The new
Android Device Manager coming to Android 2.2 OS and higher will allow you to
ring your phone and detect its location on the map, a feature similar to ‘Find
my iPhone’ on iOS powered devices.
Product
Manager, Android, Benjamin Poiesz explained this in a blog post on the Official
Android Blog yesterday 2nd of August.
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To ensure a
better user experience, a user who forgets his/her phone somewhere will be able
to ring the phone even if it was in silent mode. If the mobile phone is very
far from the location of the user, the location of the phone will be visible on
the map.
“If you
ended up dropping your phone between those couch cushions, Android Device
Manager lets you quickly ring your phone at maximum volume so you can find it,
even if it’s been silenced. And in the event that your phone or tablet is out
of earshot (say, at that restaurant you left it at last night), you can locate
it on a map in real time.” he said in the blog post.
One added
feature is that users’ personal information and data will be protected as you
will be able to wipe off all the data on your device once you discover that it
was stolen.
“While losing
your phone can be stressful, Android Device Manager can help you keep your data
from ending up in the wrong hands. If your phone can’t be recovered, or has
been stolen, you can quickly and securely erase all of the data on your device.”
Benjamin said.
He explained
that later this month, this service will be available for this month. A Google account
would be needed though to be able to use the app which is no surprise.
Source:
Official Android Blog
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Deletetrue true. shout out to the man behind these post ENGR. OLUMIDE OGUNWOLE
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