on there is backed up.
So my question(s) to you guys are, first has anyone had any experience with this, aka Google remotely disabling the device, and know what actually happens to it? And second, since it appears Google has no desire to collect the hardware back from me, is there any way to bring it back to life after that the disabling action has happened, via a hard-wipe and using custom ROMs ect, or will it be essentially a $200 paperweight?
Thanks!
I think, tho maybe wrong but when they send out the "kill" signal it goes out for limited time so that if the item is not switched on during that period then when it is switched on it could/should be fine.
I may be wrong but past experience with a found iphone would suggest this to be the case.
As for the last bit I would as assume that once killed only google can breathe life back into it.
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I think, tho maybe wrong but when they send out the "kill" signal it goes out for limited time so that if the item is not switched on during that period then when it is switched on it could/should be fine.
I may be wrong but past experience with a found iphone would suggest this to be the case.
As for the last bit I would as assume that once killed only google can breathe life back into it.
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Ah ok, well if thats the case maybe I should just power it off and wait awhile before attempting to use it, if theres a chance I would be able to avoid their "kill signal" altogether.
I just assumed at the very least they would blacklist the tablet's IMEI/serial immediately, so that even if the device itself wasn't bricked it wouldn't be unable to utilize any of google's services.
Flash a custom ROM and recovery asap I say.
Good on you for being honest and telling Google about what happened. Good karma goes a long way! I'm more surprised though they didn't request you send it back to them.
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Good on you for being honest and telling Google about what happened. Good karma goes a long way! I'm more surprised though they didn't request you send it back to them.
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Yeah, I was surprised too when they didn't respond back with instructions to send it back to them or at least have UPS come pick it up, since it was UPS who was really the one at fault.
It just seems like a waste to me that a shiny new Nexus 7 will now most likely just become trash, which is what led me to ask here if there was anything I could do to save it from an early grave.
Spare parts (screen and battery)
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Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
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I will give you a hundred bucks for it. I don't mind the risk involved since you contacted Google to see if they wanted it back. PM me.
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Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
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I'm not sure how its wrong if I notified them that I recovered the device, and all they said was "it will be disabled soon" and made no mention or request to have it sent back to them? Its apparent they don't want or need it back (I'm guessing the costs they'd incur in return shipping, handling, repackaging it, ect. would make it not really worth it for them to try to resell.), so is it wrong I'm trying to get some use out of it?
Also I believe I read that they file a claim with UPS in these instances, so most likely receive some type of reimbursement from UPS to at least mitigate the loss, which is probably another reason they haven't asked me to send it back. *shrug*
@shibbybypass - regarding your offer I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with it yet, probably going to just let it sit awhile and see what happens. But I will keep your offer in mind.
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Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
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Yes you are
He contacted the vendor, they did not request the unit back. Nothing wrong here.
Now if he didn't contact google, and was trying to get around the kill signal; that's another story. But unless you are calling the OP a liar.. nothing to see here.
Dude what is the status of the device now ???
Is it still working, I have a friend with the same case
But his device still on and google said its scheduled to be disabled
Wow! It's amazing how much control the corporations have over our devices. I have heard about this "kill switch" but did not believe it.
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Wow! It's amazing how much control the corporations have over our devices. I have heard about this "kill switch" but did not believe it.
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I think there are apps that give us something like that if the device is lost or stolen.
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We owned computer / networking business in the mid 80s to mid 90s.. what happens is the seller files a claim with ups. they are compensated for there loss. UPS Does not care about the item at that point . UNLESS Google files to ups item has been found. Then ups will ask for it But only Sometimes.Obviously google is not taking this second step.. Im sure this happens more then you would think. UPS Looses alot of packages. they just handle so many more its not so well known..
As far as them killing or locking the device.. Its only for google WALLET And the wallet nfc function. If you unlock lock then re-unlock the device it will have a new nfc id .
Here is how i know the above sentence..
First i bought a 8 gb nexus 7 from play store. (8 was out of stock ). It had bad screen lift. I called google and they said i could it order a 16 then gat a rma for the 8 when the 16 comes.. So the day i got the 16 gb . before i took it out of the box. I called google got the rma for 8 gb. Got the email telling me to disable wallet. I did so.. after i opened the 16 setting it up the screen cracked under (another story i will not get into here) I called google to explain what happened . they told me to send it back and to keep the 8 until i got a replacement for the 16. While setting the 8 gb tablet back up google wallet would NOT Work..
i called google back . they told me to unlock it again . lock it back. Remove it from my wallet account.. Then i could unlock it again and set it up...
this i done. and it worked fine. So it makes me think they do NOT RENDER THE DEVICE DISABLED Only the wallet features..
sorry for. such a long story ..
since you asked them if they wanted it back and they did not . i would say your fine with keeping it.. Keep the emails documenting you contacting them.
