Hello Guys,
Just need some help from you.
Unfortunately I got my Moto g4 plus stolen yesterday. I want to Lock/block the device in order to prevent the misuse.
Is there any way to do so other than using the Android Device Manager ? as Android Device Manager requires Location and data to be turned on in the device, in order to lock it. And I don't think I had those turned ON on my device.
Any help is really appreciated.
Thanks
Any Suggestions ? Will be happy to hear back from anyone of you..
Thanks
There are few basic steps you can follow if your phone is lost/stolen
block the sim so unwanted calls/messages are not made from your phones
file a complaint in cyber crime so they can track the phone easily ( make sure you have all the bills, imei number & other necessary details )
i hope this basic steps helps you
my motog4+ phone has lost with imei no:354115073105775 please help to trace them
[email protected] said:
my motog4+ phone has lost with imei no:354115073105775 please help to trace them
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You should be filing a report at the police station in your locality, not ask us for help to trace your phone on XDA.
If you would like to find out where it could be, roughly, you can try using Android Device Manager (search for it, you'll find links you need quicker).
Android device manager would only be useful if the location service and data was turned on in the device, that's what I got to know from Moto Customer Service
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My phone was stolen in london yesterday. It had a PAYG sim in it, and I have been calling it and sometimes it rings. I've left messages and texts but nothing.
I have seen services like mapamobile and followus which offer triangulation tracking but the problem with this is that I don't want the theiving twat to know that I'm tracking it, and all these services send tracking notification texts ti the handset being tracked.
Does anyone know of any services or software that can track my phone?
I've been trying to postpone it ( to give the teef a chance to redeem themselves) but worst comes to worst I'll call orange and get the phone blocked.
try https://www.immobilise.com/
Get this: ORANGE can see (on screen - while I'm on the phone to them) who put their SIM in my phone by looking at the IMEI info!
They WILL NOT TELL me as this would be a breach of the information of the theiving c*nt that took my phone. I have already registered the phone stolen with the police and their response was "well if we followed ever stolen mobile phone we wouldn't be doing anything else blahblahblah"
The police said if I knew who took the phone they would go and arrest them, search their house (and find all my other items they nicked at the same time).
Does anyone know of software or a service that can track my phone from the IMEI?
Googling throws up a number of sponsored links, eg
www.mobilelocate.co.uk
Not sure if it's IMEI based. was it insured?
V
Unfortunately, all of these pay services send a text message to the phone that you want to locate and will only then locate that phone, once a permission to locate reply text has been be sent from that phone back the locating service.
For my circumstances, this won't help as there is no way that the theiving [email protected] is going to allow themselves to be tracked.
Any other ideas greatly apprecited (especially from orange employees hint hint) :lol:
Have you tried calling your opperator to find which cell tower its using? By this way you may get to know his location. And moreover i heard somewhere that if three towers' triangle pointings with distance may be help you to locate your phone in exact position, but i don't think theyl use this technology for finding a phone.Its only used to track terrorists
Anyway, good luck on your next device. Use precautions like my software UTA
Regards
Carty..
Carty you are exactly right, the signal can be triangulated to pinpoint it's location within a few metres however this is only really done for serious crimes, such as kidnapping, murder, terrorism etc.
But further than that, the network (orange in this case) when someone puts a SIM into a handset, that info (SIM data and IMEI) is recorded by network and for this reason I did not have the phone immediately blocked. When I spoke to Orange they could actually see who is using my phone now!, but they will not give me the info and just for theft the police don't get involved to the point where they get a court order to request that person's details.
Bloody annoying :x
Hey I think you may want to try http://www.eastmobiles.com
in australia, a stolen phone, once reported stolen with imie number. the phone is locked/blocked/bricked by all the telco's.
Is it possible that my SPV imei is blocked by network an i cant phone anywhere? because i bought my phone in secon hand shop. if yes how i can change my imei. thank you for a help
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Is it possible that my SPV imei is blocked by network an i cant phone anywhere? because i bought my phone in secon hand shop. if yes how i can change my imei. thank you for a help
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I know you have been trying to get your Hermes working (from your other posts) - bottom line is, yes it may be blocked.
