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G1 got stolen, a few questions

So, unfortunately I got mugged and my G1 was stolen.
I already changed all relevant passwords and will soon contact the network and police so they can lock the phone and the card.
However, I just wanted to be sure that if I change my google account password, the G1 can no longer access my data without the new password.
Or if the G1 always has access to it despite any changes.

wap32 said:
So, unfortunately I got mugged and my G1 was stolen.
I already changed all relevant passwords and will soon contact the network and police so they can lock the phone and the card.
However, I just wanted to be sure that if I change my google account password, the G1 can no longer access my data without the new password.
Or if the G1 always has access to it despite any changes.
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Within a few minutes of a password change Android will lose sync and a pop up will hit the notification bar to update the password.

Sorry to hear about that... =(

Are you getting a new one? If so, make sure this time you install a GPS tracker, there are many programs on the market. I use GPStracker by instamapper, it works really well. You need to create an account and enter the device code you get online onto your G1. From there you can text your phone and it will enable GPS, and you can view where your phone is online. Here is the site, and i am terribly sorry that happened to you!!
http://www.instamapper.com/

Thanks for all the input guys.
The thing is, first thing the thieves usually do (as they did in this case) is take out the battery on the phone.
Also, they usually also get rid of the SIM card, and insert another one, most likely of a different network, so the G1 won't have internet access.
That kinda makes those programs useless.

wap32 said:
Thanks for all the input guys.
The thing is, first thing the thieves usually do (as they did in this case) is take out the battery on the phone.
Also, they usually also get rid of the SIM card, and insert another one, most likely of a different network, so the G1 won't have internet access.
That kinda makes those programs useless.
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That's why I don't unlock my phone for another network until it's absolutely necessary. If they have to unlock it, that takes time with the correct SIM installed (and then I am able to track it).
Out of curiosity, have you tried looking on Google's Latitude?

momentarylapseofreason said:
That's why I don't unlock my phone for another network until it's absolutely necessary. If they have to unlock it, that takes time with the correct SIM installed (and then I am able to track it).
Out of curiosity, have you tried looking on Google's Latitude?
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Latitude wasn't activated...

owned.
well you can tell t-mobile and they can probably track your sim.

G1-evolve said:
owned.
well you can tell t-mobile and they can probably track your sim.
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They wont. They will disable the IMEI (if recorded) on their network but that's it.

Yeah, no chances of SIM tracking, but they can disable the IMEI on a national level, essentially making the phone useless on the country.

Well, I know I've never had to worry about being hacked with my Trackstick.

Any application you can get for tracking your phone's location will only be useful if you LOSE your phone... then you can follow it.
If you want to be able to track a STOLEN phone, you need to think along a different line....
First off, the FIRST TWO THINGS that the thief will do are... 1) change SIM, 2) FACTORY RESET. That means that anything installed on the DATA partition... is gone.
So what do you do? Obviously, you need to install something on the SYSTEM partition. Not only that, but it must not have any configurations that are stored on the data partition.
Easy and simple solution is this;
You rig up a bootup script that checks if the installed SIMCARD is yours. If it is NOT, it will send an SMS message to some phone number, i.e., your googlevoice number. You will then have the thief's phone number. For further fun, CELL SITE ID, maybe GPS coordinates within the SMS message. And periodically repeat.
Note: The phone number may or may not be traceable by itself. To catch the bastard, you need to find a HOT SOUNDING girl to seduce him over the phone and arrange to meet up with him for a "good time". You then go there and beat the snot out of him and retrieve your phone. Or even better, you go there with cops to slammer him.

That sucks, I'd be lost without my G1

Phone stolen today, htcsense tracking is oflfline??

HTC stopped their tracking services??? What is up with that? They din't warn us about it, then we could try alternatives...

fallenwout said:
HTC stopped their tracking services??? What is up with that? They din't warn us about it, then we could try alternatives...
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I received an email from them that HTCSense was not going to be available, so I cannot explain why you didn't get that warning also.
It was also posted and reported on several of the phone sites.

I really missed that one. Never got an email either, just rechecked it...

I thought HTC was going to stop the HTCSense.com services at the 30th of April.