Good Luck
Hello guys !
15 hours ago I was walking towards my home when three unknown guys jumped on me, beaten me pretty good and then stole my phone. I don't really care about the bruises as I care about my little precious toy (though, I'm happy that I'm alive).
Because I'm such a noob I didn't protect my phone with Cerberus or any other security/tracing app. It didn't even have a lock-screen password (it's pretty useless because the phone can be wiped from recovery).
Guys, please, what do you suggest me to do ? I'd personally try to install a security app from google play store from my PC on my phone but I'm waiting for more oppinions. Have you tried it ?
The police asked for my IMEI code and they are probably trying to trace it by now, but I want to start my own investigation, see if this works.
As a last thing, Android users, PLEASE install tracing software on your phone. It doesn't matter if it costs money, or if it drains a bit of battery here and there. Also, make sure you will always have your IMEI code (mine was only on the box and it was almost worn-off).
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Hello guys !
15 hours ago I was walking towards my home when three unknown guys jumped on me, beaten me pretty good and then stole my phone. I don't really care about the bruises as I care about my little precious toy (though, I'm happy that I'm alive).
Because I'm such a noob I didn't protect my phone with Cerberus or any other security/tracing app. It didn't even have a lock-screen password (it's pretty useless because the phone can be wiped from recovery).
Guys, please, what do you suggest me to do ? I'd personally try to install a security app from google play store from my PC on my phone but I'm waiting for more oppinions. Have you tried it ?
The police asked for my IMEI code and they are probably trying to trace it by now, but I want to start my own investigation, see if this works.
As a last thing, Android users, PLEASE install tracing software on your phone. It doesn't matter if it costs money, or if it drains a bit of battery here and there. Also, make sure you will always have your IMEI code (mine was only on the box and it was almost worn-off).
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The police can handle that for you...
Phone your network and report it stolen or you will be liable for any calls made.
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Contact your Carrier/Samsung as far as i can remember they have the option to "blacklist" your imei so the thief won't be able to use or resell it without changing the imei but i doubt that the guy has that kind of technical knowledge
All you can do is get the phone imei blocked by network operator. It's too late now to protect anything in the phone or wipe it remotely
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I reported it stolen to the police and they asked me for the IMEI code so they can obtain a warrant and start to trace my phone. I wouldn't want to add it to that blacklist yet because I don't want the phone to become unusable (missing IMEI) while the police might be trying to get it. That's the only reason that kept me from calling Samsung last night.
Also, I called my carrier, canceled my SIM card and they are probably working with the police (if they got that warrant).
One interesting thing that the officer told me was that if the IMEI code is correct, whenever the thief gets a SIM card in that phone and calls someone, the numbers will pop up at their center and they can start tracking it.
You can track it by logging in to www.samsungdive.com if you set up a Samsung account
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wow people are just soo low in todays world.. so few dont work for things they want like the rest of us
There is no need for 3rd-party software for that.
All the S II and S III (and maybe others) devices with a free service from Samsung called Samsung Dive.
Did you by chance take the time to setup Samsung Dive?
If you did, log on to www.samsungdive.com and it will locate your phone, give you log for the last calls, remote wipe, etc.
If you didn't, then too bad: serves you well for not taking the proper measures, even if Samsung tried to help you by giving you free software and service.
I'm not really a fan of Samsung's software. My phone didn't even know how does the stock ROM look like. Unfortunately, no Samsung Dive for me.
Thank you for the replies, guys !
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I'm not really a fan of Samsung's software. My phone didn't even know how does the stock ROM look like. Unfortunately, no Samsung Dive for me.
Thank you for the replies, guys !
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When you get it, either get a tracking app or return to stock and use samsung dive.
Now what the police said is true, they can get him with the IMEI number if he puts a new SIM, locate him and kick his ass.
Don't be afraid, they will handle everything from here.
Isn't there a software called plan b? Not sure if it's any good or not but maybe worth a try
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I would get in touch with Samsung and give them your imei number, just because you didn't register with them it doesn't mean they still can't track your phone for you
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Isn't there a software called plan b? Not sure if it's any good or not but maybe worth a try
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Doesn't work from ICS onwards (perhaps Honeycomb also) because apps can only be automatically started after you've manually ran the app once
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I would get in touch with Samsung and give them your imei number, just because you didn't register with them it doesn't mean they still can't track your phone for you
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That is something for police and network operator.
Unless you expect samsung to admit that they have Builtin backdoor to our phones
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I never knew about Samsung dive.
it just uses your Samsung account login details which is good, it knew about my s2 I had, my first s3 I had for 2 days, and this s3.tried it out and it's very good.
but....I still prefer findmyphone
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It might be a hopeless case by now, but you can also try pushing androidlost from the market to the phone, via Play Store. And start praying that the thief has not wiped the ROM.