Demand your money back as it's not working. If the phone is blocked then tell them it will be a matter for the police to resolve unless you get your cash. (Legally speaking of course if you suspect it's stolen you should report the matter to the police - some poor sod is missing a Hermes and may not have been insured)
In nearly all cases it's illegal to change the IMEI. As you rightly assume if it's blocked it's stolen.
Mike
Technically you cannot do anything except inform police.
Returning it to the place it was purchased would mean you commit an offence of handling stolen goods if you suspect it to be stolen (which a blocked IMEI might imply).
Thx folks better i will go give them back this phone. thx for help.
I have the serial number of the device, it is possible through software or something to the device? Even if there is software that costs money I'm willing to pay for ... Please help me :-(
The only software that might help you locate your device is "Sprite Terminator"
or any similar software.
But... it has to be installed already on your device. If you didn't have that kind of
software on your device i'm afraid there is nothing much to do.
Microsoft's "My Phone" might be able to help you. There are advance features:
• Find your lost phone The My Phone service can show you the last known location of your phone on a map (based on where it last synced or shared photos using My Phone). User activation required. Go HERE to Learn more.
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More options?
if you got the imei nr
report it to the police then they will block the phone from being used as a phone
Agree .
The police can find your phone.
I know cases of people who bought stolen phones without knowing they were stolen.One day the police was knocking on their door.So this is your best chance and it costs nothing i think.
I know it won't help you with this phone, BUT for your next phone install Remote Tracker, a great tool you can find in the Developers section on XDA. The best about it is the "Top Secret" tool or even the sim card change detection ... Of course, nothing will survive a re-flash ...
tnks for all here =]
i go to the police...
Hi... XDA guys!!
I have been always helped by XDA GUYS & demanding some more!!
I was having HTC VOGUE(TELUS) that was stolen on FRIDAY
I am right now in INDIA & was using it from almost 1.5 yrs on TATA network unlocked it myself!
I am calling on my phone & the guy using it starts the phone only once a day & does not recieve any calls
I am pretty sure that here in my state no body will b able to program it to another no.. so whenever he will start the phone he will get my no.. only
Besides i have locked it using S2U2 so he will not b able to make any calls also..
So can anybody plz guide me to any software that could help me to track my phone
i have heard of some softwares that uses SMS & GOOGLE MAP to locate the phone
plz guys help me to recover my phone coz its useless for the guy who has the phone & in my state nobody will b able to program it to anyother carrier coz in india there are only to carriers in CDMA (1)TATA (2)RELIANCE
Both these network does not accept out of network ESN
THANKS IN ADVANCE
patelaquib said:
Hi... XDA guys!!
I have been always helped by XDA GUYS & demanding some more!!
I was having HTC VOGUE(TELUS) that was stolen on FRIDAY
I am right now in INDIA & was using it from almost 1.5 yrs on TATA network unlocked it myself!
I am calling on my phone & the guy using it starts the phone only once a day & does not recieve any calls
I am pretty sure that here in my state no body will b able to program it to another no.. so whenever he will start the phone he will get my no.. only
Besides i have locked it using S2U2 so he will not b able to make any calls also..
So can anybody plz guide me to any software that could help me to track my phone
i have heard of some softwares that uses SMS & GOOGLE MAP to locate the phone
plz guys help me to recover my phone coz its useless for the guy who has the phone & in my state nobody will b able to program it to anyother carrier coz in india there are only to carriers in CDMA (1)TATA (2)RELIANCE
Both these network does not accept out of network ESN
THANKS IN ADVANCE
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Sorry to hear about your loss.
Unfortunately, as fas as I know, the tracking apps that you are talking about (Crimson Lock is one of them) needs to be installed in the device prior to this happening. S2U2 is no protection unless the guy cannot slide his finger through the screen. Simply report it to the authorities and call your provider to report the device as lost (and if you have the ESN, give it to them, so that they can block it (black-list it).
Sorry that I cannot give you better solutions to this, but without the tracking software pre-installed... there isn't much you can do
All tracking software has to be installed before you lose the phone.
If the phone is on, the police and your provider probably COULD trace it to find the person. But they are unlikely to spend that much time and effort over a stolen phone.
