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Google Announces Android Device Manager For Later This Month

Posted by Soulskill on from the remote-phonetrol dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google today announced Android Device Manager, a new app coming later this month that helps you find your lost phone or tablet. The service will be available for devices running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or above. Details are scarce right now, but Google does say Android Device Manager will let you ring your phone at maximum volume so you can find it, even if it's been silenced. We also know you'll need to be signed into your Google Account to use the service."

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  1. Finally by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finnally! Google copies Find My iPhone.

  2. Re:What about migrating phones? by Synerg1y · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You don't think the NSA wants to take the time to brute force your wifi key do you?

  3. Remote wipe? Not enough by bernywork · · Score: 4, Funny

    I want remote brick, if I lose my phone, I want it being completely useless to the next person, no firmware flash, no nothing; a paper weight. I don't want it being sold off for a tenner and sent to another country that doesn't subscribe to the block list.... Actually, you know what? I want it catch fire, I want it to be an incinerated paper weight!

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    1. Re:Remote wipe? Not enough by froth-bite · · Score: 3, Funny

      I carry my phone in my pocket, in my pants next to some important things. YMMV !

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  4. Re:What about migrating phones? by farble1670 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    One wonders why Google wanted in this market, when it was so (more than) adequately populated with other apps.

    1. because "find my device" is something users expect for free, and the free offerings available are either weak or crippled.
    2. because tracking / locating is a sensitive feature, and people trust google more than others
    3. because find my phone is something that people don't know they need until they need it, so if it can be one of the pre-installed google apps, all the better

  5. Re:What about migrating phones? by bigdanmoody · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because I know that Google already knows where my phone is?

  6. Google has already had this for years by rh2600 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's called Google Device Policy, but it's only been available for Google Apps for Business users

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.enterprise.dmagent&hl=en

    It's great to have a general user option soon, but for those of you with business needs, the option is already there ;-)