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android phone stolen

  • 10-09-2013 5:57pm
    #1
    Fenrir785
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    devastated. I had everything on there.

    what I want to know is, even if the thief has reset the hpone, wiped everything and installed a new sim card can they still trace it?

    thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Fenrir785 wrote: »
    devastated. I had everything on there.

    what I want to know is, even if the thief has reset the hpone, wiped everything and installed a new sim card can they still trace it?

    thanks in advance.

    Can who still trace it?

    The best an operator can do is IMEI block it, but this only works within Ireland and the UK I believe and the phone will be usable in another country.

    You can only trace it yourself if you've installed an app that does that for you, or if your using a Nexus device you can use the Google device manager to trace it if its till on and hasn't been wiped.

    If you didn't have root its likely a factory reset would mean you will never be able to trace it if the thief performs this.


  • #3
    Fenrir785
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Fenrir785


    the police, can the police still trace it.


  • #4
    swampy353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭swampy353


    http://www.geek.com/android/how-to-use-android-device-manager-to-track-your-lost-or-stolen-phone-1564801/
    Have a look at the link above, try to track it ASAP reduce the risk of them changing settings


  • #5
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Or try get on this while your logged into your gmail on PC and see can you locate it?

    Worth a shot :

    https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager

    EDIT : Swampy got there first, didn't see his link, apologies


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