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Lost or Stolen: Android vs iOS

(Topic created on: 04-06-2022 09:43 PM)
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अbhay
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So today I heard from one of the iPhone user is when your iPhone is lost, the person who stole the iphone need to use Face unlock or passcode to unlock the iPhone. What he also said is that even if you install new ios in the stolen iPhone,  you need to login with your same apple username & password which is currently register in the iPhone to unlock the iPhone. This security features makes the iPhone unusable if it's lost or stolen.

This made he think, when a Samsung user phone is stolen or lost, just with the wipe of the phone software or using hard rest option for factory rest, the phone becomes brand new and we can use new email id to setup the phone. Making the phone usable for the person who stole it or for the person who found the lost phone.

So from what I understand is, when iPhone is lost no one can use it and if Samung or android phone is lost anyone can use it after resetting the software.

Need your expertise knowledge on this topic.
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अbhay
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I tried to turn off my Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G by holding power button + volume down button for 10 secs and my phone switched off...so your S20 Ultra cannot work and my S20FE 5G can...are we missing something here
MuzikD
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Oh.. i got it. My work profile have an app called lock screen credentials which provided by my company which is bypassing force off without pass.

May be thats the reason.
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अbhay
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So there is no concrete way to lock your phone permanently from someone who stole it...
MuzikD
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Just install this app and nobody can enter/switch off your phone in locked conditions
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alpinesoftit.lockscreenprotector
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अbhay
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Why should I use third party app when Samsung Knox security is running...
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