MrSenne said:
I thought HTC was going to stop the HTCSense.com services at the 30th of April.
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You can download your online synced stuff until the 30th of april.
The live tracker seems already offline.

Dude, I can't help you with your lost phone, sorry to hear about your loss. Just a hint for keeping an eye on your next one: Cerberus does a decent job, it's available in Play Store and gives you a wide range of possibilities: tracking its location, sending messages to the phone, ringing sirens at high volume, taking photos with the phone's camera, changing the locking code, erasing all personal data and the sdcard, and best of all: you can make it a system app on rooted phones, so it survives a factory reset! Oh, and it doesn't care what sim is in the phone, using a sim unknown to the app blows the first alarm...
Well, yes, I am font of that app, and no, I'm not on their salary list B-)

try Plan B
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Install over the Website and it will send you an E-Mail with the Coordinates.

Sorry about your phone and you are not alone realizing that htcsense ending meant the end of their locator service. The email emphasized files that you needed to download. Lost.my wife's phone and went to htcsense to help find it and dang. Contacted HTC and they do plan on launching a new service but in the meantime try where's my Droid .... I did and found the phone. It has all the locator services ... Free. To disable the phone it is 4.99.

Thanks for the replies guys. I bought a HTC One X, maybe I see you in the other section
If you have doubts upgrading to HTC One X and you have the money, you shouldn't doubt, it's a wonderfull phone. But owning a One X, I can honesty say that the Inc S is also a very good and fast phone!!
Be proud to be a Inc S owner!

I use avast antivirus. It's got a root installation for tracking the phone /locking it down or sending SMS of GPS position in case battery drops. Even has a list of approved SIMs, so if anyone changes the SIM, it locks down the phone, sends SMS, prevents connectivity, while SMS ing the new phone no and even prevents any hard reset.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA

How to Spy Android Phone?
fallenwout said:
HTC stopped their tracking services??? What is up with that? They din't warn us about it, then we could try alternatives...
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kevin921 said:
Do you want to learn about your child status whey you buy a new Android phone for you child? Do you want to learn your employees whether take full use of Android mobile phone and work efficiently? Just free download phone spy to Android smart phone to try.
OX mobile spy is both a mobile phone information backup software and a spy-tracking software, Which all depends on how to use it and how to review of it.
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Excellent program it is, exact gps location.

husky69 said:
Dude, I can't help you with your lost phone, sorry to hear about your loss. Just a hint for keeping an eye on your next one: Cerberus does a decent job, it's available in Play Store and gives you a wide range of possibilities: tracking its location, sending messages to the phone, ringing sirens at high volume, taking photos with the phone's camera, changing the locking code, erasing all personal data and the sdcard, and best of all: you can make it a system app on rooted phones, so it survives a factory reset! Oh, and it doesn't care what sim is in the phone, using a sim unknown to the app blows the first alarm...
Well, yes, I am font of that app, and no, I'm not on their salary list
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031303 I downloaded the three attached files, do I just flash them in recovery all at once and it's done?
And is this apk full ? (Not just a trial) ?
If I am wrong plz tell me how u did the process and how u included it in system so that it remains in Rom after a factory reset or is it just a feature ?
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using xda app-developers app

My Note just got stolen, help login out of everything.

I just got my Note stolen a few hours ago, I am so pissed right now, but hey what can I do... I live in Nicaragua, so no warranty and no police claim will get it back for me...
Tomorrow I will call my carrier and see if I can block my phone through IMEI number so the son of a **** that stole it cannot use it...
I never kept my gps enabled unless I was using it so no tracking software will be able to track my phone, I already blocked my number with my carrier so I guess there is not much I can do to track it, but I would like to sign out of everything on my phone, and I was just wondering if I changed passwords on every service installed on my phone would the theif still be able to login if I had checked the "remember me" or "stayed logged in" options?
Thanks,

Chaosin1983 said:
I just got my Note stolen a few hours ago, I am so pissed right now, but hey what can I do... I live in Nicaragua, so no warranty and no police claim will get it back for me...
Tomorrow I will call my carrier and see if I can block my phone through IMEI number so the son of a **** that stole it cannot use it...
I never kept my gps enabled unless I was using it so no tracking software will be able to track my phone, I already blocked my number with my carrier so I guess there is not much I can do to track it, but I would like to sign out of everything on my phone, and I was just wondering if I changed passwords on every service installed on my phone would the theif still be able to login if I had checked the "remember me" or "stayed logged in" options?
Thanks,
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Try to install plan b from the market. You can install it remotely from Google play using a web browser and should be able to get the GPS coordinates of your phone providing the thief has not removed your Google account. Do it asap to increase your chances.

