Nothing in the pockets, nothing under the sofa cushions or the files that cover your desk. This time, for sure, your phone is lost or worse still stolen. To prevent the data it contains from falling into the wrong hands, action must be taken without delay.
According to the study carried out by the Mozy by Dell institute, only 18% of smartphones reported lost had been actually stolen in 2016. The others had simply been left on the corner of a table inadvertently. While waiting to know if your mobile is lost or stolen, you must first protect the integrity of its content. The Android Device Manager module allows you to locate the phone from a computer or another mobile device, to make it ring remotely even if you had activated the silent mode, but also and above all to lock the phone. device remotely and erase the information and files it houses.
Allow phone location
To be able to control your smartphone remotely, a minimum of anticipation is required. You must first associate it with your Google account. You must then activate the localization. Access the Settings of the mobile. Open the Security section and press the Find my device command. Make sure that the options Locate the device remotely and Lock and initialize remotely are activated.
Note: You can also enable remote location from a web browser by going to https://play.google.com. Click on the star wheel, then on “Find my device”. You will then access this function by selecting the Android product you wish to configure for this purpose.
Block the mobile remotely
As soon as you notice the loss of your smartphone, access a tablet or a mobile terminal with an Internet connection. Go to https://play.google.com and enter your Google account credentials. Click under the gear that appears under your avatar and point to the Find my device command. After a new step of validating your Google identifiers, the last known position of the smartphone is displayed on a map. Choose the action to take in the left pane. After trying to locate the device by ringing it, activate the Erase command. Please note, once the procedure has started, the terminal will be reinitialized and your data and files irretrievably deleted. Click Clear again to confirm.