Good luck!
Well, thanks god you are safe and well right ? about the phone, without a tracing software i wouldn't have much hope. At least with the imei you would make it kind of useless as a phone for them.
Cerberus is always the first app i install on my phone. It is a must if you live in a ****ty place like brazil.
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That is something for police and network operator.
Unless you expect samsung to admit that they have Builtin backdoor to our phones
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When you register with them it's just easier for you to track your phone via your account but it's basically just a imei tracker it's just when you register your account details your imei just automatically get sent with your account I think?
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Cerberus is always the first app i install on my phone. It is a must if you live in a ****ty place like brazil.
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You must live in a pretty ****ty part of Brazil, because I've lived there most of my life and never had a single phone stolen. And I always have high-end phones AND know how to use them for both safekeeping my private data and the devices themselves.
OTOH, in the 1 year I lived in Ft. Lauderdale (FLA/USA) as an exchange student, I was robbed about once a month, including having my padlock broken in my high school's lockerroom twice. In 37 years living in Brazil, I had a car robbed once in 1996 and that was it.
I had a bit of a panic last night because I thought I'd lost my phone. I walked around the house saying Ok Google now find my phone and nothing. I called it, nothing. I then remembered I'd registered it to the Moto care find phone app. I went to the site, gps said it was indeed in the house, so I set the alarm off.
That sucker was loud! Phone was stuck in the couch.
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I had a bit of a panic last night because I thought I'd lost my phone. I walked around the house saying Ok Google now find my phone and nothing. I called it, nothing. I then remembered I'd registered it to the Moto care find phone app. I went to the site, gps said it was indeed in the house, so I set the alarm off.
That sucker was loud! Phone was stuck in the couch.
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I have mine managed using Google's Android Device Manager. I haven't tested it out yet, really. I didn't think I needed both services, and I already had my Nexus 7 in it, so stuck with that.
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I have mine managed using Google's Android Device Manager. I haven't tested it out yet, really. I didn't think I needed both services, and I already had my Nexus 7 in it, so stuck with that.
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Same here, I never set up the Motorola one because you can already do it through the Play Store.
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Same here, I never set up the Motorola one because you can already do it through the Play Store.
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I've been using "Locate my droid" for a few years on various phones. I've only had to use it once, but it worked like a charm.
I've only had to use a location tracking app once when I thought I lost my phone. I had been at a bank and remembered taking my phone out to check what the date was, got to my car and drove home. Got into my apartment and realized I didn't have it. I went to my car and looked around, couldn't find it.
Went back inside and pulled up Seek Droid (I got it for free on Amazon Free App Of The Day years ago) and started tracking the location. It showed it in a neighborhood near the bank, and I thought for sure I left it there and someone snagged it. I immediately locked it (had a PIN lock but wasn't sure if it was locked or not), and tried to update tracking. It then jumped closer to the bank, to my dad's house (where I was before the bank) and then to my apartment. I waited a few minutes to see if it would settle there and it updated twice saying my apartment.
I triggered the alarm function to help me find it and went back to my car. Thinking maybe I dropped it in on the ground getting out of the car I started looking around the car and could hear the alarm faintly. I opened the car and it got louder, meaning it was in the car. Looked everywhere before finally opening the center console, and there it was. I've never put my phone in there, and still have no idea why I wold have, but I did.
I've since started using Cerberus and like it much better. It has much better features and can be hidden from the app drawer, as well as survive a factory reset. I got it for free as well from App Gratis a while back. I especially like the feature that allows you to take pictures, and trigger photos automatically after several failed unlock attempts. I had suspicions that someone was messing with my phone a few months ago and they were confirmed by getting an email of their face (and failing) to unlock it.
Moral of the story is that you should always have SOMETHING available to locate and/or wipe your phone. The Android Device Manager isn't the best, but it's free for everyone and you should enable it at the very least.
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Moral of the story is that you should always have SOMETHING available to locate and/or wipe your phone. The Android Device Manager isn't the best, but it's free for everyone and you should enable it at the very least.
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Why does your experience indicate it doesn't do what it's supposed to? I've never actually had to use it in a real situation, but my testing has always been accurate.
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Why does your experience indicate it doesn't do what it's supposed to? I've never actually had to use it in a real situation, but my testing has always been accurate.
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Didn't mean to imply that it doesn't work, just mean that it isn't the best one available. Cerberus and other paid apps have more features that make them better, but the functionality of the ADM is fine.
I have Moto Find, Google Find and Cerberus set up on my device at the same time. Can never be too careful
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I went to Motorola 's tool because despite having decent Google fu I was unable to locate the link to Google's tool. The Motorola one is right on their support page.