+1 Good idea, However The phone will need to have internet access to receive the remote download.
Dont suppose you had Lookout installed ?? On my device it is un-installable, and i can remotely turn GPS on / off, Track the phone, Wipe everything, Lock the device, and even make the phone scream !! (useful for when you are tracking and a close enough to hear it)
I hope you get it back !!

Changing the password won't let the thief use any of the services you have logged into. The app should request him for the new password. Do it ASAP!
I feel for you man! Had my iPod touch, Optimus 2X and Galaxy SII stolen!
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA

first of all sorry you, that's one of the worst things that can happen to a phone.
if you think the theft is using your phone only with a different simcard you have the following options:
- try planb (as already mentioned above) to locate your phone.
- if you have a google account on the phone, try android lost that will gain you the full control over the phone including locating it, taking photos of the cameras and wiping the complete data of the device out. its a really great tool .
- if you have a Samsung account on your phone, try the samsung dive website with this you can also do things like locating or wiping data view call logs and so on.
if all the above fail you should change the passwords of all your accounts used on the phone, especially the email accounts. also try to contact your provider, really few of them provide a location service based on the imei number of the device. and also some of them offer the service to put the device's imei number to a ban list so the phone is useless at all because it cant login in to the gsm network.
*EDIT*: go to the police and let them give you a document that the phone is stolen, and the imei and serial numbers. give this document to samsung and they will put the device to a blacklist, so the device wont get service/support/repair anymore.
i hope some of this become useful to you

Best thing would be to:
1- Track it (with the app said above) or with Samsung Dive!
2- Find the perp
3- Beat him with a cow bone
4- Retrieve the phone
5- Send it to me for inspection

Hi guys, thanks for your help, I installed Plan B a few hours after the OP, but still no email...I would gladly beat the crap out of the theif, but I fear I won't see my note again, I have already ordered another one, this time I will install every tracking anti theft app available...
Anyhow, after this, I installed Lookout on my Girlfriends Note, and tried out the tracking, the tracking is not that accurate, it positions the phone within a 2 Km radius...any other app that would be more accurate?
Thanks,

Im using avast and i have to say its working well, it has a ton of features, you can make mobile data persistent with a single text making tracking that bit more accurate
combine it with the screaming feature of lookout and you should be able to hear it if you are close enough.

Try samsung dive
http://www.samsungdive.com

Lol samsung dive will dissapear when factory reset
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

Little late for the original poster but Cerberus is a nice app too. I got in on a free promotion. I have it activated and don't even think about till I get an email saying that I changed my sim. You can remotely hide the app, wipe phone/sdcard have a login screen pop up appear, record video and or audio and map in real time.
Even though I think tracking your kids is creepy, I can see how some parents would love to install it on their kid's phone.

Thanks again for all the info, I will try all these once my new phone gets here.
I have a question though, all of these tracking apps need data connection on the cel phone's side...correct? What if the theif turns off data connection? Is there one that works with only GPS?

Well in avast, you can remotely activate data network even if the thief switches it off, It also has stealth mode where it hides all traces of being installed.
If you are rooted it can even withstand a factory reset.

Chaosin1983 said:
Thanks again for all the info, I will try all these once my new phone gets here.
I have a question though, all of these tracking apps need data connection on the cel phone's side...correct? What if the theif turns off data connection? Is there one that works with only GPS?
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GPS also needs data connectivity.

ravi_buz said:
GPS also needs data connectivity.
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I've used GPS trakcing with data off before ...it will track you even if the map does not render...afterwards when you get connectivity the map will be displayed along with your tracking info.

