Google, Microsoft phones to get kill switches Posted on Friday, June 20th, 2014 at 6:00 am. PT Written by Dave Mark What took you guys so long? 8 thoughts on “Google, Microsoft phones to get kill switches” Maybe no self-respecting thief would want to steal an Android or Windows phone? Even if this is activated on the “next version” of Android, what percentage of the user base is going to get that? I’m a bit lost here. Android Device Manager allows remote lock and wipe. What’s different about a kill switch? Is that activation lock? Meaning you can’t reactivate after it is stolen? Most likely all. Google would put this into their services which are installed outside of OS versions. Remember, Apple bundles most of their apps. Google stripped Android of their apps so they are independently updated. Android already has this; https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager And we should play the “Why doesn’t Android/Windows Phone have this feature Apple has had for so long?” game. 🙂 I don’t think it’ll be the results Jim would want. 😉 Which Google app would a kill switch be bundled with? I’m very doubtful it could be installed outside the OS update. BTW, Google describes their version of this security feature as a “factory reset protection solution”. Android Device Manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm. You can also control it from here: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?u=0. Cool on reset protection. That it does not do. Thx for the clarity. Leave a ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ
Even if this is activated on the “next version” of Android, what percentage of the user base is going to get that?
I’m a bit lost here. Android Device Manager allows remote lock and wipe. What’s different about a kill switch? Is that activation lock? Meaning you can’t reactivate after it is stolen?
Most likely all. Google would put this into their services which are installed outside of OS versions. Remember, Apple bundles most of their apps. Google stripped Android of their apps so they are independently updated.
Android already has this; https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager And we should play the “Why doesn’t Android/Windows Phone have this feature Apple has had for so long?” game.
Which Google app would a kill switch be bundled with? I’m very doubtful it could be installed outside the OS update. BTW, Google describes their version of this security feature as a “factory reset protection solution”.
Android Device Manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm. You can also control it from here: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?u=0. Cool on reset protection. That it does not do. Thx for the clarity.
Maybe no self-respecting thief would want to steal an Android or Windows phone?
Even if this is activated on the “next version” of Android, what percentage of the user base is going to get that?
I’m a bit lost here. Android Device Manager allows remote lock and wipe. What’s different about a kill switch?
Is that activation lock? Meaning you can’t reactivate after it is stolen?
Most likely all. Google would put this into their services which are installed outside of OS versions.
Remember, Apple bundles most of their apps. Google stripped Android of their apps so they are independently updated.
Android already has this; https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
And we should play the “Why doesn’t Android/Windows Phone have this feature Apple has had for so long?” game.
🙂 I don’t think it’ll be the results Jim would want. 😉
Which Google app would a kill switch be bundled with? I’m very doubtful it could be installed outside the OS update.
BTW, Google describes their version of this security feature as a “factory reset protection solution”.
Android Device Manager: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm.
You can also control it from here: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?u=0.
Cool on reset protection. That it does not do. Thx for the clarity.