As the guy above me said, call your provider and get your phone blacklisted. They'll cut off access to your account so he can't rack up a big phone bill.
thanks guys!!
Hey guys thanks for ur help!! i got my mobile back!! but wid sum damage & the 8GB memory card is gone!! thats all!!
But still happy to have my 1st phone back!!
Wanted to ask u to provide me wid d best tracking software dat cud give me d exact location of phone if its stolen!!
I want to take full prevention for it!!
Also my phone's body is damaged & also up/down volume is broken so cud any1 provide me link to any website that cud provide me with the body of VOGUE
also my screen is ok no pbl wid it!!
So guys thanks for reply !!! & help me with it!
patelaquib said:
Hey guys thanks for ur help!! i got my mobile back!! but wid sum damage & the 8GB memory card is gone!! thats all!!
But still happy to have my 1st phone back!!
Wanted to ask u to provide me wid d best tracking software dat cud give me d exact location of phone if its stolen!!
I want to take full prevention for it!!
Also my phone's body is damaged & also up/down volume is broken so cud any1 provide me link to any website that cud provide me with the body of VOGUE
also my screen is ok no pbl wid it!!
So guys thanks for reply !!! & help me with it!
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Glad to hear that you got it back.
CrimsonLock seems like a pretty good software. It isn't free, but it looks pretty complete, feature-wise.
Hello,
to all of you.
I want to know some things about Mobile Phone, I hope You understand this question and I'll get replies.actually, my friend has found a new Grand 2 Mobile phone still packed in box on road, I know it seems weird but "its true", and He tried to search the owner of the Phone but he got no clue, that is just a Grand 2 packed nothing else, no bill, no address, nothing, and he is little nervous that's why he doesn't want to inform about this to some P.Station (you know India Polise), so he decided to start using this device, but before that he wants to clear some things, he doesnt want to be in a some kind of mess, so please reply,
1.If we don't put sim card in Mobile, and keep the device off removing the battery, then Are Mobile Operator or Mobile Manufacture able to trace the Mobile or not?
2.Is it possible to change the IMEI number of the Mobile, If yes then Can you tell me How? or tell me the link on web?
3.Because Nothing is set up on phone till now, as I told this is packed, if we put sim card in Mobile is there any possibility by which the mobile can be traced?
4. If he only use this device as a media player, then what are the chances of something went wrong?
P.S : He found this device ten days ago, and he tried to search the person who bought this from the nearby sellers(actually he found it on very busy road), but found nothing.
Thank You.
MOBILGEEK
MOBILGEEK said:
Hello,
to all of you.
I want to know some things about Mobile Phone, I hope You understand this question and I'll get replies.actually, my friend has found a new Grand 2 Mobile phone still packed in box on road, I know it seems weird but "its true", and He tried to search the owner of the Phone but he got no clue, that is just a Grand 2 packed nothing else, no bill, no address, nothing, and he is little nervous that's why he doesn't want to inform about this to some P.Station (you know India Polise), so he decided to start using this device, but before that he wants to clear some things, he doesnt want to be in a some kind of mess, so please reply,
1.If we don't put sim card in Mobile, and keep the device off removing the battery, then Are Mobile Operator or Mobile Manufacture able to trace the Mobile or not?
2.Is it possible to change the IMEI number of the Mobile, If yes then Can you tell me How? or tell me the link on web?
3.Because Nothing is set up on phone till now, as I told this is packed, if we put sim card in Mobile is there any possibility by which the mobile can be traced?
4. If he only use this device as a media player, then what are the chances of something went wrong?
P.S : He found this device ten days ago, and he tried to search the person who bought this from the nearby sellers(actually he found it on very busy road), but found nothing.
Thank You.
MOBILGEEK
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There is a method to change the IMEI.
However, it is illegal in North America and many other countries.
I'm sorry I can't give you a link as this is illegal in the States, but keep looking around.
It's probably legal in India (a big country with the world's second biggest population ... who can trace you anyway?)
If you operate the device without a SIM card (airplane mode) or any form of Internet communication, no one is able to trace you, unless it is the CIA.