GPS don't requires data connection thogh, tracking won't work without data connection.
GPS fix the position without data connection, but for tracking you need to pass that information to server, which needs data connection.

can i unblock a samsung galaxy note ?
hey everyone !
so i got scammed in ebay and i got a samsung galaxy note n7000. the guy said it worked perfectly and stuff...buuut no !! when i got the phone it wont read any sim card so i just figured it was from the sim card reader. when i took it to my retailer they told me the phone was stolen/lost and the original owner kinda blocked it so no one can use it. i have access to the phone and everything except that it wont read my sim card. i contacted the guy i got from on ebay and filed a claim and everything but i know these things can take FOREVER before i can get my money back. the guy i got it from told me he bought on ebay too in november 2012. i dont wanna sell the phone again on ebay and scam more people i tried looking for the original owner so we can figure out a deal but i couldnt.
is there anyway i can fix this phone ?!! or can i contact the samsung store maybe and they can find the original owner ?!! please help...anyone ?!!!

Strange. Post could be chameleon or possibly victim of stolen phone.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

salmavic said:
hey everyone !
so i got scammed in ebay and i got a samsung galaxy note n7000. the guy said it worked perfectly and stuff...buuut no !! when i got the phone it wont read any sim card so i just figured it was from the sim card reader. when i took it to my retailer they told me the phone was stolen/lost and the original owner kinda blocked it so no one can use it. i have access to the phone and everything except that it wont read my sim card. i contacted the guy i got from on ebay and filed a claim and everything but i know these things can take FOREVER before i can get my money back. the guy i got it from told me he bought on ebay too in november 2012. i dont wanna sell the phone again on ebay and scam more people i tried looking for the original owner so we can figure out a deal but i couldnt.
is there anyway i can fix this phone ?!! or can i contact the samsung store maybe and they can find the original owner ?!! please help...anyone ?!!!
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maybe, but how do I know you didnt steal it yourself/know you bought a stolen phone?

Salmavic please return that phone to chaosin! Lol jk
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[Q] Theft of my i9000

Am from India.
Today morning a thief took away my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I don't have its IMEI number, nor its bill, nor its box. Its 2-year old. I have NANDroid Backup of my phone.
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI, so that I can complain the police and track my phone with help of police and operators.??
Plz help ASAP.

guru_iyer said:
Am from India.
Today morning a thief took away my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I don't have its IMEI number, nor its bill, nor its box. Its 2-year old. I have NANDroid Backup of my phone.
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI, so that I can complain the police and track my phone with help of police and operators.??
Plz help ASAP.
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install plan B, from google play using your PC, immediately to track it , it give you location within minutes via email to your gmail account

I have given install order of PlanB from Google Market. What if the thief has thrown away my SIM card.??
And "Data Traffic and GPS was OFF when it was stolen"..

guru_iyer said:
I have given install order of PlanB from Google Market. What if the thief has thrown away my SIM card.??
And "Data Traffic and GPS was OFF when it was stolen"..
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does not matter, it will install as long as you had google account sync on it, and it will auto ON GPS by itself , and cannot be shut off, as no settings menu in it., read instructions, as you can send locate sms to give you repeated details of location

WHat about INTERNET DATA connection..???
xsenman said:
does not matter, it will install as long as you had google account sync on it, and it will auto ON GPS by itself
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What about MOBILE DATA connection.?
xsenman said:
you can send locate sms to give you repeated details of location
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How can I send SMS if that person has thrown the SIM Card.? To which phone number should I send.?
I still haven't got my first e-mail from PlanB, which is worrying me..!! :crying:

Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI.?
I've a backup of \efs folder of my phone on my laptop....!!!

guru_iyer said:
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI.?
I've a backup of \efs folder of my phone on my laptop....!!!
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Efs is encoded and encrypted as such only samsung will be able to guide you on this. Normally professional thieves would not be stealing it to use but to sell to a middleman who would ensure its shipped and sold in another state after altering its ROM etc. Hence they might not even switch it ON to avoid being detected, So lets hope that whosoever stole yours is an amateur and hopes to use or play with it
The only thing certain in life is death, everything else is hope, so even if you had the IMEI, the networks will only block the connection and Police, will not be doing anything ( unless they are getting something ). I have relations living in India, so I know and its the same here in the Philippines and many parts of this world.
Just hope Plan B works as Plan A, is never lose sight of your phone.

