The service "Android Device Manager," added the password lock and reset function
Web Services Android / / December 19, 2019
Android users can now remotely lock your lost or stolen device via the Internet. Google added the feature in the "Remote Control Android» - a service for tracking devices, and deleting data, launched last month.
Now, with the service you can block any smartphone based on Android 2.2. and higher. To do this, you need to create a new password, and then restore the device to reset it.
The password can be different from the usual PIN-code to the lock screen, even if the password is in danger, you can easily replace it with a new one. Just ask Google not to use the master password on your account.
Lock immediately protects any device connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network, even if it is used at this time. If a thief has hung up or switched mode "in the plane", the lock switch on when to reconnect to the network.
And even if your favorite smartphone is lost forever, always the last option to completely erase the data using the service "Android Device Manager».