Comments on: 2 Easy Ways to Recover A Lost or Stolen Android Phone

By: usb flash drive

usb flash drive — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:25:00 +0000

You can backup text messages and contacts, and the program’s online server to keep a copy of your phone’s data synced. Also, if your phone is stolen, you can track it down, find it on Google maps, and also remote lock it or wipe it completely. Works great!

By: imdragon

imdragon — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:29:50 +0000

I agree, with Elena. Not sure what the subscription status is of WaveSecure now, it seems like I have a free lifetime subscription for being an early beta tester but it does remote lock, remote backup, remote wipe, you can also schedule automatic backups as well. It also has the ability to make it impossible to uninstall.

I will try Mobile Defense as it looks pretty neat as well, but I like my WaveSecure :D

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:29:00 +0000

I will try Mobile Defense as it looks pretty neat as well, but I like my WaveSecure :D

By: Evan Wondrasek

Evan Wondrasek — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:17:00 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation! I will check it out.

By: Evan Wondrasek

Evan Wondrasek — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:15:46 +0000

Hi Jac,

Once the phone has been turned off, applications can no longer interact with it. The best you can do is hope the thief leaves the phone on, which from my research happens more than you would think.

In the old days (before apps), if your phone was lost or stolen, it was usually gone forever. Yhis at least gives us some options! :)

By: Evan Wondrasek

Evan Wondrasek — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:15:00 +0000

Hi Jac,

Once the phone has been turned off, applications can no longer interact with it. The best you can do is hope the thief leaves the phone on, which from my research happens more than you would think.

In the old days (before apps), if your phone was lost or stolen, it was usually gone forever. Yhis at least gives us some options! :)

By: Simon Slangen

Simon Slangen — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:21:00 +0000

Great article, thanks!

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:37:00 +0000

Hey! Nice tips. I use WaveSecure, another great Android app for these cases. You can backup text messages and contacts, and keep a synced copy of your phone’s data on the program’s online servers. Also, if your phone is stolen, you can track it down, locate it on Google maps, and even remote lock it or wipe it completely. Works great!

By: Jac

Jac — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:13:00 +0000

First thing the thief will do is turn the phone off….and what then? Any applications out there that can turn the phone back on and keep tracking it?

By: Nat Jay

Nat Jay — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:04:00 +0000

There seems to be as much attention to recovering lost phones as it is in developing apps to recover lost phones. I wish there were in-built mechanisms within those expensive smartphones so that recovery-protection is enabled right when you buy the phone — not after you’ve lost it.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:06:00 +0000

Thanks for the tips, always wanted an article like this.