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Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by giftedben: 7:30am On Aug 01, 2017
A stolen smartphone can ruin anyone’s day, though our smartphones’ built-in anti-theft software seems to be working.
These requires manufacturers like Google and Apple to include theft-deterring software. Most of it is packaged in the form of activation locks and remote device erasure software. It’s already in your phone, and it’s incredibly easy to make sure it’s actually on.

iOS: Find My iPhone
Every iPhone associated with an iCloud account features both Find My iPhone, which lets you track your device’s last known location, and Activation Lock, a feature requiring you to enter the associated username and password on the device.If you’re selling your phone or giving the device to a friend, you can turn Activation Lock off after both turning Find My iPhone off and removing your account from the device itself. If your phone is stolen, Activation Lock will stop ne’er-do-wells from associating the phone with their own account, making it a useless slab of glass and aluminum.

Android: Find My Device
Find My Device Is Google’s device tracking software, accessible in your phone’s settings page. Open Settings > Google > Security, then turn on “Remotely locate this device” and “Allow remote lock and erase.” From there, you can locate your device from any browser you’re signed into. Just Google “find my phone” and if your Find My Device software is enabled, it should display its latest location.You’ll also need to unhide your device from Google Play.Visit Google Play’s settings page and toggle your device’s visibility there.If your thief happens to factory reset the device in order to claim it for their own, they’ll have to prove they’re you. According to Google, “You can sign in with any Google Account previously added and synced to the device as an account or user, but not as a guest. If you can’t give this information during setup, you won’t be able to use the device at all after factory reset.”

Re: Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by agitator: 7:34am On Aug 01, 2017
What happen if you lost it and found by a kind hearted person who wants to return the phone?
Re: Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by Xtianvic(m): 7:35am On Aug 01, 2017
Wow
Re: Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by daewoorazer(m): 12:19pm On Aug 01, 2017
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Fp material... People need to do this... Encourages patriotism... No to phone heists
Re: Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by Deejinee: 7:26pm On Aug 01, 2017
Only useful when the phone has access to data network. Otherwise.. It's useless.

Also useless when the phone is wiped/flashed.
Re: Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by Infidan(m): 10:30pm On Aug 01, 2017
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Re: Turn On Your Phone's Kill Switch So It's Useless If Stolen by MarkWayne89: 2:02pm On Aug 02, 2017
agitator:
What happen if you lost it and found by a kind hearted person who wants to return the phone?

Valid argument.

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