Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Sep 4 22:34:07 CDT 2013
For all you boys and girls that have an Android product, tablet or smartphone, there is a remote manager for your device. https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager It requires that you have a Google logon, a recent version of Android and your GPS active (it can automatically turn this feature on). Once that there has been established connection to your Android you can do a number of things...like if you have lost it you can find it, viewing its current location, on Google maps, send a steady beep, if you need to find it under the back seat of your car or you can lock-it or actually clear it if the device was stolen. This is all from your laptop or PC. You can also check to see what features are available on the version of Android...version 2.2 and higher. To determine what version is running on your device, select Apps > Settings > About phone or About tablet. I have 2.1 on my phone. :-( Note: If you have a Samsung smartphone there is a Samsung supported management product called Samsung Kies which will allow you to backup and restore all personal data on the phone and allow you to update to the most current version, of Android, your phone model can handle. Jim