I feel, even an amateur will do Factory-Reset before using it.
So, I lost all hopes now..!!

guru_iyer said:
I feel, even an amateur will do Factory-Reset before using it.
So, I lost all hopes now..!!
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you will never know as to what or how one thinks, as such If I were you, I would still try to install as many locating apps on my Phone using my gmail account . just look at google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLm1vYml1Y2FyZS5jbGllbnQiXQ.. and try to reinstall the Plan B and any and all others that may help recover your phone.

Lost my phone to a pickpocket today. I realize that Google can't help me get it back.

I WAS an owner of a Nexus 5, very beloved to me because it was a gift for an achievement. Anyway, I use public transport almost everyday to get to places. Today while I was on my way to the university, I was targeted by a pickpocket who took away my phone
After a couple of minutes of running around and searching for the pickpocket I remembered the new "Find My Phone" feature Google launched recently. So I soon got into my account on a laptop and Googled "Find my Phone". Unfortunately, the thief had already switched it off and Google cannot locate it because its offline and switched off.
Now not only am I angry on the thief and myself, but I am also angry on Google. We've had Android Device Manager lying around for years and it already has Device Administrator permissions, yet it cannot switch on GPS, notify about SIM changes nor can it report the last known location of the phone. Its like the sheer existence of Android Device Manager is a waste.
I know you'd blame me for not having a third-party app to track my lost phone (I used to have an amazing and free app called Theftie which was pulled down by Google for an unknown reason) , but that's not the point. Why doesn't Google have a way to find and retrieve my android phone just like Apple has features to find lost iDevices. Why cant Android Device Manager turn on location and track a device even when it is locked. Why cant it prevent illegitimate flashing of devices?
Now I have ended up with no phone and I am left with no money (I've spent all my student budget money on college fee and to fund my final year project) and no phone (let alone smartphone). So the only way to get a new phone is to either do some kind of achievement or wait for two more months and those two months will like living in the Stone age.
Anyway, I request you android fans to help me send a message to Google, all OEMs and developers of custom recoveries, third-pary apps etc. We need a solution to prevent our phone from being stolen and in case it gets stolen, we want a way to retrieve our lost phones. We request all of you genius developers to work on securing not only our data but also our devices.
TL;DR: Had my phone pick-pocketed and the thief switched off the phone. Tried locating the phone using Android Device Manager and "Find My Phone" on Google. No use because the phone is neither online nor is it switched ON. Requesting Google and devs to come up with solutions to safeguard devices

Obviously it's of no use to Nexus 5 users, but Google has addressed these problems with Android Device Protection that came with 5.1

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Believe me I know that panic,disbelief,frantically going through your pockets, as it dawns it's gone. I took out all trace apps on this because they are useless as you know.
Sent from my Nexus 5

Blacklist it....
Have the carrier "Blacklist" the imei then the pickpocket can not use it other than just parts... He/She may have just turned the phone off, keep on trying, they may try to turn it on to attempt to flash it.... you might also see where it is or has been if your "location history" was set to be "on" look in your google account "dashboard" its down the page a bit "location history"

crachel said:
Obviously it's of no use to Nexus 5 users, but Google has addressed these problems with Android Device Protection that came with 5.1
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Google has become more and more like a regular OEM these past couple updates in regards to holding out on features for no reason at all other than to generate sales on a new device.

Really sorry to your lost, and get a iphone next time

Downloaded Cerberus

dr.eXntriK said:
Unfortunately, the thief had already switched it off and Google cannot locate it because its offline and switched off
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Let me get this straight. You're mad at Google because they don't have the ability to locate your phone that is turned off? Apple can't do that. No manufacturer can do that. It is impossible. The phone is off. Radios, GPS, data, sim. All of that requires power to function.

If it's turned off, there obviously is no way to track it.
In Cerberus, you can disable the ability to turn off the phone while it is locked, as well as quick settings while locked (no airplane mode). This way, the thief has to stay online. It all works without root.

