Use Android lost to remotely control your Android device via Internet or SMS

Use Android lost to remotely control your Android device via Internet or SMS

Jack wallen| Jack Valen
Translation: Purpleendurer,2014-11-15 1th Edition

One of the most important factors to consider when using smartphones is security. Of course, security issues not only exist in the hands of platform developers, mobile phone users themselves are also difficult to take off. Why do you say that? Mobile phone users will lose their phone. There are a lot of things like this, and even the unfortunate encounter of "my company's data is on that phone". What are you going to do to prevent yourself from getting into such a dilemma?

Too simple-Install an app like Android lost. With it (or any other similar application), you can remotely control your Android device via the Internet or SMS service. Use the services provided by Android lost:

▲ Read SMS sent and received by mobile phone
▲ Clean the phone
▲ Lock the phone
▲ Erase SD Card
▲ positioning via GPS or network
▲ Using splash screen Alarm
▲ Send SMS from webpage
▲ Popup Information
▲ Call Transfer
▲ Get phone Status: battery, IMEI and so on.
▲ Remote Alarm via SMS
▲ Remote locking and unlocking via SMS
▲ Remote erase SD card via SMS
▲ remote phone cleaning via SMS
▲ remote APN control via SMS
▲ Start/Stop GPS
▲ Start/stop Wi-Fi
▲ Hide Startup program
▲ Send email when sim card changes
▲ Get call list
▲ take a photo with the front-facing camera
▲ take pictures with rear camera
▲ Let the phone have text-to-speech function
▲ SMS Command
▲ SMS Voice Command
▲ Timeout Lock
When the device starts, restore the boot setting
▲ Recording sound from microphone
▲ Start and stop data connection via SMS SMS
▲ start and stop Wi-Fi connection via SMS SMS

A fairly complete list of things you might need to do with a remote management application. Of course, the most important item in this feature list is to help you locate your lost phone or clean up the data. Let's install Android lost and look at its usage:

Installation

Getting Android lost on your device is fairly straightforward, which is the following steps:
1. Open the Google Play Store on your device
2. Search Android Lost
3. Locate and tap Android Lost by Theis Borg
4. Tap Install
5. Read the required permissions list carefully
6. If the required list of permissions is acceptable, click Accept
7. Make the installation process complete

Now that you've installed the app, you'll find the launcher in the home screen or in the application drawer (or both). Click on it, launch the application, it will require you to give administrator privileges to proceed (figure a).

Figure A Android Lost running on verizon-branded HTC M8

When you click Request Administrator Rights (ask for admin privileges), then tap the Activate (Activate) button. If this feature is not activated, Android lost will not be able to manage the device remotely. Click Activate (activate) and you're done. On the Android lost Home screen, first click the menu button and then click Security Level. Then click the Exit button and you're ready to go.

before you use the device to do anything, you must go to the Android lost website ( http://www.androidlost.com/ Use your Google account to sign in. Click the Sign in link, and then (once certified) click the Allow button. From now on, you can manage your devices remotely.

　　Usage

On the Android lost website, you can do all the necessary things. The first thing you should do is create a phone number that allows you to send text messages. With this number, you can send SMS instructions to your device. To make this setting, do the following:

1. Once you are signed in to the Android lost website, select the phone you want to manage (above the email address) in the top right drop-down list
2. Click the SMS (SMS) tab (Figure B)
3. Enter the 10-digit phone number (not the managed mobile number) that allows SMS messages to be sent
4. Click the Allow button

Figure B Android lost management console.

Here you can use Android lost website for Android lost Magic and send command with your mobile phone number set.

Managing your phone remotely from the Android lost website is simple. Just select the Controls tab, and then click the action you want in the Sub-tab. For example, to wipe a device remotely, do the following:
1. Select the Controls tab
2. Click the Security (Control) Sub-option
3. Scroll down to the bottom
4. Click Wipe Phone (to clean your phone) (you can also select wipe external storage clean up external storage options)
5. Click Wipe again in the pop-up window (clean up)

If you need to manage your phone from another phone, you can format it by:

Androidlost Wipe

Send SMS instructions to clean up the device. To get a complete list of SMS instructions, visit the Android lost website, click SMS, then scroll down to see the list of available SMS commands.

If you're looking for other third-party tools to remotely clean your device or help locate your device, try Android Lost, and you'll love the idea because it will keep your data from evil hands.

　　About Jack Valen

Jack Valen is a techrepublic and Linux.com award-winning writer. He is the voice of an avid open source catalyst, Android expert. For more news about Jack Valen, please visit his website getjackd.net.

English Source:http://www.techrepublic.com/article/remotely-control-your-android-via-internet-or-sms-with-android-lost/

Remote control of Android devices via Internet or SMS using Android lost