Thursday, 8 August 2013
Google had announced a new service for the Android platform to locate, track, ring and wipe the Android devices, which is named as Android Device Manager. This new service will be made available only for the devices running Android 2.2 Froyo or higher update. Android Device Manager would be linked to the user's Android device via the Google Account. It is quite similar to the Apple's Find My iPhone service and many other similar options offered to locate, track and remotely wipe the data on a mobile device.
As you log in to your Google Account, it asks you to allow Android Device Manager to use location data. Once you accept, location data from your devices will be collected and sent to Google. By enabling this, you can check your device location on Android Device manager.
With this device manager , it is now possible to :
-Locate your cell phone on the map (To locate the device, the GPS services must be turned on in the Android device options).
-Trigger the ringer on your phone at maximum volume for 5 minutes, even if you set your phone to silent mode.
-Erase all the data on your device by performing a remote wipe.
Surprisingly, the Android Device Manager service is not activated by default. Users will have to locate this option in Settings->Security->Device Administrators.
The ADM is now live !