I´m sorry for your loss but you cannot blame Google or LG or anybody else for the lost phone. Let me guess, you´re one of the guys who puts his phone, wallet or other valuable items in his back pocket ? This is a invitation for every scumbag to snatch it...
I use Cerberus and even this App is not 100% safe if the thief knows how to get rid of it. On the other hand, Cerberus can send you a Email with the new SIM details but in order to function properly, your device needs to be rooted.
Better luck next time. I see people on a regular basis who don´t seem to care about losing their stuff.

I like that cerberus can hide itself from the Apps menu. A careless thief might not be aware the app is loaded and running, and taking a SNAPSHOT of his face
Remote wipe is a nice last resort option.

call your carrier or service provider to block your IMEI No or file a police report about stolen phone with IMEI and they will track it when ever thief put any SIM card in it this is the best way to get your phone back provided police & service provider helps you ( there is very thin chance of it )

At least in Germany, the police won´t do anything to track down a stolen phone. You can fill a report but this will only waste your time. There is one exception where the police MIGHT track a stolen phone: You have to be assaulted by the thief and let him beat the living cr*p out of you before he runs away with your phone, wallet etc...

Gorgtech said:
At least in Germany, the police won´t do anything to track down a stolen phone. You can fill a report but this will only waste your time. There is one exception where the police MIGHT track a stolen phone: You have to be assaulted by the thief and let him beat the living cr*p out of you before he runs away with your phone, wallet etc...
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Well then just get a friend to punch you in the face and thats it... Like in 25th hour lol

This is why I use cataclysm which blocks the power off, reboot, etc menu when secure.
Although if the thief is knowledgeable of holding power for 30 seconds it will reboot but still, not easy to turn off.

jb91 said:
If it's turned off, there obviously is no way to track it.
In Cerberus, you can disable the ability to turn off the phone while it is locked, as well as quick settings while locked (no airplane mode). This way, the thief has to stay online. It all works without root.
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and if you hold down the power button for 8 (10) seconds? it turns off anyways. hardware level bypass of the software.

Gorgtech said:
I´m sorry for your loss but you cannot blame Google or LG or anybody else for the lost phone. Let me guess, you´re one of the guys who puts his phone, wallet or other valuable items in his back pocket ? This is a invitation for every scumbag to snatch it...
I use Cerberus and even this App is not 100% safe if the thief knows how to get rid of it. On the other hand, Cerberus can send you a Email with the new SIM details but in order to function properly, your device needs to be rooted.
Better luck next time. I see people on a regular basis who don´t seem to care about losing their stuff.
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Nope I keep it safely in my front pocket with my hands in the pocket. But here, the public buses are so overloaded that you cant stand with your hands in your pockets.
The thief found this to be the best opportunity and slipped the phone out of my pocket.

jineshpatel30 said:
call your carrier or service provider to block your IMEI No or file a police report about stolen phone with IMEI and they will track it when ever thief put any SIM card in it this is the best way to get your phone back provided police & service provider helps you ( there is very thin chance of it )
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Hmmm this sounds like a very good idea. Blocking the IMEI itself. I did lodge a complaint with the police, so I am going to raise a request to block the IMEI as well. But will I be able to unblock it IFFFF I ever get my phone back?

dr.eXntriK said:
Hmmm this sounds like a very good idea. Blocking the IMEI itself. I did lodge a complaint with the police, so I am going to raise a request to block the IMEI as well. But will I be able to unblock it IFFFF I ever get my phone back?
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Yah you will IF YOU OFFICIALLY FILE COMPLAIN to police.. when they track your phone..but i think there will be some legal process u need to follow for claiming it back
If you already lodge a complaint then talk to them freely about blocking & unblocking..they will give you proper details.
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Gorgtech said:
At least in Germany, the police won´t do anything to track down a stolen phone. You can fill a report but this will only waste your time. There is one exception where the police MIGHT track a stolen phone: You have to be assaulted by the thief and let him beat the living cr*p out of you before he runs away with your phone, wallet etc...
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Same case in India also but it's still worth to try...and it's best way to recover if you got lucky with police

I hate it that in lollipop one can enable airplane mode while the device is locked.
Also, the power menu is accessible.
This basically makes the tracker useless.
Enviado do meu Nexus 5